By Juliet EilperinJust as she was about to begin a “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” game at her 6-year old daughter’s birthday party last October, White House budget chief Sylvia Mathews Burwell received a call that she couldn’t ignore about the ongoing government shutdown. She handed off the tails to her best friend from college and ducked out.“Then I was back,… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement today after House Republicans tied the urgent need to reform the Medicare physician reimbursement process, otherwise known as the ‘doc fix’, to their 51st attempt to legislatively undermine the Affordable Care Act:“House Republicans are not interested in a doc fix. They’re interested in doc… Read more »
By AP StaffDAVIE, Fla. -- Two weeks remain for Floridians to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The deadline to enroll is March 31.Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is hosting an enrollment event at the Institute of Public Safety at Broward College on Sunday. The event begins at 9 a.m. and those interested are asked to bring social security numbers or… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement this morning after the passing of former Florida Governor Reubin Askew:“Today is a sad day for Floridians, particularly for the generation of policymakers and leaders who came of age in a more progressive, more pragmatic, more inspirational political climate thanks to the leadership and vision of Governor… Read more »
By William E. Gibson, Washington BureauFederal scientists have concluded that a plan to expand Port Everglades would not jeopardize endangered species or their habitat because it would replace and enhance thousands of corals and mangroves disrupted by dredging.The "Biological Opinion" clears a key hurdle for the project, a Broward County priority 17 years in the making.The… Read more »
By Eun Kyung KimRep. Carolyn Maloney sits on powerful financial committees in the House of Representatives. But in another house, a three-story town home just blocks away, she wields power as landlord to a pair of fellow lawmakers.“It's a sisterhood, for sure," said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, one of the two women who share Maloney's home on Capitol… Read more »
By Bridget Bowman “All I could visualize, to be perfectly honest, was being a teacher, a social worker and a secretary,” said Rep. Susan A. Davis, D-Calif.The women of Congress are working to change that dynamic and empower young women to see themselves in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — careers.Those… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) introduced bipartisan legislation today with U.S. Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) that will increase the participation of underrepresented students in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. H.R. 4161, the 21st Century STEM for Underrepresented Students Act, would target K-8 students who face barriers to STEM education and… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement into the House Record today after the GOP voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act for the 50th time:"Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 50th time this House of Representatives has tried to repeal, defund or dismantle the Affordable Care Act."What a sad Golden Anniversary moment for the… Read more »
By Hannah HessThe Library of Congress, headed by Billington, is asking for an additional $14.2 million, which would be a 2.3 percent increase over current levels.After years of deep cuts, the agencies responsible for federal audits, investigations and public policy research might see some funds restored in fiscal 2015.House appropriators considered modest budget increases for the… Read more »
