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HUFFINGTON POST Dems Push Congress To Care About Zika Before Mosquito Season HitsBy Michael McAuliff                Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Friday tried to jumpstart the stalled emergency funding process to address the threat of Zika virus, and warned House Republicans that they will attempt to force a hearing on the… Read more »

While the people of Puerto Rico face both a financial and public health crisis, House Republicans have decided the best course of action is to sit on their hands. Let me be very clear – doing nothing to help Puerto Rico is not an option. Read more »

As Congress returns from the spring recess, I am proud to cosponsor an amendment with my colleagues, Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Nita Lowey and Labor-HHS Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, in support of the President's request for supplemental funding. Although the Republican leadership has refused to consider the Administration's request, I'm committed to ensuring women and children have access to the resources they need at home and abroad to combat this disease, including research into a vaccine, education campaigns and comprehensive family planning resources. It is time for Congress to join together in solving public health crises like this one and time for Republicans to stop sticking their heads in the sand. Read more »

CBS MIAMILocal Leaders Call On Congress To Address Gender Pay GapMIAMI (CBSMiami) — Local political and business leaders joined in a call Tuesday demanding Congress to address the gender pay gap.Tuesday marked Equal Pay Day which shows how far into the new year women have to work to earn the same wages a man earned in the previous year.Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined… Read more »

MIAMI HERALDDebbie Wasserman Schultz bashes GOP over gender pay gapU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, used a Pembroke Pines beauty academy as a backdrop Tuesday to bash Congressional Republicans for holding up legislation that she says would address the gender pay gap.The bill, Paycheck Fairness Act, would require employers to prove that any difference in pay is unrelated to… Read more »

SUN SENTINELPay day for politiciansHappy Equal Pay Day: Well, maybe not so happy for women, who continue to face issues of pay disparity. The Orlando Sentinel's Susan Jacobson puts the pay gap in perspective. Here in South Florida, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stopped at Kaizen Beauty Academy in Pembroke Pines to discuss the problem this morning."For those who do not… Read more »

For those who do not know, Equal Pay Day marks how far into 2016 the average woman has to work to earn the same wages the average man earned in 2015 We are four weeks into spring. The Marlins have started their regular season and many South Florida high school seniors are picking out their prom attire. It is a national embarrassment that it takes this far into the year for women to earn what men made in the previous year. Read more »

In spite of the overwhelming evidence to support closing the gap, my House Republican colleagues have voted nine times since 2013 to block the Paycheck Fairness Act from being considered on the floor, which I'm a proud cosponsor of. Instead of helping working women and their families, they've employed their trademark obstructionism and condoned women making less than their male counterparts for the same work. Shame on House Republicans for allowing this national embarrassment to continue under their leadership. Read more »

SUN SENTINELWasserman Schultz honors cancer knitting groupMarvin GlassmanU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) surprised the 35 members of the Southeast Florida Head Huggers Satellite Group recently at the Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie with a Congressional Record statement honoring the organization for knitting and crocheting blankets, hats, wraps, among other clothing… Read more »

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORTRep. Wasserman Schultz: Work-Life Balance Can Be Difficult but Is CriticalHaving a perspective of a working mother has helped in the role as a legislator, the Florida Congresswoman writes.By Debbie Wasserman SchultzAs a citizen legislator who started off in Florida's House of Representatives in Tallahassee, a nearly eight-hour drive from our home in South… Read more »