Wasserman Schultz said the limited funds in Trump’s budget “represents an environmental disaster” for the Everglades and other environmental priorities in the state. With the president’s visit looming, Wasserman Schultz said Trump should be 'ashamed' to come to South Florida after making his budget recommendations.
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Democratic appropriators on Tuesday said they will not give the Pentagon money to cover any shortfalls that stem from President Trump using military funds to pay for a border wall.
“Let me be clear: I do not intend to use Mil-Con dollars to fund this wall,” said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, at a hearing on Trump’s 2020 budget request.
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The bills, led by South Florida Democrats Donna Shalala, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, are the first legislative responses to Venezuela’s ongoing humanitarian crisis since the U.S. recognized Juan Guaidó as the country’s legitimate leader in January.
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"Parkland parent Fred Guttenberg and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz are offering a new plan to require universal background checks on ammunition purchases."
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“'What we saw is so much more devastating than what has previously been described,' Wasserman Schultz said Monday at a news conference at her district office in Sunrise."
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"A group of House Democrats sent a letter to the attorney general on Friday asking the Justice Department to reopen the deal with Jeffrey Epstein to allow further investigation."
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"The number of women using Veterans Health Administration services has tripled since 2001, and is expected to grow even faster coming years."
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"You are taking money from vital projects that the military previously said were essential, spending that money on a wall and asking for the money to be backfilled later."
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"The congresswoman asked Cohen, referring to the news that WikLeaks was going to release the stolen material, if Trump had 'cheered that outcome?'"
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"House Democrats on Wednesday hammered Pentagon officials over President Trump's plan to move DoD military construction dollars to build his proposed southern border wall."
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The #MuellerReport details dark, deceptive Nixonian behavior by the President and his team, and makes it clear Trump tried to influence the outcome of this inve...
“With respect to whether the President can be found to have obstructed justice by exercising his powers under Article II of the Constitution, we concluded that ...
Congratulations to Feliciah Fitz-Henley, the winner of my District 23 Congressional Art Competition for 2019. Feliciah and her family will join winners from Con...
This morning I encouraged South Florida municipalities to create Complete Count Committees to ensure we count every person in the 2020 Census. Getting an accura...
It is #TaxDay, and due to Trump’s #TaxScam, none of the 171,300 homeowners in my district can deduct interest on home equity loans if they used the funds for me...
