By David A. Schwartz, Staff WriterAll that Rosette Goldstein and Kurt Rosendahl of South Florida, and other Holocaust survivors from France living in the United States, want from the French National Railroad is reparations and an apology for the railroad's role in transporting 76,000 European Jews to the Franco-German border where they were taken by German trains to Nazi death camps.… Read more »
By Hannah Hess Around 10 on a recent mid-workweek morning, the line of people waiting to enter the Rayburn House Office Building stretched across the stately cement plaza.School-aged kids waited in front of men and women in suits, who were chatting about appointments on Capitol Hill or gazing at their cellphones. As the long queue neared the… Read more »
By Juliet EilperinJust as she was about to begin a “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” game at her 6-year old daughter’s birthday party last October, White House budget chief Sylvia Mathews Burwell received a call that she couldn’t ignore about the ongoing government shutdown. She handed off the tails to her best friend from college and ducked out.“Then I was back,… Read more »
By AP StaffDAVIE, Fla. -- Two weeks remain for Floridians to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The deadline to enroll is March 31.Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is hosting an enrollment event at the Institute of Public Safety at Broward College on Sunday. The event begins at 9 a.m. and those interested are asked to bring social security numbers or… Read more »
By William E. Gibson, Washington BureauFederal scientists have concluded that a plan to expand Port Everglades would not jeopardize endangered species or their habitat because it would replace and enhance thousands of corals and mangroves disrupted by dredging.The "Biological Opinion" clears a key hurdle for the project, a Broward County priority 17 years in the making.The… Read more »
By Eun Kyung KimRep. Carolyn Maloney sits on powerful financial committees in the House of Representatives. But in another house, a three-story town home just blocks away, she wields power as landlord to a pair of fellow lawmakers.“It's a sisterhood, for sure," said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, one of the two women who share Maloney's home on Capitol… Read more »
By Bridget Bowman “All I could visualize, to be perfectly honest, was being a teacher, a social worker and a secretary,” said Rep. Susan A. Davis, D-Calif.The women of Congress are working to change that dynamic and empower young women to see themselves in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — careers.Those… Read more »
By Hannah HessThe Library of Congress, headed by Billington, is asking for an additional $14.2 million, which would be a 2.3 percent increase over current levels.After years of deep cuts, the agencies responsible for federal audits, investigations and public policy research might see some funds restored in fiscal 2015.House appropriators considered modest budget increases for the… Read more »
By Renee SchoofThe House of Representatives, in a bipartisan vote of 306-91 Tuesday night, agreed to limit premium rate increases under the National Flood Insurance Program.The bill must still pass the Senate or be reconciled with a version of flood insurance legislation that the chamber approved in January.If the House version becomes law, with President Barack Obama’s signature,… Read more »
By Mike MagnerEdie Fraser was once described as “a magical bumblebee” by the founder of Success in the City, an organization of women executives. It’s no coincidence that Fraser is a major creator of buzz, exemplified by a fast-growing initiative that will be celebrated Wednesday on Capitol Hill: a nationwide push to mentor girls and women for careers in science,… Read more »
