"You are required to seek our approval," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the ranking member of the VA appropriations subcommittee, told Collins. "You were a member of Congress. You're aware of that, and you have not done that. You still owe us answers on why you sent a notification instead of a reprogramming [request]. You didn't send us a plan. We're asking you for a plan. A two-page notification with one briefing does not give us any real information on what exactly you'll be doing with these funds." Read more »
Social Security is breaking down nationwide as Trump and Musk fire thousands of workers, close field offices, force drastic service cuts, and make it nearly impossible for Americans to get timely help with their hard-earned benefits. Other far-right Republicans propose benefits be cut. Wasserman Schultz was joined by Social Security advocates Gail Weisberg and Rixys Alfonso, AFGE Local 2014 representative Althia Mowatt, Indivisible member Miriam Rodriguez and other seniors and AFGE members who care about and count on Social Security. Read more »
If they can't even be careful enough and understand what critical national security requires in a discussion, how can they keep our country safe? How can we count on them to protect our national security interests when they were that cavalier? Read more »
Wasserman Schultz will never forget the derision she faced in her first run for Congress, in 2004, while she was pregnant and gave birth while still campaigning. “You can be a good member of Congress or a good mother,” her conservative opponent said, according to the Democrat representing Florida. “But you can’t be both at the same time.” Wasserman Schultz got the last laugh, winning her race in a blowout. Read more »
This is one key way we can fight back, by sharing our story and standing together. House Democrats are also challenging Trump and Musk in Congress, the courts, and inside our communities. With your personal stories, we will be better able to fight to protect you and other Americans. Read more »
Firing 1,000 VA staff will clearly do nothing to better help serve our veterans, instead instilling chaos and uncertainty in a system that is already short staffed and complicated to navigate. Instead of tearing apart the VA, Democrats will fight for our veterans to invest in the VA and provide the resources and care they have earned and desperately need. Read more »
“Education, understanding and strengthening relationships with other communities is critical to advancing Jewish community priorities,” Wasserman Schultz said in a statement. “With antisemitism reaching record levels in the United States, it is more important than ever before that Jewish members of Congress have a formal caucus to represent the unique perspective of the Jewish American community.” Read more »
Technology evolves rapidly, so we have to move just as fast to make the internet a safe space for children and guard against those who try to exploit them. Read more »
We therefore demand that your Administration and DOE rescind these harmful directives issued to our school districts that go way beyond state law and ensure local educators can teach the comprehensive sexual education curricula that parents want, and healthy students need. Read more »
“Courtney Wild and other victims of Jeffrey Epstein have been wrongly denied standing to invoke their rights. This legislation would fulfill the original intent of the CVRA and prevent such gross miscarriages of injustice from being repeated,” said Rep. Wasserman Schultz. “Crime victims deserve dignity and adequate support rather than further victimization at the discretion of federal prosecutors. Based on cases like Courtney's, this bill is necessary to ensure there is no ambiguity in the law and all crime victims are afforded the rights they have always deserved.” Read more »
