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The Sun SentinelBy William E. GibsonDecember 3, 2014The White House declared Broward County one of 16 local “Climate Action Champions” on Wednesday because of its commitment to reduce air pollution and prepare for rising seas.The designation means the county will get “facilitated peer-to-peer learning and mentorship and targeted support from a range of federal… Read more »

CBS MiamiOctober 6, 2014 1:27 PMMIAMI (CBSMiami) – By turning away appeals from a handful of states which wanted to prohibit same-sex unions, the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for an immediate expansion of gay marriage.The court’s order effectively makes gay marriage legal now in 30 states.Without comment, the justices brought to an end delays in same-sex… Read more »

Thank you, Susan G. Komen. You've made me feel so special, and I am buoyed by the love and encouragement of your vast network of supporters and advocates and survivors. And rather than looking at this award as a culmination, I am inspired and feel charged with continuing to advocate on behalf of other younger cancer survivors and working toward the day when we celebrate a world free of breast cancer deaths. At just 47, I have a lot of fighting and living left to do! Read more »

The HillBy Judy Kurtz September 17, 2014, 01:00 pmRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who publicly revealed in 2009 that she is a breast cancer survivor, says she still thinks about the disease “every single day.”“When you’ve been through breast cancer, it sort of stares you in the face every morning. There’s no getting away from it as a survivor, so… Read more »

The Sun SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington BureauSeptember 9, 2014 Congress is moving to crack down on tax-return fraud, a form of identity theft that has exploded across Florida in recent years.The House passed a bill this week introduced by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz that would toughen penalties and widen enforcement to try to spare taxpayers from losing thousands of… Read more »

Tahmooressi, who has family and roots in Weston, was arrested in March by Mexican authorities when he crossed the border from California with three loaded firearms in the car. Since then his mother, Jill Tahmooressi, and American officials including Secretary of State John Kerry and members of Congress such as Debbie Wasserman Schultz have tried without success to get him out. Read more »

For all of us in the Jewish community, these incidents are like a knife in the heart, bringing back memories of a time where hatred and bigotry ran rampant. But this issue is not just a concern for the Jewish community. All of us who care about the rights of minority populations in this country, who contribute to the rich diversity that makes up our great nation, should be concerned and speak out. We cannot afford to be silent as unbridled and blatant hatred and vitriol work their way into our communities wherever bigotry, prejudice, and injustice exist - wherever those communities may be. Read more »

But U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, who chairs the Democratic National Committee, placed the blame on governors and legislators of states that declined to create their own insurance exchanges. "People should not be penalized when their governors and legislatures refuse to set up state-run exchanges,'' she said in a written statement. "If the D.C. court's ruling were final it would create a horrible, disparate system of haves and have nots in Florida and nationwide that Congress clearly did not intend.'' Advocates of the health law expressed confidence that the status quo for federal subsidies would stand. Read more »

A fight over those EPA rules extended to the House Appropriations Committee, which took up a separate measure funding the Interior Department and the EPA Tuesday morning. A Democratic bid to preserve the EPA rules failed by a 29-18 vote. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., labeled the measure "an ideological dumping ground of short-sided environmental policies." Read more »

Childe said she complained to the state and to her congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who chairs the Democratic National Committee. Wasserman Schultz issued a statement Friday saying she has heard from "a couple of constituents'' about this issue. "My staff has raised it with the Department of Health and Human Services as well as directly with some of the insurance companies. ... I believe the onus is on the insurers and the providers to bridge this gap and provide reliable, consistent customer service." Read more »