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“Drowning and related injuries are a significant threat to the safety and health of our children,” Wasserman Schultz said. Swim lessons “are our best tool in this fight,” she said. Read more »

Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz made an unannounced visit to Miramar last week and described the conditions as “horrific.” “What I saw were people packed in like sardines, in conditions I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy,” she said at a press conference. Read more »

The congresswoman said she was not allowed to speak to the detainees and only saw them behind a glass. They called to her, she said, crying for their “human rights.” “They looked shriveled and miserable,” she said. “You wouldn’t wish these conditions on anyone you love, or really on anyone at all. It is inhumane. It is unacceptable.” Read more »

“This callous ruling will have devastating implications for 1.3 million TPS recipients who have been targeted by Trump despite abiding by the law and contributing to Florida's economy," she said in a statement. "The Court selectively ignored Trump's open racism against Haitians to imply that race was not a factor in this case. We all know better." 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. 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." 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. Read more »

On Monday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz met in Davie with several members of the law enforcement community and representatives of Jewish community institutions. They aimed to figure out how to best combat threats. Read more »

On "Forbes Newsroom," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) discussed viewing the unredacted Epstein files at the Department of Justice. Read more »

"She is essentially Maduro's puppet... this is basically swapping the head of one snake for another," she said. "What we need is a transition to democracy." Read more »