WASHINGTON – President Obama recently signed into law the America Invents Act (H.R. 1249), which included an important provision sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) for a study on patient access to genetic tests. Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz’s part of the bill, based upon her legislation H.R. 2276, requires the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office […]
WASHINGTON – Earlier today President Obama laid out his deficit reduction plan. The following is a statement from Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20): “President Obama’s plan for economic growth and reducing our country’s deficit lays out a blueprint for how we can create an environment where businesses can hire more workers, middle-class families can make […]
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – This week Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) met with medical professionals and a prostate cancer survivor at Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami Beach to raise awareness of prostate cancer and raise awareness of the free screenings that are available to South Floridians. Prostate cancer is becoming the most commonly […]
Rep. Wasserman Schultz held a town hall with local seniors to discuss the Republican vote to end Medicare PLANTATION, Fla. – Medicare and Social Security are vital programs for South Florida’s seniors. But since January, House Republicans have tried to make changes to both of these programs, including voting on plans that would end Medicare […]
WASHINGTON — Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) introduced a bill last night that would bolster agencies that work to provide support services to Holocaust survivors in the U.S., from improved home care services to transportation options. The bipartisan bill introduced by Wasserman Schultz along with original co-sponsor Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) would add Holocaust survivors to […]
Today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz made the following statement about new preventive women’s health care services as part of the Affordable Care Act: “I am so pleased that the Administration has adopted these historic and wide-ranging services from the Institute of Medicine recommendations,” said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20). “Now women will receive preventive health […]
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the implementation of Medicare, which was signed into law on July 30, 1965 and began to take effect July 1, 1966. Regarding this anniversary, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said: For 45 years, Medicare has offered American seniors the ability to obtain the care they need throughout their retirement and […]
Q: What do educating kids, national security, seniors and jobs have in common? A: They’re all victims of the 2011 Budget passed by House Republicans. During the past month, I have met with people throughout South Florida who are deeply concerned about our community, our safety and our future. A few weeks ago, I listened […]
Last week Congress spent hours debating a spending bill House Republicans put forward to continue funding the government. Right up until the final vote at 4:40 a.m. Saturday morning, they claimed it was in the name of deficit reduction. Unfortunately, it’s just the opposite when they pile on additional legislation that actually costs money. Aimlessly […]
Following Florida’s return of $1 million in health care funds Florida Democrats ask state “What’s Next?” Earlier this week Florida insurance commissioner Kevin McCarty announced that he was returning $1 million in federal grant money awarded to the state to help hold insurance companies accountable and make sure that the health care plans offered under […]