Education

“The bigger picture here is the war Trump has declared on any efforts we make to ensure everyone in this nation can be successful and included in the American dream,” said Wasserman Schultz. “As part of that, just last month, the Trump Administration’s Department of Education forced Broward schools to end their highly successful Latinos in Action program by threatening to withhold millions of dollars in magnet school funding from the district, which have no connection to Latinos in Action, and likely isn’t even legal.” Read more »

“It’s clear the Trump Administration targeted this highly successful program based on inaccurate information as part of its drive to attack any effort aimed at giving all students a chance to excel and succeed,” said Wasserman Schultz. “The Education Department, or what’s left of it, clearly acted prematurely by threatening to withhold funding from our local schools, and it all appears to be based on erroneous information, an incomplete investigation, and a purely political agenda. Latinos in Action has for nearly a decade helped all our students grow as scholars and leaders. This baseless decision by the Department is an attack on our students’ educational opportunities.” Read more »

On Capitol Hill, one Florida congresswoman has been leading the charge on breast cancer legislation since her own diagnosis in 2007. Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz remembers the day she found out she had cancer more than 17 years ago. Read more »

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“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 »

“Protecting our children, vulnerable seniors and our economy is so important, that it is essential to speak with one voice to shut down any extremist push to undermine life-saving vaccines. Too many lives and jobs are on the line,” said Wasserman Schultz. “The majority of Floridians have confidence in and rely upon universal vaccination programs. So, I’m deeply disappointed that a powerful, bipartisan message could not be sent to our governor and his top health official that makes it clear: this assault on vaccines must be reversed. Democrats are making it clear today where we stand - with the health of our people and our economy.” Read more »

“The majority of Floridians have confidence in and rely upon universal vaccination programs,” said Wasserman Schultz in a statement. She also said was disappointed with her Republican congressional colleagues in Florida for not signing the letter. 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 »

Starting in 2019, but before Epstein’s arrest that year on federal sex trafficking charges, some Democratic lawmakers including Rep. Lois Frankel and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, both of south Florida, launched a yearslong quest to release Epstein records. The Democrats called for former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, who served as labor secretary during Trump’s first term, to testify about Epstein’s plea deal. They asked the Justice Department to investigate and release records. Democrats later pursued other strategies, including asking a Palm Beach, Florida, judge to release records. Read more »

“The Trump administration should be making sure that we increase funding for the Office of Civil Rights, that there needs to be more investigation funding available to hold universities and colleges accountable, but we also need to make sure we increase funding for nonprofit security grants,” to support security apparatuses and personnel for institutions like the Capital Jewish Museum, Wasserman Schultz said. Read more »