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f the commission created by the bill transfers the museum to the control of the Smithsonian trust, it would join a collection of Smithsonian museums dedicated to other minority groups including African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and Latinos. Read more »

“Amnesty International’s report relies on fraudulently attributing genocidal intent to Israeli officials and the Israeli people at large. The argument rests entirely on a politically driven revisionist definition of what constitutes a genocide, breaking with internationally accepted standards to reach Amnesty's desired conclusion. Read more »

“With increasingly severe hurricane seasons, communities across the nation are relying more than ever on NOAA’s life-saving storm tracking and forecasting capabilities,” said Wasserman Schultz. “By investing in new hurricane hunter aircraft now, we ensure that NOAA can continue to protect lives, property, and entire communities from the growing threats of extreme weather.” Read more »

By investing in new hurricane hunter aircraft now, we ensure that NOAA can continue to protect lives, property, and entire communities from the growing threats of extreme weather. Read more »

“Educating all Americans, from all over the country, about the amazing contributions Jewish Americans made to our nation, not only raises awareness but helps dispel harmful prejudices about our community,” said Wasserman Schultz. “Welcoming the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History into the larger Smithsonian family would bring that vision closer to reality. Education about the Jewish American community is a critical tool in the fight against hate, and there is no better place for that learning than the Weitzman. I am proud to champion this legislation and am thrilled to see it reach the President’s desk.” Read more »

Our most fundamental responsibility is protecting Americans from being victimized by our adversaries. This means standing up to foreign malign actors who take advantage of loopholes in our laws to profit from stolen trademarks. Read more »

“I will always fight for Port Everglades in our nation’s capital and I am thrilled to help deliver more than $53 million in federal funds for the Port Everglades Emissions Reductions Project,” said Wasserman Schultz. Read more »

Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz co-sponsored a bill as well, and said: "It's past time that we honor the will of Puerto Rico’s voters by recognizing their right to determine their own status, just as an overwhelming majority of its citizens did on their Nov. 5th ballot. Puerto Ricans are full-fledged U.S. citizens, who should be entitled to equitable access to federal programs toward which they pay taxes. They are part of our Union and deserve the right to make that official. Congress and our next President must heed the will of the island’s citizens.” Read more »

The mandate to allow lawmakers and congressional aides to visit postal facilities is now tucked in among all the dollar signs in the annual spending bill Joyce handles, thanks to an amendment Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) offered over the summer. Whether that language makes it into law could be decided over the next two months, if Congress manages to clear final spending bills ahead of the new Dec. 20 government shutdown deadline. Read more »

“Flavored e-cigarettes put a new generation of kids at risk of nicotine addiction and the serious health harms that result from tobacco use. When children’s health is at stake, we cannot tolerate any delay. Unfortunately, the most popular tobacco products with kids have been on the market for several years, with observable negative consequences for public health, and I am very disappointed that the FDA still has not finalized reviewing pending applications per the court-ordered deadline, nor has it removed all these illegal products from the shelves,” said Wasserman Schultz. “Leaving flavored e-cigarette products widely available without understanding the full impact they have on attracting youth and other non-tobacco users is dangerous and the FDA must swiftly finalize this review process and use all its enforcement tools available to make sure that kids are protected against illegal, kid-friendly products.” Read more »