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MIAMI HERALDBroward Department of Health awarded grant to boost its child drowning prevention programsBY DEBORAH LIMAdlima@MiamiHerald.comBroward County is among five municipalities nationwide that have been awarded a government grant to bolster programs that keep children from drowning.The grant awarded to the Broward County Department of Health, totaling $250,000, will fund training of… Read more »

SUN SENTINELBroward gets grant to stem tide of drowning deathsBy Lisa J. HuriashDrowning is the number one cause of "unintentional death" for U.S. children under 4, and South Florida, with its pools, canals and coastlines, is on the front line of the problem.So U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, announced the release of grant money Friday to combat the rash of child… Read more »

CBS4 (WFOR MIAMI)Broward Given Largest Pool Safety Grant In NationFORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) — Five county governments have been awarded a first-of-its-kind grant aimed at preventing pool drownings.U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Elliot F. Kaye and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-23) announced the national awardees Friday morning.The money will be used… Read more »

SUNSHINE STATE NEWSFlorida Congressional Representatives Urge Obama to Designate Habitat for Florida PanthersBy Kevin DerbyMembers of the Florida congressional delegation urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to add more protection for Florida panthers, calling on him to create a critical habitat designation for the state animal.U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., led the letter which… Read more »

THE DESERT SUNIn San Bernardino aftermath, gun-control talk rages onLanani Severns was sitting on a rock outside a San Bernardino office Wednesday as gunshots ripped through the air. Looking down onto a nearby golf course, she noticed an empty chair and ice chest. The image of a hunter appeared in her mind, but soon faded.Severns froze as she thought more about that audible spray of 15,… Read more »

MEDIAITE.COMWasserman Schultz: Women at Planned Parenthood ‘Shouldn’t Have to Fear for Their Lives’by Josh FeldmanDNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz released a statement today on the Planned Parenthood shooting and how the United States needs to take a serious look at gun violence.Her sentiments echo President Obama‘s, who was pretty forceful in his remarks about… Read more »

SOUTH FLORIDA TIMESBroward College business summit to help women break financial barriers  The pay disparity between men and women continues to be a topic of importance, not just when women are employees but also when they are the employer.To help women-owned businesses break down the many barriers they continue to face and to provide an opportunity for the public to address these… Read more »

HUFFINGTON POSTMembers Of Congress Now Involved In Gender Equity Push At FIFAThey're pressuring the U.S. Soccer Federation to back a bigger role for women in international soccer.By Jennifer BenderyIt's crunch time at FIFA: A reform committee is meeting Friday in Zurich, Switzerland, to decide what changes to recommend for world soccer's governing body in the wake of a… Read more »

CBS4 (WFOR MIAMI)Wasserman Schultz Blasts House Over Bill Halting Syrian RefugeesBy Giovanna MaselliMIAMI (CBSMiami) –U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) is speaking out against a bill, passed by the House, that would make it harder for refugees from Syria and Iraq to get into the U.S.The vote for the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act (H.R. 4038) came in at… Read more »

MIAMI HERALDMiami-Dade officials react to attacks in ParisBy Joey FlechasIn the hours after the deadliest attacks in France since World War II, South Florida officials are reacting to the killings that French President François Hollande has called “an act of war.”The death toll reached 127 people as of Saturday morning, with 300 others hospitalized, according to the New… Read more »