Military and Defense

This Memorial Day it is my honor to pay tribute to those Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect and preserve this great democracy. These brave men and women fought valiantly so their fellow Americans can enjoy the freedoms and liberty we so dearly cherish. It’s too easy to get caught up in the rush of our daily lives and overlook their constant vigilance and supreme sacrifice – across the entire globe. Read more »

The lead Democratic appropriators who oversee the Veterans Administration health system in Congress implored President Donald Trump over the weekend to fully deploy the Defense Production Act to address the mounting concerns over shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) among all health care workers, especially those who protect veterans in the nation’s VA hospitals. Read more »

Health care workers in Veterans Administration hospitals are being forced to limit patient contact, ration and re-use masks and are even being advised that some frontline health care workers don’t need to utilize PPEs. These self-described ‘austerity measures’ are due to personal protective equipment shortages resulting from the Trump Administration’s stubborn and irresponsible refusal to direct national supply chains and fully utilize the Defense Production Act. Read more »

This delegation trip marks approximately one year since the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy was implemented on January 25, 2019. Under the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, thousands of families are being forced to wait in dangerous border towns and makeshift refugee camps in Mexico as they go through the asylum process, which can take months 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 »

Our veterans have earned all the care and compassion we can provide. They do not deserve to be victims of kickback and bribery schemes. I join all taxpayers in thanking federal authorities who uncovered this corruption for their diligent efforts, especially Inspector General Michael Missal. Read more »

Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., a member of the House Oversight Committee who was present for the deposition, told NBC News that Vindman was a “very credible” witness and said his testimony "corroborated the testimony of other witnesses" that "really drew a direct line to the President, and those around him and their interest in withholding foreign aid through Ukraine that was vital, as well as insisting on investigations into Biden." Read more »

"The only way to ensure that critical military construction funding is used for its intended purposes is for Republicans to join us and vote to terminate the President’s fake national emergency.” Read more »

"The Administration should immediately return this stolen money to fund the infrastructure projects that the military requested and are essential for our readiness and military families." Read more »

The Congresswoman highlighted Democrats’ commitment to fighting Trump’s decision to cancel vital military construction projects. Read more »