By ANNE FLAHERTYThe Associated PressHouse Democrats confidently predicted they can pass a bill to end the Iraq war before September 2008, even as their counterparts in the Senate struggle just to get their war debate off the ground.The House Appropriations Committee planned to vote Thursday on a $124 billion spending bill that includes $95.5 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The measure was expected to pass narrowly mostly along party lines with a few Democratic defectors paving the ...
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By Elizabeth BaierSouth Florida Sun-SentinelInspired by a congresswoman she had never met before and her own love of animals, Hannah Gifford made a resolution Saturday afternoon."I'm going to start a petition to raise awareness in my school ... about animal rights," the 13-year-old Plantation resident said after hearing U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, speak about the importance of advocacy.Gifford joined 240 other South Florida girls from grades six through nine at the Davie campus...
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It was my pleasure to join Wendell Ensey, the COOPPA Board and the residents of Century Village for their annual Board Installation Dinner. Thank you to the COO...
South Florida is ground zero for flooding, extreme weather conditions, and other effects of climate change. Trump's request to slash climate research would set ...
In the fall of 2018, my office received one of the packages deceitfully sent with my return address by the man convicted for mailing 16 bomb packages to people ...
Last year, I led a bipartisan, women's congressional fact-finding trip to Israel, hosted by AIEF, AIPAC’s foundation. We met with a variety of leaders, civil so...
As Chair of the Military Construction & VA Approps subcommittee, it’s my job to ensure our military bases have the resources they need to keep us safe. I had a ...