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By Ted ScoutenMIAMI (CBS4) – Miami International Airport now has the most international passengers in the country and traffic is growing each year.That can mean backups when passengers check in at customs.“How long did it take for you to get through customs?” CBS 4′s Ted Scouten asked international traveler Solme Hernandez.“Not too long this time,” she… Read more »

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. - U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz held a roundtable discussion Tuesday with gun control advocates and medical professionals in Pembroke Pines.Last month, Wasserman Schultz met with South Florida police chiefs, mayors, and others to discuss ways to curb rising gun violence. She also met with gun owners at separate roundtable."Keeping children and Americans safe… Read more »

Congresswoman to hold seminars about protecting against ID theft and tax fraud Read more »

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, Fla. to see customs and security operations at Port Everglades and Miami International Airport, and discuss the Department Read more »

WESTON, Fla. – Earlier today, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced he will support expanding Medicaid coverage in Florida. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement:“I’m pleased that the Governor has decided to support implementing the Medicaid expansion component of Obamacare. It has always been a critical facet of ensuring all Floridians… Read more »

By Donna Gehrke-White, Sun SentinelBy day, Salita St. Simon worked as a senior clerk at the Palm Beach County Health Department.But federal prosecutors said last week she put in a second shift of stealing patients' names and Social Security numbers to funnel to fraudsters to use the identities to seek fraudulent federal income tax returns. St. Simon, 30, of Belle Glade was arrested… Read more »

Last month, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) held two roundtable discussions, one with local officials and law enforcement agencies, the other with gun owners, to discuss gun safety issues facing our great nation. Read more »

Representatives introduce bill that would protect tax payers Read more »

By Howard FinemanI was playing the role of hard-boiled -- not to say cynical -- reporter on the Hill when I got into a conversation with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after the president's State of the Union address Tuesday night."So," I asked, "do YOU have your own personal victim of gun-violence with you tonight?"The Florida Democrat, an important party leader,… Read more »

On Tuesday in Washington D.C., survivors of gun violence will come together as they join their local representatives to watch President Barack Obama deliver his State of the Union address. Rep. Wasserman Schultz invites 17-year-old Megan Hobson to join he Read more »