In the News

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, is so proud of her Jewish heritage that in 2005 she proposed setting aside one month each year for people to learn about the contributions of Jews to America. Now, eight years after President George W. Bush proclaimed May Jewish American Heritage Month and following a proclamation by President Barack Obama, Wasserman Schultz held her second annual "Jammin' for JAHM" program. Read more

South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz got choked up as she joined officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the National Association to Protect Children. "It just gives me goose bumps," Wasserman-Schultz said as she announced the hiring of 15 military veterans who will work with Homeland Security agents in the fight against child pornography and exploitation. Read more

Blau, who served in Iraq from 2002-2006, was part of a news conference Monday at the Department of Homeland Security Office in Doral. Blau was joined by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who secured the millions of dollars in funding necessary for the HERO Corps, and HERO spokesperson actor David Keith. "The Hero Corps puts them through an intensive training program that allows them to be able to go after child sexual predators," Wasserman Schultz said. Read more

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz pointed to the importance of acknowledging and creating Jewish American Heritage Month "so that we could make sure that after we finish the 350th year celebration of Jewish life in the Americas, we had an opportunity to continue to educate and let people know across the country" of Jewish contributions to society. Read more

Wasserman Schultz and host Lori Halbert make mustard sauce for Florida stone crabs and key lime pie, while they talk about immigration reform and funding cancer research, plus the congresswoman's family and how women in politics juggle their responsibilities. Viewers won't see Wasserman Schultz or other guests grilled the way they might on "Meet the Press." That's by design, said executive producer Jason Steele. "We never do anything adversarial," he said. And the cooking, while sometimes creative, isn't haute cuisine. Read more

Summer is right around the corner, but some of the tragic consequences that accompany outdoor fun have already arrived: child drownings deaths and near-drownings. Already this year, we've seen too many gut-wrenching headlines of young lives taken too soon. We, as advocates for the safety of children, are deeply troubled by every story we read because these deaths are entirely avoidable. Read more

But Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, said on CNN's "State of the Union" that the panel's findings had been "predetermined" by Republicans. She enumerated the hearings, briefings and documents that have already been dedicated to investigating the attack. She said that as Republican fervor for repealing the Affordable Care Act has dissipated, the party is grasping for a new political wedge. "They are clearly doing this to drive their turnout," Ms. Wasserman Schultz said. Read more

Florida lawmakers working in favor of sanctions (include) Democrats: Sen. Bill Nelson, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Rep. Ron DeSantis, Rep. Ted Deutch, Rep. Joe Garcia, Rep. Lois Frankel, Rep. Frederica Wilson, Rep. Patrick Murphy, Rep. Corrine Brown, and Rep. Alan Grayson. Read more

A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) said Friday that she "instructed her staff to get in touch with the State Department right away to ensure that Andrew's case was being handled as expeditiously as possible." Read more

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., was a driving force behind bringing the tree to Capitol Hill. About a year ago, she began working with Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., in collaboration with the Architect of the Capitol and the U.S. Botanic Garden, to choose the best place to plant the sapling. Read more