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the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand in vitro fertilization (IVF) for Veterans: “I applaud VA for modernizing outdated fertility treatment rules that en...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 »
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s swift and forceful response to the failure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime to honor the Barbados Agreement, which seeks free and fair elections in Venezuela: "I commend President Biden for swiftly reinstating strict sanctions on the profit centers o... Read More »
“I am horrified but not at all surprised that Maduro’s kangaroo court upheld its baseless ban on Maria Corina Machado’s candidacy for president. The United States offered Maduro one last chance to hold free and fair elections against his opponent, who received over 90 percent of her primary vote. It’s clear Maduro has no plans to put his record of trashing human rights, jailing opponents, and unde... Read More »
By Jeff Weinsier BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – An early Christmas present arrived for a Broward County man after his tax return check was stolen. Uncle Sam told him he was out of luck, but now there’s been an unexpected change after he called Local 10 News. “Honestly I thought I was out of luck, I almost gave up on the situation,” said Roberto Su. “I called and reached out to you because I was at the poi... Read More »
By Anthony Man Just back from a four-nation trip to the Middle East as part of a bipartisan delegation pressing Qatar to do more to entice Hamas to release hostages it seized on Oct. 7, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz expressed rage, sorrow and determination over the horrors she saw and heard about in Israel. “No one is safe with the continuation of Hamas as a terrorist entity,” she said. “... Read More »
By Debbie Wasserman Schultz & Anthony Housefather Congresswoman; Canadian Parliament Member Antisemitism exploded across social media after Oct. 7. Our feeds flooded with glorified terrorists, global intifada demands, and violent threats targeted at Jewish leaders. Yet online Jewish hate surged to record highs before then, helping fuel similar historic spikes in antisemitic incidents and hate crim... Read More »
By Aliya Schneider About a dozen House Democrats signed a letter to the governing boards of Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of Pennsylvania on Friday asking the institutions to update their school policies to combat antisemitism. The lawmakers condemned the presidents’ hesitancy to declare at a congressional hearing this week that calling for the genocide of Jews wou... Read More »