Every minute of warning could mean hundreds of fewer funerals. Accurate cones of impact allow more families to put smarter preparation and evacuation plans in place, and that’s exactly what NOAA provides for all of us. I’m so proud that my bipartisan amendment to protect NOAA’s current facilities in the face of devastating cuts passed in the committee. And I’ll fight to make it law. Read more »
“Democrats are going to fight to lower the high costs of living our families face, and we will work to stop President Trump from continuing to freeze and steal funds our local communities were already promised. Life is just not affordable for Florida families. Costs for housing, rent, healthcare, utility, and food prices are all climbing. That’s what Democrats will focus on in any spending plan and I hope Republicans come to the table to negotiate in good faith.” Read more »
“What the administration is doing intentionally is throwing up distractions in order to make people pay attention to shiny objects to call their attention away from the fact that they are literally eroding our institutions intentionally.” Read more »
The Everglades immigrant internment camp is a testament to cruelty, waste, and corruption. It needs to be closed. Thanks to pressure by fellow Democrats in our Congressional delegation and legal plaintiffs — like the Miccosukee Tribe, Friends of the Everglades, and the Center for Biological Diversity — a judge has agreed that this grotesque political stunt should be shut down. Read more »
Brushing aside concerns from human rights watchdogs, environmentalist groups, and Tribal nations, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has greenlit the construction of this expansive detention facility that may violate detained individuals’ human rights, jeopardize public and environmental health, and violate federal law. Read more »
“Trump and Ron DeSantis have exploited legal ambiguity around this Everglades internment camp to avoid any scrutiny of abuses there,” said Wasserman Schultz. “Our bill would shut down this atrocity, strengthen oversight of detention facilities nationwide, and mandate public reporting on costs, conditions, and the treatment of detainees at this detention site, as well as report on any harms to the environment and nearby tribal lands. The public deserves the full truth about what’s happening in and around this facility and they deserve accountability for any laws broken.” Read more »
“There are really disturbing, vile conditions. This place needs to be shut the hell down,” said Rep. Wasserman Schultz following the tour. “This place is a stunt and they’re abusing human beings here.” Read more »
The 2025 hurricane season’s tragic effects are already being felt as the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry contributed to the deadly flash floods in Texas. Yet Republicans in Congress and President Trump are already degrading NOAA and proposed closing more than a dozen weather and climate facilities, including Miami’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory and its Hurricane Research Division. Read more »
DeSantis’ internment camp puts decades of massive restoration and billions of dollars in Everglades investments at risk. It desecrates the tribal lands it sits upon and wastes hundreds of millions of state funding at a grossly inflated cost. Read more »
"We are seriously concerned about the future treatment of immigrants at this facility. It is also important that we uplift grave concerns over the environmental and tribal impacts of your decision.” Read more »
