Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick(PA-1), Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), and Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-2) re-introduced the Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (CCSA), a critical piece of legislation which will address gaps in survivorship care and develop desperately needed standards to improve the overall patient-centered quality ... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement on the reported closure of the Everglades Internment Camp, otherwise known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: "The Everglades internment camp’s closure is long overdue. This monument to cruelty, waste and environmental and tribal lands abuse should have never been built. At my surprise oversight inspection la... Read More »
Pembroke Pines, FL – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) convened residents and small business owners to share how high gas, grocery and housing costs continue to hurt South Florida families and small business owners, as Republicans plan to return to Washington this week to seek billions of taxpayer dollars to fund cruel mass deportations by ICE and a Trump ballroom. Watch the livest... Read More »
Dania Beach, FL – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) convened local elected leaders, housing advocates and residents facing skyrocketing housing costs to discuss possible solutions and reforms the affordability problem confronting nearly all Floridians when it comes to keeping a roof over their head. Watch the full press conference here. In Florida, the housing affordability crisis ... Read More »
Plantation, FL – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), joined Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients and immigration advocates to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to defend TPS after the court heard arguments in Miot v. Trump, a consolidated case challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful termination of TPS for Haiti and Syria. This case also has significant implications for ... Read More »
Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments for restoring Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants, Democratic South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Friday urged the nation's highest court to grant the extension of TPS. With TPS recipients and immigrant advocates at her side at a news conference in Plantation, the veteran lawmaker from Weston said a... Read More »
Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced a resolution to recognize Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) in the House of Representatives and condemn rising antisemitism. JAHM aims to recognize the significant contributions of Jewish Americans to the society and cultu... Read More »
Washington, DC – U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) and Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) introduced H.R. 8358 the Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2026. This legislation extends the U.S. Postal Service’s authority to issue the Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp for an additional 10 years, ensuring continued voluntary funding for breast cancer research. A compan... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Maxwell Frost (FL-10) joined Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, and Rep. Laura Gillen (NY-04) for a press conference alongside colleagues and advocates calling for the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians. Last month, Rep. Pressley’s discharge petition successfully met the 218-si... Read More »
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Rep. Ayanna Pressley(MA-07), Sen. Edward Markey, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen led 26 Senators and 157 Representatives in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Miot v. Trump, a consolidated case challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti and Syria. This case also ha... Read More »
Ft Lauderdale, FL – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) convened local small business owners to discuss how their companies and customers are impacted by high costs of materials and production because of tariffs levied by the Trump administration. To watch the press conference, click here and here. For B-Roll, click here. President Trump has quickly spiraled the American economy into... Read More »
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) points to unresolved fighting in Lebanon and the still-closed Strait of Hormuz as key challenges facing any broader agreement with Iran. The Congresswoman also discussed a vote on a war powers resolution, saying her goal is to "control the crazy." She speaks with Kailey Leinz on the late edition Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." Watch here. Read More »
Ochopee, FL – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) made an unannounced visit to conduct an oversight inspection of the Everglades Detention Center. Last summer, Democratic Members of Florida’s Congressional Delegation were given a sanitized tour of the site by Florida’s Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) and federal officials. Members promised to conduct an unannounced review of ... Read More »
A surprise oversight visit by a South Florida congresswoman to the Everglades area detention camp provided a rare glimpse of the controversial Alligator Alcatraz. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, said she showed up unannounced April 9 to the state-funded immigration facility just north of U.S. 41 about 40 miles west of Miami. During her tour, the congresswoman said she was able to asc... Read More »
Davie, FL – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) joined Nova Southeastern University (NSU) leaders, including the University President Dr. Harry Moon and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Chad Perlyn, to announce $1.03 million in critical disease fighting funds she fought to secure that will improve the treatment of brain cancer. To watch the press conference, click here. For B-Roll of the ch... Read More »
