By Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Weston, FL) — About a week ago, I was driving my daughter to diving practice when I saw the gas gauge on my minivan getting close to E. I dreaded pulling into the gas station with gas prices over $4 a gallon. Like all Floridians, I find it hard to […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz criticized the House Republican leadership for misleading the American people on gas prices and the result of additional drilling, saying millions of acres are currently available for oil companies to drill. The Minerals Management Service (MMS) states that there are 68 million acres onshore and offshore in the […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz slammed the minority leadership and their promulgation of known false information stating that China is drilling off of Cuban waters, just 60 miles from Florida. These claims have come from the minority’s leadership, as well as the Vice-President, despite a report from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service, experts […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Wasserman Schultz today backed landmark legislation that will make significant new investments in renewable energy sources, create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, help end our dependence on foreign oil and slash taxpayer funded subsidies to oil companies. The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 was approved by […]
(Washington, DC) – Today Rep. Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) joined a majority in the House of Representatives in support of landmark energy independence legislation (H.R. 3221 and H.R. 2776) that will help make our nation more secure, create new American jobs, reduce energy costs to consumers, and fight global warming. “This Energy legislation protects our environment, […]
(Washington, DC) — Rep. Wasserman Schultz released the following statement in response to legislation passed out of the House Resources Committee yesterday that would open up drilling, within 90 days of passage, as close as three miles off shore: “Not only does this legislation dismantle the bi-partisan ban on offshore drilling, but it provides a […]