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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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »

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.… Read more »

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… Read more »

Rep. Wasserman Schultz debates the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Hardball vs. Rep. Christopher Shays (CT-4). Read more »