Press Releases

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - U. S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement on President Trump's 2019 budget: “The Trump budget dumps the costs of his tax cuts for giant corporations squarely on the middle class and those still struggling to get there, while continuing to leave much of the tab for the next generation. This cruel proposal threatens the health care of seniors, children, people with disabilities, and low-income families. Millions of Americans would be stripped ... Read more

(Washington D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement in response to the funding bill and Republican-controlled government shutdown: “Because Democrats stood united in support of vital investments in our people, this bill is a step in the right direction toward providing adequate resources for our nation’s vast domestic and defense needs. Because the Florida delegation stood united in support of essential disaster recovery funding for our constituents, t... Read more

(Washington, D.C) – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement on Polish President Andrzej Duda’s stated intent to sign a bill that would make it illegal to accuse his nation of complicity in crimes committed by Nazi Germany, including the Holocaust: “I am deeply disappointed and dismayed by Polish President Duda’s announcement that he will sign a bill that seeks to bury the truth about the horrors of the Holocaust in Poland. When we say “Never Again,” we must kn... Read more

(WASHINGTON, DC) — House lawmakers passed sexual harassment reform legislation today that includes a Congressional accountability measure based on a bill filed by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) which requires sexual harassment cases to be automatically referred to the Ethics Committee, helping lift the shroud of secrecy cloaking settlements. U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-21), Chair of the Democratic Women’s Working Group, was an original co-sponsor of that bill, which will ensure a more... Read more

“Each February we honor the remarkable, but too-often unacknowledged achievements and contributions and the painful sacrifices that African-Americans have made to our nation's political, economic, social and cultural fabric. It was fifty years ago today, for instance, that a pair of Memphis sanitation workers, seeking shelter from the rain in the back of a city garbage truck, perished when poorly-maintained equipment killed them. The deaths of Robert Walker and Echol Cole sparked a strike over u... Read more

(Washington, D.C.) — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement on President Trump’s State of the Union Address: “Last night President Trump missed an opportunity to unite America. He bragged about crippling our health care coverage gains, demonized immigrants and celebrated tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Where he spoke promisingly — on lowering prescription costs, tackling opioid abuse or providing paid family leave — he’s done little but talk. Where hone... Read more

Sunrise, FL – Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement today regarding International Holocaust Remembrance Day: International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a time to honor the memories of the six million Jews and other stigmatized groups who were systematically murdered by the Nazis during the worst genocide in human history. We have an obligation to also remember the countless victims of the Nazi regime who were raped, enslaved, and separated from their families. As... Read more

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement on the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade: “Women have the right to make their own reproductive health choices for one reason: our mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters have fought bravely for it. Today, on the 45th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision enshrining this right, we give them thanks and acknowledge all the women’s lives they have helped or saved. Because of this constitutional right to con... Read more

(Washington DC) - U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement on the government funding bill: “The Trump shutdown resulted from the complete ineptitude of the President and the failure of Republican leaders in Congress to deliver on promises they made months ago. Instead of funding the government through a never-ending series of short-term spending bills that undermine the effective operation of our government, it’s time we move towards a sustainable solution that... Read more

The Trump Shutdown is a reckless refusal to responsibly govern by a Republican party that controls both Houses of Congress and the White House, and fittingly arrives on the one year anniversary of Trump’s inauguration, putting his destructive and chaotic lack of leadership in sharp focus Read more