U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who regularly hosts small-business workshops, is promoting the child-care training program in South Florida and beyond. It was her idea to bring Perlman to the White House-sponsored summit, which is designed to advance President Barack Obama's agenda for working families. That includes making high-quality child care available and affordable. Read more »
The congresswoman spoke to HuffPost Live on Monday from the first White House Summit on Working Families, and specifically lamented the number of parents she sees slaving away at their jobs only to have entire paychecks go towards child care. Read more »
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is best known as a member of Congress and chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. Now, she's become the clean cooking congresswoman. "I've really gone through this lifestyle change. I'm not a vegan or anything you could label. But I really started caring about what I put in my body," she said in an interview. And she's documenting it on social media. On the Instagram photo sharing and networking site, her page is "cleancookingcongresswoman," where she's been posting pictures since late April of what she creates at home in Weston and in Washington, plus commentary about the dishes. Read more »
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is best known as a member of Congress and chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. Now, she's become the clean cooking congresswoman. "I've really gone through this lifestyle change. I'm not a vegan or anything you could label. But I really started caring about what I put in my body," she said in an interview. And she's documenting it on social media. On the Instagram photo sharing and networking site, her page is "cleancookingcongresswoman," where she's been posting pictures since late April of what she creates at home in Weston and in Washington, plus commentary about the dishes. Read more »
Wasserman Schultz says once more lawmakers understand the issue exists, legislation will advance. "Once they learn the facts and listen to the stories of survivors and families, I believe members from both sides of the aisle and people from every political perspective will be supportive of terminating the parental rights of rapists," Wasserman Schultz said in an email. "The only people who lose in this bill are rapists." Read more »
Debbie Wasserman Schultz was the youngest woman ever elected to the Florida State legislature and the first Jewish congresswoman elected from Florida. Congresswoman, Chair of the Democratic National Committee, wife, mother of three and breast cancer survivor, Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the epitome of a modern American, multi-tasking, working mom. Here's a glimpse at the many sides of the multi-faceted Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Read more »
Despite the perception that breast cancer is only something older women need to worry about, young women can and do get breast cancer. I myself was a young woman at high risk, but didn't know it. Just months after a clean mammogram, in late 2007, I heard those terrible words, "You have breast cancer." For as much as I thought I knew as an advocate and legislator in the fight against breast cancer, there was much I didn't know now that I was a patient. Read more »
As the mother of three children, there is nothing more important to me than ensuring that we leave the next generation a world that is safe and prosperous. Making sure that our children have clean air to breathe is an essential part of that mission. This week, the Environmental Protection Agency took an important step in the right direction. Under President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the EPA released new guidelines that will, for the first time ever, limit carbon emissions from existing factories. Read more »
With all the joy that comes with summertime -- vacation, time to relax, trips to the beach -- we South Floridians know that tragic stories of childhood drownings and near drownings will also be part of our summer. Parents, kids, babysitters, lifeguards, safety advocates and government agencies must continue to be partners in the mutual effort to end these preventable deaths and accidents. Read more »
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz weighed in Friday with a statement saying, "This isn't about one person and the change in leadership at the VA must be accompanied by the added resources needed to provide our veterans the care they deserve, particularly in the area of mental health." Read more »
