Environmental Protection

“Florida’s ecological diversity and economy must never be put at risk by dirty and dangerous drilling activities,” Wasserman Schultz said. Read more »

Today, Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chairwoman Judy Chu, Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Karen Bass, and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Joaquin Castro announced the Census Bureau’s community partners for the 2020 Census. Read more »

Wasserman Schultz helped lead fellow House Democrats in passing robust and essential appropriations bills that achieve significant victories for families across the nation, especially in South Florida. Read more »

“Florida’s ecological diversity and economy must never be put at risk by dirty, dangerous drilling activities." Read more »

"This will help safeguard Florida’s natural treasures, and ensures our marine populations and tourist economies don’t live under an imminent threat of an oily crude washing up on our shores.” Read more »

"We must do all we possibly can to protect our sensitive River of Grass." Read more »

“Billions have been spent on the Everglades restoration plan, to restore and protect these invaluable wetlands, prairies and sawgrass marshes, and I won’t sit idly by while it’s under assault." Read more »

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

"More than 8 million Floridians rely on the famed River of Grass for their water supply, and numerous vulnerable, threatened, and endangered species call the Everglades home." Read more »

"I will continue to work with officials at the federal, state, and local levels to do what we can to stop oil drills from touching this critical conservation area in Broward County." Read more »