Press Releases

"I will work vigorously, and across the aisle, to pass this crucial funding, and I am committed to ensuring our veterans and military families are protected, respected and supported.” Read more »

"These reckless and foolhardy goals should be abandoned for good." Read more »

“Protecting Florida’s shores from another Deepwater Horizon is vital for our state’s ecosystems and economy." Read more »

U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) joined Reps. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20), Ted Deutch (FL-22)) and (FL-) and Frederica Wilson (FL-24) in releasing the following joint statement on the conduct of two Broward County Sheriff’s Office deputies last Thursday in Tamarac, FL: “We are outraged by the appearance of unprofessional conduct of the two Broward County Sheriff’s… Read more »

"Congress has a clear mandate from this report to determine whether the President obstructed justice. Congress should take up this responsibility immediately.” Read more »

This act would help unaccompanied youth connect more quickly with sponsors by prohibiting DHS from using information from the placement process to conduct deportation proceedings. Read more »

"Denying entry to oversee the conditions and care provided to the unaccompanied children in the Homestead facility would not only be a breach of transparency and confidence in the care provided there, it would violate the law." Read more »

The PROTECT Act authorizes $100 million in funding each year for five years for a proactive Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiative to address this alarming trend. Read more »

"Exploding the child detention population at a facility that is already inadequately staffed and regulated is cruel, irresponsible and invites neglect." Read more »

Today is National Equal Pay Day, the date that marks how far into the next year a woman must work just to earn the same wages a man earned in the previous year. Read more »