Wasserman Schultz and Cherfilus-McCormick led fellow Florida Democrats in calling on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to end his administration’s campaign of censorship in Florida’s schools, citing evidence that book bans negatively impact LGBTQI+ and Black students. Additionally, this letter requests that Governor DeSantis substantively engage with educators, librarians, and parents to protect students’ rights to an inclusive, and comprehensive education. Read more »
All parents worry about what their child is seeing or receiving on social media. As the mother of three children who grew up with the world at their fingertips, I constantly worried about what my children were exposed to online, on social media, and through apps that profit from sharing messages which are intentionally designed to disappear without a trace. I am proud to introduce bipartisan legislation to give parents a more balanced level of access to supervise and manage their kid's social media and online presence during the most vulnerable stages of a child’s life. Read more »
Our friends in the Miccosukee Tribe are good stewards and protectors of America’s Everglades, an American jewel that helps supply drinking water to millions of Floridians. I’m proud to partner with the Tribe and my Florida colleague on this bill so they can continue to flourish in South Florida.” Read more »
“We hope that the strong bipartisan and stakeholder support for the President's plan to reverse the spread of hatred will be reflected in our nation’s budget.…Congress must step up and deliver funding to support the American Jewish community.” Read more »
The spread of hate on social media platforms was disturbingly on the rise before the Oct. 7th Hamas attack on Israel, and in its aftermath, it has exploded. Alarmingly, AI technology is only proving to be a super-spreader of animus and intolerance Read more »
This ‘laddered CR’ proposal is yet another spending bill driven by the extremist, irresponsible House Freedom Caucus, and one that recklessly opens the door to a double whammy shutdown and is intended to hold vital funding hostage to fulfill extreme Republican funding goals. Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) led the majority of Florida’s congressional delegation in authoring a letter to Members of the House Ways and Means Committee requesting that Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (MA-01) to boost the economy and cut consumer costs by advancing legislation to… Read more »
“I’m grateful the Biden Administration granted humanitarian parole to both Luis Manuel and Maykel, but for the Cuban regime, exiling these patriots isn’t enough. Their very existence is a threat,” said Wasserman Schultz. “If we truly intend to live up to our nation’s values, we must work tirelessly to liberate those who continually sacrifice their freedom for others.” Read more »
We are appalled by the decision of the Governments of Chile and Colombia to recall their Ambassadors from Israel and Bolivia's unilateral suspension of diplomatic relations with Israel. We concur with the Israeli governments assessment that these decisions mark "a surrender to terrorism and to the Ayatollah's regime in Iran. Read more »
The safety and security of Israel is paramount, especially in her time of crisis. I was appalled at the gross politicization of this critical funding and an unprecedented conditioning of emergency aid to Israel by Speaker Johnson. All week, I worked to rid this bill of the poison it contained, including offering an amendment that would have ensured a clean bill, but they were rejected by Republicans. Read more »
