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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) introduced an amendment today to the House Fiscal Year 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations bill to restore full funding to the President's FY14 budget request of $2.8 billion for energy efficiency, renewable Read more »

By William E. Gibson, Washington BureauStarting this week, Florida consumers can "chat" with government agents over the Internet, make inquiries 24 hours a day by telephone or tap into an updated federal website to prepare for a massive health-insurance enrollment this fall.Federal officials rolled out a consumer outreach campaign on Monday, promising information on how to… Read more »

Today, U.S. Reps. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY) and Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chairs of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, joined several other Members, including U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) in speaking out against the extreme legislation advancing to Read more »

Last week, U.S. Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) filed legislation that would restrict a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill (HR 1797), which would ban abortions after 20 weeks nationwide. It Read more »

By David A. Schwartz, Staff Writer, 4:35 PM EDT, June 14, 2013Jewish breast cancer survivors were among the people celebrating a recent United States Supreme Court decision. The high court ruled unanimously that patents cannot be held on naturally occurring human genes.The decision came in a case in which scientists and doctors challenged the patents held by Utah-based Myriad Genetics, a… Read more »

Announcement does nothing to help 1 million denied care by Florida Legislature Read more »

Wasserman Schultz tested BRCA2 positive, a gene at the heart of the case Read more »

Earlier today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) introduced an amendment to replace the indiscriminate sequester cuts with a balanced approach to deficit reduction. Read more »

Wasserman Schultz urges Gov. Scott to veto bill that thwarts paid sick leave for workers Read more »

Wasserman Schultz adds language committing resources to stop child predators Read more »