By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will help lead a nationwide Democratic campaign this fall that will try to tie Republican candidates to extreme elements of the Tea Party movement. The Weston Democrat’s prominent role reflects her emergence as a rising party leader, and she said […]
Yesterday, Rep. Wasserman Schultz secured funding for important transportation and housing projects in her district. These funds have been passed out of the Appropriations committee as part of the Fiscal Year 2011 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill. “It is a vital that we ensure the development of an efficient mass transit system and […]
By Rafael A. Olmeda and Marc Freeman Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties are closer to being reimbursed millions of dollars for taking in nearly 2,800 Haitian children evacuated after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced Monday. She said the U.S. House of Representatives had approved an emergency spending […]
(WFOR-MIAMI) It was three years ago when Hialeah 5th grader David Hernandez told CBS4’s chief consumer investigator Al Sunshine about what he saw in his school cafeteria. The Hialeah Miami-lakes student told Sunshine, “Like sometimes they’re doing, they’re cooking and their hair comes out and it’s in the food.” And as Sunshine has repeatedly reported […]
Washington, DC – Rep. Wasserman Schultz today applauded new regulations issued by the Obama Administration that make prevention affordable by requiring new health plans to cover preventive services without charge to the patient. The regulations, based off of provisions in the Affordable Care Act, will keep Americans healthier while helping to save money over the […]
Writtem by Jarrett Terrill, South Florida Gay News Upon learning that two members of the LGBT community were running for the seat in Congress which is currently held by Debbie Wasserman Schultz in District 20, I immediately placed a call to the Wasserman Schultz campaign to figure out what was going on. As it turns […]
Submitted by David Hunt Not bad, Florida. The Sunshine State grabbed two of the 10 positions on Politics Daily’s women to watch list. Click here for the list. Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, who’s running for governor, and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz took the honors. Said the report: Sink’s race remains a crucial one to watch, though, […]
By Bob Cusack and Jared Allen Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz considers Nancy Pelosi a mentor and role model and, in many ways, is following in the Speaker’s footsteps. While it remains to be seen if the Florida Democrat will ever be calling the shots in the lower chamber, there is little doubt she could […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) voted to rein in WallStreet, end taxpayer bailouts of big banks, and create a consumer financial protection bureau that finally puts consumers first. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) will end the era of abuses by “too big to fail” banks […]
By Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz June is LGBT Pride month, a time dedicated to honoring the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community in our country. In June 1969, gay men and women stood up against police discrimination and harassment at New York City’s Stonewall Inn. Now, each June, we commemorate the bravery of those who […]