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MIAMI HERALDDebbie Wasserman Schultz bashes GOP over gender pay gapU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, used a Pembroke Pines beauty academy as a backdrop Tuesday to bash Congressional Republicans for holding up legislation that she says would address the gender pay gap.The bill, Paycheck Fairness Act, would require employers to prove that any difference in pay is unrelated to… Read more »

SUN SENTINELPay day for politiciansHappy Equal Pay Day: Well, maybe not so happy for women, who continue to face issues of pay disparity. The Orlando Sentinel's Susan Jacobson puts the pay gap in perspective. Here in South Florida, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stopped at Kaizen Beauty Academy in Pembroke Pines to discuss the problem this morning."For those who do not… Read more »

SUN SENTINELWasserman Schultz honors cancer knitting groupMarvin GlassmanU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) surprised the 35 members of the Southeast Florida Head Huggers Satellite Group recently at the Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie with a Congressional Record statement honoring the organization for knitting and crocheting blankets, hats, wraps, among other clothing… Read more »

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORTRep. Wasserman Schultz: Work-Life Balance Can Be Difficult but Is CriticalHaving a perspective of a working mother has helped in the role as a legislator, the Florida Congresswoman writes.By Debbie Wasserman SchultzAs a citizen legislator who started off in Florida's House of Representatives in Tallahassee, a nearly eight-hour drive from our home in South… Read more »

CORNELL CHRONICLE (CORNELL UNIVERSITY)Students advocate for financial aid in halls of CongressBy Kathleen CorcoranCornell students pose with U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, in Washington, D.C. The students were in Washington for the annual Student Advocacy Day when they speak to members of Congress about the value of student aid.On March 1, 20 Cornell students piled into a bus headed for… Read more »

ROLL CALLCapitol Hill's New Top CopVerderosa promises to keep an open mindBy Rema RahmanThree decades in Capitol Police can be a lifetime.Matthew R. Verderosa has lived it from the vantage point of a patrolman, an administrator and an internal affairs hawk.He was on the force for the shooting death of two officers in 1998 and for the fatal shooting of a woman who crashed her car into… Read more »

ROLL CALLCapitol Hill's New Top CopVerderosa promises to keep an open mindBy Rema RahmanThree decades in Capitol Police can be a lifetime.Matthew R. Verderosa has lived it from the vantage point of a patrolman, an administrator and an internal affairs hawk.He was on the force for the shooting death of two officers in 1998 and for the fatal shooting of a woman who crashed her car into… Read more »

POLITICOAmerica's summer threat: Zika virusIf the mosquito-borne virus hits big, it could spur new acrimony over abortion, global warming and immigration.By Arthur AllenIf brokered conventions and third-party insurgencies aren’t enough, consider the chaos that Zika could bring to the United States this summer.If the mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects hits big —… Read more »

Elle honors Washington's 'most compelling' womenBy Haley BritzkyElle magazine hosted its sixth annual Women in Washington event Tuesday, honoring the 10 "most compelling" women in the nation's capital.Filling the private Kreeger Museum, fashionistas mingled with political powerhouses in what many called their “favorite event of the year.” Soft violin… Read more »

MIAMI HERALDNAKED POLITICS BLOGFlorida politicians comment on Obama's SCOTUS nominee@PatriciaMazzeiPresident Barack Obama nominated JudgeMerrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Senate Republicans said even before there was a nominee that they wouldn't hold any hearings.Here's what Florida politicians had to say about… Read more »