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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) voted today in favor of H.R. 3370, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, which passed the House by a vote of 306-91. The bipartisan legislation will bring relief to tens of thousands of homeowners in Florida and around the nation trying to afford and maintain flood insurance coverage.“This is not a perfect bill, but it goes a… Read more »

President Obama today released his Fiscal Year 2015 Budget. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and a former member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement:“The President’s budget calls for important, fiscally responsible investments in our future that would help create opportunity for all. It is a… Read more »

By Renee SchoofThe House of Representatives, in a bipartisan vote of 306-91 Tuesday night, agreed to limit premium rate increases under the National Flood Insurance Program.The bill must still pass the Senate or be reconciled with a version of flood insurance legislation that the chamber approved in January.If the House version becomes law, with President Barack Obama’s signature,… Read more »

By Mike MagnerEdie Fraser was once described as “a magical bumblebee” by the founder of Success in the City, an organization of women executives. It’s no coincidence that Fraser is a major creator of buzz, exemplified by a fast-growing initiative that will be celebrated Wednesday on Capitol Hill: a nationwide push to mentor girls and women for careers in science,… Read more »

By Ted ScoutenHOLLYWOOD (CBS4) – On the streets of Venezuela, protestors are demanding change, rallying against soaring inflation, food shortages and dwindling rights.Venezuelans who now call South Florida home have also protested in recent weeks as they look to the lawmakers in Washington for help.“The United States has always stood as a moral leader against human rights… Read more »

By Anthony ManThe U.S. could impose limited, targeted sanctions as a way to make things difficult for the Venezuelan government led by President Nicolas Maduro, U.S. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston said Monday. But she warned such an action would have to be taken with great care.“Fanning those flames through sanctions, the concern is [with] such a terrible economic situation… Read more »

By Derek WallbankCongress has run aground and Port Everglades doesn’t want to.Officials at the Southeast Florida seaport have a simple request: They want to deepen and widen a harbor already home to some of the world’s biggest cruise ships to handle massive new Mediterranean Shipping Co. freighters and other vessels making passage through a widened Panama Canal in order to… Read more »

By Hannah HessWith their Reagan-era radios now retired, the Capitol Police have begun communicating over a modernized, encrypted digital radio system.The long-delayed upgrade means better signal strength, less static and the end of the “dead zones” that once hindered communication in the Capitol’s thick-walled tunnels and parking garages. It will also prevent outsiders… Read more »

The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed a companion version of legislation written by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) that would make the prosecution of tax return identify theft a greater priority and strengthen penalties against identify thieves.  In the last two years alone tax return thieves have stolen more than $9 billion from American taxpayers and the U.S.… Read more »

By: Kevin DerbyThe Florida delegation split along party lines, as the U.S. House voted Tuesday night to raise the federal debt ceiling with no conditions until March 2015. The measure passed 221-201, with 28 Republicans sticking with U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to support it. Only two Democrats joined 199 Republicans in opposing the measure.Boehner announced to the House… Read more »