Press Releases

I will not stay idle or silent while fanatical forces try to legislate or litigate women into second-class citizens Read more »

“I discovered I had cancer at a young age, but I didn’t know how heavily genetics impacted my risk,” said Rep. Wasserman Schultz, who was diagnosed with breast cancer and the BRCA2 gene mutation at age 41 and after seven surgeries, is now more than fifteen years cancer-free. “It’s nonsensical that Medicare doesn’t allow individuals to access this inexpensive testing until they have received a potentially terminal cancer diagnosis. By expanding access to genetic testing, we empower an entire generation to learn their risk and take action before it’s too late.” Read more »

"This Women’s History Month, perhaps more than others, we risk sliding back on our victories, be it over the basic control of our own bodies due to lost abortion rights, or even the ability to tell women’s stories on college campuses overrun by reactionaries. But we will never unleash the full potential of women – or America – until gender no longer determines full access to equality, freedom and justice." Read more »

“Drowning prevention and pool safety issues have been top priorities throughout my career, and I’ll continue to fight these preventable tragedies through laws like the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act,” said Wasserman Schultz. Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, the Congressional Equality Caucus formally announced that U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25)  will serve as a Vice Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus during the 118th Congress. As a member since 2008, Wasserman Schultz proudly continues to champion the Caucus’ mission to promote equality for all people regardless of sexual orientation,… Read more »

The Interparliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism wrote letters to senior executives of Meta, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok requesting transparency and collaboration to address a surge in online hate corresponding with real-world attacks on the Jewish community. Read more »

Washington, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) laid out a strong Democratic Party record of lower costs, record jobs and historic legislation to help all Americans that President Biden will discuss in his upcoming national address before Congress, and she also introduced her State of the Union guest, Anabely Lopes, a victim of extreme MAGA Republican… Read more »

Confronting repression is a critical American value, and this Black History Month we honor those African Americans who heroically resist violent and oppressive forces that undermine our nation’s quest for a more perfect democracy. Read more »

We need to build on our work to cut health and energy costs. However, Democrats will not allow Republicans to deploy Select Subcommittees to poison the public mind with unfounded conspiracy theories or fritter away taxpayer dollars defiling federal employees for doing their job, all just to defend Trump insurrectionists. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) was joined by Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Kathy Manning (NC-06), Chuck Fleishmann (TN-03), Grace Meng (NY-06), Maria Salazar (FL-27), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Don Bacon (NE-2) in issuing a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting the inclusion of $2 million for the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism in the State Department’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget justification. Read more »