“The majority of Floridians have confidence in and rely upon universal vaccination programs,” said Wasserman Schultz in a statement. She also said was disappointed with her Republican congressional colleagues in Florida for not signing the letter. Read more »
“What the administration is doing intentionally is throwing up distractions in order to make people pay attention to shiny objects to call their attention away from the fact that they are literally eroding our institutions intentionally.” Read more »
Starting in 2019, but before Epstein’s arrest that year on federal sex trafficking charges, some Democratic lawmakers including Rep. Lois Frankel and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, both of south Florida, launched a yearslong quest to release Epstein records. The Democrats called for former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, who served as labor secretary during Trump’s first term, to testify about Epstein’s plea deal. They asked the Justice Department to investigate and release records. Democrats later pursued other strategies, including asking a Palm Beach, Florida, judge to release records.
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“The Trump administration should be making sure that we increase funding for the Office of Civil Rights, that there needs to be more investigation funding available to hold universities and colleges accountable, but we also need to make sure we increase funding for nonprofit security grants,” to support security apparatuses and personnel for institutions like the Capital Jewish Museum, Wasserman Schultz said. Read more »
"You are required to seek our approval," Wasserman Schultz, the ranking member of the VA appropriations subcommittee, told Collins. "You were a member of Congress. You're aware of that, and you have not done that. You still owe us answers on why you sent a notification instead of a reprogramming [request]. You didn't send us a plan. We're asking you for a plan." Read more »
"You are required to seek our approval," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the ranking member of the VA appropriations subcommittee, told Collins. "You were a member of Congress. You're aware of that, and you have not done that. You still owe us answers on why you sent a notification instead of a reprogramming [request]. You didn't send us a plan. We're asking you for a plan. A two-page notification with one briefing does not give us any real information on what exactly you'll be doing with these funds." Read more »
This billboard is dead-on. Trump’s tariffs threaten the largest tax hike in history on every middle-class family who drives past this ad. Trump is tanking our economy and ruining our relationship with Canada and all its visitors to Florida, and that ugly truth needs to be shared everywhere. Read more »
If they can't even be careful enough and understand what critical national security requires in a discussion, how can they keep our country safe? How can we count on them to protect our national security interests when they were that cavalier? Read more »
Wasserman Schultz will never forget the derision she faced in her first run for Congress, in 2004, while she was pregnant and gave birth while still campaigning. “You can be a good member of Congress or a good mother,” her conservative opponent said, according to the Democrat representing Florida. “But you can’t be both at the same time.” Wasserman Schultz got the last laugh, winning her race in a blowout. Read more »