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West Palm Beach TVAfter senate blocks Zika funding bill, Florida lawmakers on both sides demand actionOne day after failing to pass a $1.1 billion bill that would fund the fight to prevent Zika, lawmakers on both sides talked tough.The fight for that Zika funding is tied up in what amounts to a political stalemate - and neither side is blinking.Several South Florida lawmakers made their… Read more »

South Florida Jewish JournalHolocaust survivor among centenarian celebrantsMarvin GlassmanWithin the past few weeks, three local Jewish residents celebrated their 100th and 101st birthdays with special celebrations.Centenarians Steven Berkowicz, a Holocaust survivor living in Pembroke Pines, Alice Borisoff of Pembroke Park and Mollie Gross of Pembroke Pines each marked their milestones… Read more »

610 WIOD (AM MIAMI)Wasserman Schultz Leads Gun Violence Meeting With GiffordsSouth Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and former Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords headlining a community Forum in Cooper City on gun violence.Giffords calling on leaders at all levels of government to reach across political lines to get something done."Be responsible...democrats,… Read more »

610 WIODWasserman Schultz, Giffords hold Cooper City news conferenceCOOPER CITY, FLA. (WSVN) - Souh Florida Congresswomen Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and former representative Gabrielle Giffords held a news conference, Thursday night, regarding gun violence in the U.S.The event took place in Cooper City where Giffords spoke passionately about reasonable gun control. Giffords was shot during… Read more »

SUN SENTINELTop federal officials visit South Florida to address Zika concernsBy Selima HussainU.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi visited South Florida Friday to address growing concerns about the Zika virus. Pelosi also echoed recent calls for federal funding to combat the virus.While the Surgeon General met with pregnant women in Miami and Pelosi… Read more »

MCCLATCHY DCMosquito-borne Zika infections in South Florida spread worry nationwideBy Tony PughFederal officials are urging residents in Florida to take additional precautions after state health officials on Friday confirmed that four South Florida cases of the Zika virus are the first in the continental United States known to have been transmitted by local mosquito bites.“All the… Read more »

MIAMI CBS4 LOCALGabby Giffords, Debbie Wasserman Schultz Push For ‘Sensible Gun Legislation’MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Still showing the signs from an assassination attempt, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords joined her friend Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz Thursday.Giffords is in South Florida to throw her support behind Wasserman Schultz in her upcoming… Read more »

FOX 11 ONLINE (Green Bay, Wisconsin)Amid congressional inaction, Democrats urge 'extraordinary steps' to fight ZikaBY STEPHEN LOIACONI WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10TH 2016(Sinclair Broadcast Group) — Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) is urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure funding continues for the development of a Zika vaccine, with or without the help of… Read more »

MORNING CONSULTFlorida Democrats Urge Obama Administration to Shift More Money to Zika CauseBy Mary Ellen McIntireA group of Florida Democrats is urging the nation’s top health official to direct agencies to shift funds to respond to the Zika virus.Led by Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, eight members of the delegation urged Health and Human Services Secretary… Read more »

THE HILLFla. Dems: Shift funds to prevent delay in Zika vaccineBy Peter Sullivan - 08/10/16 03:01 PM EDTA group of Democratic lawmakers from Florida is calling on the Obama administration to take money from other areas to continue work on a vaccine for Zika.Administration health officials have warned that the National Institutes of Health will run out of money for vaccine development at… Read more »