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MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) - Congresswomen Debbie Wasserman-Shultz fed South Florida Tuesday morning in support of Hunger Action Month which lasts all through September.Wasserman Shultz and Miami Beach Mayor Mattie Herrera Bower along with other elected officials, and in conjunction with UNIDAD of Miami Beach, showed support for Hunger Action Month by distributing over 20,000 pounds of food… Read more »

Following visit in February, DHS announces Miami-Dade County as one of five pilot programs Read more »

By Anthony ManU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz touted the benefits of the Affordable Care Act on Thursday as Republicans who control the House plan another vote to repeal what’s widely known as Obamacare.The Weston Democrat appeared in Fort Lauderdale at Gilda’s Club South Florida, a support community for people with cancer and their families, to talk about the benefits to… Read more »

A federal bipartisan bill aims to protect rape victims from custody battles with their attacker.The "Rape Survivor Child Custody Act" would allow victims to terminate the parental rights of their rapists.Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the bill's sponsor."This bipartisan legislation encourages states to pass laws that allow women to petition for the… Read more »

Federal Legislation Would Protect Rape Survivors' Custody Rights Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) made the following statement on the creation of a medical research panel to study metastatic cancer, a provision she proposed to the Defense Appropriations bill that would bring new focus to late-stage can Read more »

Today, the Latino - Jewish Congressional (LJC) Caucus, a bipartisan group of Latino and Jewish members in the U.S. House of Representatives who work together on issues of common concern, are introducing five principles – including a pathway to earne Read more »

Florida's National Guard started July 8, and will keep 1,000 full-time service members home for the next 11 Mondays through September. Read more »

Hollywood to get $4.6 million from FEMA for Hurricane Wilma clean-upBy Carli Teproff, The Miami HeraldNearly eight years after Hurricane Wilma ripped through Florida, Hollywood will receive $4.6 million to cover the costs of clean-up and removal of dangerous stumps and limbs.The city has been fighting with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management… Read more »

Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which banned federal benefits for same-sex married couples, on a 5-4 vote. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement Read more »