Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) secured a key provision in a House funding bill that would protect the research capabilities at the federal agency responsible for keeping Americans safe from extreme weather and climate threats. This bipartisan measure ensures that key forecasting and climate work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)... Read More »
Washington DC — Today, the Speaker of the House appointed the House Conferees with the U.S. Senate after the full House voted to participate in the Conference Committee to finalize the fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, and Legislative Branch funding bills. U.S. Rep.... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) led Florida’s entire Congressional Democratic delegation in calling on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse a recent policy plan to eliminate state vaccine mandates. Florida’s House Republicans were invited to sign on to the request, which pointed to the potential negative health and economic impacts that could result from such a... Read More »
U.S. House Democrats from Florida have signed a letter urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse Florida’s plans to eliminate school vaccine mandates. Led by U.S. House Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, the lawmakers write that removing the mandates will hurt public health and tourism. They also criticized Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo for comparing vaccine mandates to slavery. “The m... Read More »
Degraded hurricane forecasts. Undetected HIV infections because of reduced testing. Seniors on the phone for hours waiting for Social Security to answer. Children without enough food. And dirtier planes and longer waits for bags at the airport. Those developments — some calamitous, some merely frustrating — are coming or are already here, a range of Broward elected officials said Friday as they of... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), co-chair of the Congressional Venezuela Democracy Caucus introduced the bipartisan Revoke Exemptions for Venezuelan Oil to Curb Autocratic Repression Act, or REVOCAR Act, as an amendment to the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. The REVOCAR Act would prohibit new and existing licenses for companies to transact wit... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) led an urgent public briefing at the Broward County Governmental Center to highlight the impacts of the Big Ugly Bill, other federal and state budget cuts, and recent Trump Executive Orders. Wasserman Schultz was be joined by U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), State Representatives Marie Woodson (D-105), Robin Bartlema... Read More »
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement after a Florida judge ruled to effectively shut down the Everglades Immigrant Detention Center: “The Everglades immigrant internment camp is a testament to cruelty, waste, and corruption. It needs to be closed. Thanks to pressure by fellow Democrats in our Congressional delegation and lega... Read More »
Wasserman Schultz, Merkley Lead 63 Lawmakers to Press Trump Admin on Plans for Dangerous, Cruel ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Facility Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led 63 members of Congress to raise the alarm and demand immediate answers from the Trump Administration about the immigration detention camp in Florida’s E... Read More »
By Amy Sherman After House Speaker Mike Johnson sent lawmakers home early for recess in July, he said if they were so concerned about releasing records related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, they could have sought them during Joe Biden’s presidency. U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. — along with 30 Democratic and 11 Republican cosponsors — filed legi... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Vern Buchanan (FL-13), announced the re-introduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand access to lifesaving genetic testing to determine an individual’s risk of developing cancer. The Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act is widely supported by patient advocacy grou... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), John Carter (TX-31), and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) re-introduced the bipartisan Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety (VGB) Reauthorization Act to help decrease preventable drownings. Drownings and near-drownings in pools and spas pose a significant public health risk to our nation’s children. These water-safety fatalities re... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – This week, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Co-Chair of the Latino-Jewish Caucus, was joined by fellow Co-Chairs, Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Tony Gonzales (TX-23) in sponsoring a resolution to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires and demanding justice and accountabi... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) introduced legislation to reauthorize and continue funding for the Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act (EARLY) Act. In the United States, the most common... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Florida’s Congressional Democratic delegation introduced the No Cages in the Everglades Act to defund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) lawless, inhumane immigration detention site within South Florida’s ecologically sensitive tribal lands, and to ensure more robust access, public data, and Congressional oversight there and in all similar facilities. It was... Read More »
