MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – Congresswomen Debbie Wasserman-Shultz fed South Florida Tuesday morning in support of Hunger Action Month which lasts all through September. Wasserman Shultz and Miami Beach Mayor Mattie Herrera Bower along with other elected officials, and in conjunction with UNIDAD of Miami Beach, showed support for Hunger Action Month by distributing over 20,000 […]
ORLANDO SENTI EL TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet are taking umbrage with President Barack Obama’s “navigators” program intended to guide people through the requirements of the new Affordable Care Act, saying it lacks privacy protections. But with the start of enrollment in health plans fast approaching, federal officials and Democrats shot back […]
SUN-SENTINEL EDITORIAL By Debbie Wasserman Schultz Gov. Rick Scott is back at it in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, Gov. Scott announced he is taking another shot at purging Florida’s voter rolls of ‘noncitizens.’ Just to be clear, we’re talking about purges botched […]
(CNN) – After a judge denied Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro’s request to see the 6-year-old daughter authorities say he fathered with one of his victims, a bill introduced on Capitol Hill earlier this week would strip convicted rapists of their parental privileges and custody nationwide. Called the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act, the bill […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) introduced an amendment today to the House Fiscal Year 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations bill to restore full funding to the President’s FY14 budget request of $2.8 billion for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy delivery and reliability programs. She offered her amendment during the full committee […]
WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which banned federal benefits for same-sex married couples, on a 5-4 vote. It also made same-sex marriages legal again in the state of California by ruling that the private sponsors of Prop. 8 did not have […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Reps. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) and Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, joined several other Members, including U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) in speaking out against the extreme legislation advancing today in the House that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks, with no exception to protect […]
MIAMI, Fla. – Last week, U.S. Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) filed legislation that would restrict a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill (HR 1797), which would ban abortions after 20 weeks nationwide. It is scheduled for a vote on the House floor this week. On […]
Announcement does nothing to help 1 million denied care by Florida Legislature WASHINGTON – Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has approved a waiver for the state of Florida to expand a pilot program statewide for private insurers to provide Medicaid plans. It will be a phased implementation, beginning […]
Wasserman Schultz tested BRCA2 positive, a gene at the heart of the case WASHINGTON – Today the United States Supreme Court ruled in the case of Association of Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics that patents cannot be held on naturally occurring genes. This ruling has broad ramifications for cancer patients, and individuals seeking to learn […]