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WSVN 7 (FOX MIAMI)Congress members come to Florida to advocate for gun lawsBy Vanessa MedinaHOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch have arrived in South Florida with plans to advocate for gun laws.Deutch and Wasserman Schultz are demanding that Congress take action and approve legislation that prohibits people on the… Read more »

SUN SENTINELWasserman Schultz: House Democrats will continue protest today on gun lawsDebbie Wasserman SchultzLast Wednesday, House Democrats took to the floor of the House to stand in solidarity with millions of Americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence. But this time, it was different. We didn't just stand to offer meaningful thoughts and hopeful prayers — we… Read more »

SOUTH FLORIDA GAY NEWSMembers of Congress Urge FDA To Lift Gay Blood BanBy John McDonaldA coalition is building to put pressure on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to lift its ban on sexually active men donating blood.In a letter, obtained by SFGN and addressed to FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, 116 current members of the U.S. Congress express their collective disappointment… Read more »

BROWARD’S BLOGRep. Wasserman Schultz letter to the FDAHouse Democrats are encouraging the Food and Drug Administration to reverse course on a rule that bars many gay men from donating blood and shift toward more rigorous testing for all potential donors.Lawmakers  sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf urging him to further roll back the agency’s policy on gay… Read more »

ROLLING STONE10 Powerful Moments From the Congressional Gun Sit-InHere's everything House Republicans didn't want you to see from the Democrats' more than 24-hour protestBy Tessa StuartShortly before 11:30 Wednesday morning, Democrats in the House of Representatives staged a revolt. There would be no more business in their chamber of Congress, they declared, until Republican… Read more »

THE DAILY BEASTHouse Democrats End Sit-In, Vow To Fight OnAt first glance, the Democrats didn’t have much to show for their 26-hour sit-in to protest the lack of gun control legislation moving through the House floor. But the leaders of the brief movement insisted this was the beginning of something much bigger.By Tim Mak & Alexa CorseTwenty-six hours after occupying the House… Read more »

BLOOMBERG NEWSDemocrats end marathon sit-in as Ryan rejects calls for gun voteBy Laura Litvan and Billy HouseDemocrats closed out a marathon sit-in on the U.S. House floor Thursday afternoon after 25 hours of emotionally charged speeches demanding action on gun control, but they insisted their protests would continue in other forms."We are going to win the struggle. We're going… Read more »

EXAMINERWATCH: Debbie Wasserman Schultz breaks down while reading letter from Gabby Giffords at House Democrats' sit-inMadeleine MorgensternRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz gave an emotional reading of a letter from former colleague Gabby Giffords during the House Democrats' floor sit-in Wednesday.Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., who read Giffords' resignation letter on the House floor… Read more »

THE HUFFINGTON POSTDemocrats Finally Try To Do Something About The Gun BloodshedBy Michael McAuliff John Lewis knows blood. And more than 61 years after he led marchers over the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday in the struggle for civil rights, he knows what it means to take a stand.So it was no mistake that his Democratic colleagues turned to the congressman from Georgia on… Read more »

THE HILL Giffords writes open letter in support of Dem sit-inBy Rebecca SavranskyFormer Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) encouraged Democrats' sit-in on the House floor to push for action on gun control legislation with an open letter that was read aloud. "There is nowhere I would rather be right now than with you?—?on the floor of the People’s House,… Read more »