Wasserman Schultz Lauds Critical Omnibus Act Funding and Rejection of Trump Budget (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) was pleased that critical national and South Florida investments are contained in the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018, and in voting for it, she applauded the Democratss’ effort to defeat of numerous attacks on environmental, worker and women’s health rights that Republicans sought to include in the $1.3 trillion spending plan. “This Omnibus is far from p...
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WASHINGTON - Debbie Wasserman Schultz argued Wednesday that Gov. Rick Scott is slowing Hurricane Irma debris cleanup by forcing certain municipalities to follow debris removal contracts negotiated before the storm. The longtime congresswoman from Broward County and the governor engaged in a testy exchange over hurricane debris removal during a meeting between the governor and the entire Florida congressional delegation on Wednesday. “Debris has become an emergency situation, a public health hazard, rot is setting in,” Wasserman Schulz said. “If we start getting another hurricane all this debris will become projectiles.”
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This district court ruling shows the grotesque lengths to which Republicans will go to harm people with pre-existing conditions and corrode every American’s abi...
As we honor and remember the lives of the 26 souls murdered at Sandy Hook six years ago, we must recommit ourselves to ending the epidemic of gun violence in th...
The process for handling sexual harassment cases in Congress too often protects the perpetrators while leaving the victims exposed. I'm thrilled that this new p...
Preventing these children from reuniting with their families is absolutely unconscionable. That's why I've introduced legislation to prevent ICE from asking the...
Service members and their families sacrifice so much for our nation. Today I teamed up with the American Red Cross to send holiday greetings and express my grat...
