Press Releases

“As we still mourn all those we lost, it’s crucial to assess just how widespread these building vulnerability issues may be. In South Florida and across the United States, thousands of condos just like Champlain Towers may face similar structural problems. This NIST investigation can help unlock the scope of those issues and saves thousands more lives by averting similar tragedies. I’m proud my Congressional colleagues saw the urgent need to allow NIST to conduct this in-depth, potentially life-saving investigation. Read more »

"From the resilience of our economy, to keeping us all faithful to our founding principles of freedom, opportunity and equality, we all owe deep political debts to the hard work and principled activism of generations of Hispanic Americans, including the current one." ? Read more »

Today, America’s longest war comes to an end. Yet the commitment to all who fought there is still not complete, as we work to ensure safe passage for any Americans, Afghan partners, and foreign nationals who still want to leave Afghanistan. Read more »

As part of the ongoing federal response into the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, FL, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) has secured $22 million in funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct a technical investigation into the cause of the collapse that claimed at least 97 lives. Read more »

Now that the final victim of the tragic Surfside building collapse has been identified, our community begins the next step in the healing process. Read more »

Florida’s Democratic Congressional delegation called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to “exercise the full extent of your powers as governor” to address the escalating rise in COVID cases. Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) and Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06) reintroduced the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings (PALS) Act. Read more »

Bicameral Resolution calls for holding the Cuban Regime accountable for its violent response to citizens demonstrating for basic freedoms, democracy and respect for human rights Read more »

Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), and Rodney Davis (IL-13) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to lifesaving genetic testing used to determine an individual’s risk of developing hereditary cancer. Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) met virtually with the Broward College Board of Trustees to discuss the amazing opportunity available for new and existing students that can help them pay for an array of Broward College education expenses because of the millions of dollars included in the historic American Rescue Plan legislation. Read more »