"After a dangerous, needless delay, I'm proud that a large, bipartisan majority of House Members passed a strong supplemental security package for our allies in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. It was long overdue, as the Senate passed a similar package months ago. Yet I welcome Speaker Johnson's decision to end this horribly harmful holdup. “With this critical aid, Ukraine can better meet t... Read More »
Washington DC – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s move to reinstate U.S. sanctions on the Maduro regime in Venezuela: "Venezuelans deserve real democracy, and I’m proud that President Biden took strong action today to help deliver it. I commend President Biden's decision to fully enforce the terms of the Barbados Agr... Read More »
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Dan Kildee (MI-08) co-led the first field hearing of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee at the Broward County Governmental Center, to discuss the state of reproductive rights in Florida and across our country. Affected women, local stakeholders, and U.S. He... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to express her appreciation for the Administration’s efforts to support Cubans fighting for democracy as the regime continues its brutal crackdown on dissent, and for requesting help to free hundreds of political prisoners wrongfully detained by the Cuban regime s... Read More »
Sunrise, Fla. – This weekend, President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion government spending package for fiscal year 2024 that U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) helped steer through Congress, a measure which keeps our government open and working for all Americans, ensures major community investments, and fortifies America’s economic and national security, all while blocking extremist Repu... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), co-chair of the Congressional Venezuela Democracy Caucus, and Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, issued the following statement in response to committee approval of their bipartisan bill, the VERDAD Reauthorization Act, which would extend key provisions from ... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25), Mike Turner (R-OH-10), Brendan Boyle (D-PA-2), and Max Miller (R-OH-7) introduced legislation to take a critical step in transferring the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, a highly regarded museum dedicated to the history, culture, and contributions of Jewish Amer... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Young Kim (CA-40), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize March 12, 2024 as Girl Scouts Day and its 112th founding anniversary, and also honor the tremendous impact this group has on countless young women and girls over time. The bipartisan Member... Read More »
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, released the following statement on today’s announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand in vitro fertilization (IVF) for Veterans: “I applaud VA for modernizing outdated fertility treatment rules that en... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Kathy Manning (D-NC) were joined by fellow Jewish Members of Congress, including Reps. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Mike Levin (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Max Miller (R-OH),... Read More »
Washington DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), released the following statement in response to the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and staff at the University of Florida: "As Vice Chair of the Equality Caucus and a proud mother of three University of Florida Gators, I am deeply troubled by my alma mater’s decision to eliminate diversity, equity, and inc... Read More »
Sunrise, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) joined Dr. Mary Jo Trepka, the Chair of the Epidemiology Department at Florida International University, and Latha Krishnaiyer, past President of the Broward County PTA and Florida PTA, and current legislative chair, to discuss safety measures schools and parents should consider in response to Broward County’s measles outbreak. The Congres... Read More »
Washington DC – Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), co-chair of the Congressional Venezuela Democracy Caucus, was joined by Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Chair and Ranking Member, respectively, of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, as well as Michael Waltz (R-FL), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in issui... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz hosted an event to raise awareness around the sexual and gender-based violence that Hamas perpetrated on October 7th and since against Israeli women. She was joined by Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog and Mrs. Shirin Herzog, State Department officials, as well as several Israeli and civil society of... Read More »
“I applaud VA for its decision to align their policy with the Department of Defense, to modernize their outdated fertility treatment rules and increase opportunities for reproductive healthcare access among veterans that truly meets the needs of servicemembers and their families. As someone who struggled to start a family, I know firsthand how vital it is to have access to in-vitro fertilization (... Read More »
