This Memorial Day it is my honor to pay tribute to those Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect and preserve this great democracy. These brave men and women fought valiantly so their fellow Americans can enjoy the freedoms and liberty we so dearly cherish. It’s too easy to get caught up in the rush of our daily lives and overlook their constant vigilance and supreme sacrifice – across the entire globe.
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A bipartisan group of more than 40 members of Congress called on Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to issue guidance to educators on how to spot, handle and report child abuse concerns amid the new COVID-19 era
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“Florida’s unemployment system is in such disarray that we need a federal watchdog to investigate what went so wrong,” said Wasserman Schultz, who led the GAO letter. “Florida’s top leaders cannot be trusted to do that kind of critical self-evaluation, given their potential culpability, so this puts a federal cop on the beat for all those struggling families trying to financially survive this crisis right now.”
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A group of Florida members of Congress is seeking an independent, federal examination of the mess surrounding the state’s unemployment claims system, which has been overwhelmed for weeks by the tens of thousands of people thrown out of work by the coronavirus pandemic.
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"It is deeply troubling and terribly offensive that swastika-adorned headstones that include messages honoring Hitler continue to stand in this nation’s Veterans Administration National Cemeteries. Allowing these gravestones to remain with the swastikas and messages in place – symbols of hatred, racism, intolerance, and genocide – is offensive to veterans who risked, and often lost, their lives defending this country and our way of life."
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Ten Democratic members of Congress from Florida are warning Gov. Ron DeSantis that they have “grave concerns” about the way he’s trying to reopen the state.
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When I helped create Jewish American Heritage Month in 2005, our goal was to honor and share the amazing contributions that American Jews have made to our nation. This goal is even more urgent amid this current crisis, as we still see an increase in anti-Semitism in our country.
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House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) released the following statement after the Trump Administration notified Congress last night that it intends to partially backfill canceled military construction projects taken instead to build the Mexican border wall, with European Deterrence Initiative projects now being sacrificed as the source of the backfill funding:
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The lead Democratic appropriators who oversee the Veterans Administration health system in Congress implored President Donald Trump over the weekend to fully deploy the Defense Production Act to address the mounting concerns over shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) among all health care workers, especially those who protect veterans in the nation’s VA hospitals.
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It’s such an honor to once again participate in Broward’s Read for the Record campaign. This year, to promote the importance of literacy and access to children’...
South Florida schools have already seen hundreds on #COVID cases just weeks after resuming in-person classes. If we want all children and teachers back in class...
Due to US Postal Service slowdowns caused by the Trump Admin, mail-in ballots sent today may not arrive in time for election day. If you have yet to return your...
Two years ago, a man fueled by hate and wielding a military-style assault rifle and three other assault weapons took the lives of 11 worshipers at the Tree of L...
