Dozens of bipartisan House lawmakers sent a letter to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday asking the agency to address the decline in routine breast cancer screenings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to work with Congress to develop solutions to reverse the decrease.
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One by one, Florida Democrats stood up on the floor of the House of Representatives to speak in favor of a symbolic, bipartisan resolution expressing support for Cubans who protested against their government and condemning the regime’s violent response. Make no mistake we are united today around the Cuban people’s fight for libertad and patria y vida,” said U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
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When Sen. Amy Klobuchar received the news in February that she had breast cancer, she not only joined a small group of women in Congress who have had the disease but also became one of the thousands in the U.S. who are diagnosed each year. Klobuchar said her breast cancer diagnosis was a "shock." Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz described her 2007 diagnosis as "devastating." As Breast Cancer Awareness month comes to a close, both lawmakers are fighting in the halls of the Capitol for better preventive care and more advocacy for survivors.
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"Until we truly know what we’re up against, we’ll never loosen the vise-grip that gun safety opponents have on solving this public health crisis,” Wasserman Schultz said.
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"Israel needs to be able to defend herself by herself, and so passing this [Iron Dome] legislation today is essential because there can’t be any gap in Israel’s ability to do that," Wasserman Schultz said.
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“This is a president who I am so thankful has made Cuba and freedom for the Cuban people and a transition to democracy in Cuba a priority,” U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said.
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Daniel Mulieri, a former outreach staffer for the late-U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, has joined the office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz to coordinate overall community outreach efforts in District 23.
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A handful of Florida Democrats are calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to loosen state residency requirements that have made it difficult for many undocumented immigrants to access the vaccine.
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Wasserman Schultz took the podium to say there is strength in our unity. “We’re here today not just because of the unacceptable tragedy that happened in Atlanta, but since the onset of this pandemic, anti-Asian hatred and attacks have been on a massive uptick.”
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