ELLE MAGAZINE Partisan gridlock may be the norm in DC, but not for these women who got us thinking: We’d be better off if girls really did run the world Debbie Wasserman Schultz The Party Leader She entered the Florida state house at 26, the youngest woman ever to get there, and today, Wasserman Schultz, […]
Video | U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz tells LGBT youth that ‘bullying sucks’ and It Gets Better South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, has recorded an It Gets Better video aimed at “anyone who is going through a tough time, for anyone who has been bullied, or feels alone, […]
WASHINGTON – Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 227,000 jobs in February: “Adding over a quarter of a million jobs in February is encouraging news. It also marks two years of continuous private sector job growth, for a total of 3.9 […]
WASHINGTON – Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) made the following statement in recognition of International Women’s Day: “Today, we recognize the 101st International Women’s Day. It is an opportunity to pay tribute to the indelible contributions women have made worldwide. Just over a century ago, women in the United States, and many other countries, could not […]
WASHINGTON JEWISH WEEK by Debbie Wasserman Schultz Our ally and friend Israel lives in a tough neighborhood, a small state in a region of few friends and fewer fellow democracies. Today this difficult region among the nations of the world is rife with ever greater challenges, as Israel’s enemies seek her isolation by both threatening […]
WASHINGTON – The Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation announced today that it is reversing its decision regarding grants for Planned Parenthood. In response, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) released the following statement: “As a breast cancer survivor and a long-time supporter of both organizations, I am pleased that Susan G. Komen for the […]
WASHINGTON – In response to the latest job numbers announced by the Department of Labor today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) released the following statement: “Today’s job numbers are proof that the policies Democrats helped President Obama enact early in his administration are working. Despite the staunch opposition we have faced, unemployment has fallen for […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Wasserman Schultz made the following statement recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and in honor of our nation’s Holocaust survivors: “Today, people around the world come together to honor the solemn memory of the six million Jews who perished at the hands of Nazi Germany. The horrors perpetrated on the Jewish population […]
WASHINGTON– Earlier today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) read Rep. Gabby Giffords’ (AZ-8) resignation letter on the House floor. She also released the following statement: “Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is an incredible public servant, woman, and friend. No one can really understand what she and her family have been through over the past year. The remarkable […]
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) is taking one of her constituents, 2nd Lt. Brittany Ramos, to watch President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. Ramos graduated last May from the University of Miami, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army. She is assigned to the 841st Engineer Battalion Forward […]