• Breast Cancer

    Background on Breast Cancer, Rep. Wasserman Schultz's Story, and the EARLY Act Despite the perception that breast cancer is only something older women need to worry about, young women can, and do, get breast cancer. Sharing this knowledge is critica...

  • College Affordability

    Throughout my career as a legislator, increasing access to higher education and improving college affordability have been top priorities. I remain as committed to these issues today as when I served as Chair of the Higher Education Committee in the F...

  • Economy and Jobs

    Everyone should have a fair chance at living the American dream if they work hard and play by the rules. I’m fighting to ensure that our economy works for all Americans. One of my top priorities is creating jobs for the American people and an economy...

  • Education

    Education is not only the right of every child; it is the cornerstone of America’s economic future. It is a simple fact that nations who out-educate us now will out-compete us in the future. Now more than ever, we must commit to our national educatio...

  • Environmental Protection

    Defending the environment to protect public health, ensure biodiversity and responsible ecosystem management, and safeguard for future generations to enjoy is among my top priorities as a public servant, South Florida resident, and mother of three. W...

  • Foreign Policy

    In South Florida, foreign policy is domestic policy. More than 1 in 3 residents in Florida’s 23rd district are first-generation immigrants, and additional residents have familial histories of immigration and family ties abroad. Many of these members ...

  • Gun Violence Prevention

    Gun violence is a public health crisis. Floridians, like far too many Americans, have had to deal with the scourge of senseless gun violence time and again. We’ve mourned over Pulse, the shooting at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport, and the tragedy in Park...

  • Healthcare

    I am proud that I was a part of the first time in American history we passed a comprehensive health care reform bill to ensure all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care, while having the added benefit of significantly reducing long...

  • Immigration

    All immigrants deserve to be treated with dignity – in our communities and under the law. President Trump’s hateful family separation policy and cruel immigration policies have created deep-seeded fear and harm in our country, including in Florida’s ...

  • Israel

    I am a staunch supporter of the State of Israel and her citizens’ right to live in peace and security. Since Israel’s independence in 1948, the United States and Israel have shared a special relationship based on our shared values of personal freedom...

  • Military and Defense

    I understand the need to invest in a 21st century military to maintain our conventional advantage while increasing our capacity to defeat the threats of tomorrow. By balancing the different elements of national power, we will not continue to push the...

  • Renewable Energy

    I use my position as a senior appropriator on the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee to support a national energy strategy that promotes and facilitates a rapid transition to clean, renewable, domestic sources of energy that will fuel an ec...

  • Veterans

    America's servicemembers should be able to count on the full and unwavering support of their government. We have about 20 million service members living across our country, with more than 1.5 million here in Florida – the 3rd highest in the country, ...

  • Women's Issues

    One of my top priorities in Congress is to make sure we change our laws to advance justice and equity for women. I have worked consistently to improve the health, safety, and economic empowerment of women and their families. Women's Health The health...