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By Emma DumainWho was Gabe Zimmerman?At an emotional event Tuesday dedicating a Capitol Visitor Center meeting room to the slain staffer, the most powerful people in Congress struggled to find just the right words.He was the “constituent whisperer” who could make everybody get along. He was “Prince Charming” because he was always there when someone needed him. He… Read more »

April 16, 2013By Donna Gehrke-White, Sun SentinelAs South Floridians rushed to file their taxes on Monday, congressional lawmakers said they would push for tougher laws to help cut down on what law enforcement officials continue to call an "epidemic" of tax-related theft in the region.U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, said she will reintroduce legislation to enact… Read more »

By Anthony ManU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston says her husband is a model of a man who is comfortable with a high-profile spouse and society would be better off if boys were raised with similar attitudes.She made her remarks near the end of a discussion she convened last week among national and South Florida business leaders at the Fort Lauderdale Woman’s Club. The… Read more »

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – It’s no secret that South Florida is a hot bed for identity theft, but many people don’t realize that the state also leads the nation when it comes to federal tax return identity theft.So on Tax Day, April 15th, several congressional representatives met with tax payers, and voters, talk about what they’re doing to combat the problem.U.S.… Read more »

By Debbie Wasserman SchultzIsrael's national anthem, "Hatikvah" (The Hope), portrays an ancient dream for a modern land: "as long as the Jewish spirit is yearning deep in the heart… then our hope – the two-thousand year old hope – will not be lost." This powerful pairing of history and hope marks Israel's journey through centuries of exile to… Read more »

By Emily Cahn, Roll Call Staff, March 19, 2013, 3:37 p.m.It didn’t take long for a hearing on legislative branch funding to get tense Tuesday morning, with House Democrats blasting Republican leadership for authorizing $3 million in taxpayer dollars to defend outside legal challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act while at the same time calling for sweeping cuts to members’… Read more »

By Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.)This March, as we celebrate Women’s History Month, we recognize all of the women who have come before us to make this world a better place. We take time to reflect on the movement toward equality and look forward with hope toward the progress still to come.Some rights, like a woman’s right to vote, came… Read more »

By Meredith JacobsCertain themes echoed throughout BBYO’s International Convention. “I am a global teen,” they repeated — regardless of whether they had traveled to the convention center from Arlington, Va., or Albania. “We are a youth movement, not a youth group,” they cheered, reveling in the power of those who are just beginning their journey.But the… Read more »

Centennial Silver Dollar, Celebrates AccomplishmentsCalifornia's ABC 7 reports that a Bay Area Girl Scout made a special trip to the nation's capital, not to sell Thin Mints, but to pitch silver dollars. Pleasanton Girl Scout Sricharana and Marina Park, CEO of Girl Scouts of Northern California, participated in a leadership breakfast Thursday to highlight the Girl Scout Gold Award… Read more »

By Michael PutneySUNNY ISLES, Fla. - South Florida lawmakers are awaiting mandated spending cuts that could go into effect March 1.President Barack Obama and leaders of both parties warn the pending spending cuts bode ill for the nation, but the rhetoric so far has focused on blaming the other side.On Thursday, Obama called Republican leaders in the House of Representatives and Senate,… Read more »