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The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for fiscal 2008. Although the Marine Corps retained far more first term personnel than last year, it did not meet its ambitious first term reenlistment goals and it achieved 95 percent total retention. Read more

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Read more

Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Douglas L. Faulkner today announced the selection of eight recipients in five states and the Territory of Guam to receive $1.3 million through the Small Minority Producer Grant program. Read more

The Everglades would get $183.4 million for restoration work this year under a spending bill unveiled today by House Democrats.Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a member of the Appropriations Committee, said the funds would ``go a long way toward fulfilling the federal government’s commitment to help restore the Everglades. These funds will also help provide construction-related jobs for Floridians at a time of real economic need.”The Everglades money is tucked into a sweeping $410-billion... Read more

I was driving with my daughter when I saw the gas gauge on my minivan getting close to E. I dreaded pulling into the gas station with gas prices over $4 a gallon. Like all Floridians, I find it hard to pay nearly $80 for something that just recently cost me $40.Earlier this week, President Bush moved to lift the moratorium on drilling off of Florida's coast. He did this, despite knowing that 68 million acres of federal oil reserves are already leased and sitting unused by the oil companies and t... Read more

As proud as I am to represent South Florida in the House of Representatives, the job closest to my heart is being a mother to my nine-year-old twins and my five-year-old daughter. As one of only a handful of mothers with young children in Congress, I can assure you that I have no higher priority in Washington than protecting our children from harm. Parents and teachers already know our children are growing up in a completely different world than we did. The Internet and the latest technologies p... Read more

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) debated Rep. Dan Burton (IN-5) over President Bush's commutation of the sentence of Scooter Libby and the implications of growing Republican sentiment against the Iraq War on MSNBC's Hardball. Read more

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) debated the need for a new direction in Iraq with Rep. Jack Kingston (GA-1) on MSNBC's Hardball. Read more

(CBS4) FT. LAUDERDALE - As we head into another summer, we can pretty much expect three things. It will be really, really hot and muggy. It will be really, really hot and muggy. And we'll be paying a 'pretty penny' at the pump.For most, it will mean shorter drives or cutting back on summer vacation road trips. For others though, the rising price at the pump could mean the end of their business.U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ron Klein met with local business owners in Ft. Laude... Read more

By Valerie YoungAthens Banner-HeraldDebbie Wasserman-Schultz carries crayons in her purse. She also coordinates the pick-ups and drop-offs of her children's after-school activities. Nothing remarkable in this; certainly, millions of mothers do this every day. But this mother of three, a Florida Democrat, happens to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. And that makes it pretty remarkable indeed.Not so long ago, mothers in the labor force were advised not to keep family photos on thei... Read more