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Washington, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) laid out a strong Democratic Party record of lower costs, record jobs and historic legislation to help all Americans that President Biden will discuss in his upcoming national address before Congress, and she also introduced her State of the Union guest, Anabely Lopes, a victim of extreme MAGA Republican… Read more »

Confronting repression is a critical American value, and this Black History Month we honor those African Americans who heroically resist violent and oppressive forces that undermine our nation’s quest for a more perfect democracy. Read more »

We need to build on our work to cut health and energy costs. However, Democrats will not allow Republicans to deploy Select Subcommittees to poison the public mind with unfounded conspiracy theories or fritter away taxpayer dollars defiling federal employees for doing their job, all just to defend Trump insurrectionists. Read more »

Democrats in the Florida congressional delegation sought Monday to portray Republicans who control the U.S. House as reckless for their posturing on the coming showdown about increasing the federal debt limit, warning it could produce an economic catastrophe. And they wielded something that… Read more »

When Rita Davis found a small nodule on her right breast, the middle school teacher and her husband, Britt, had no idea that discovery would turn into more than a yearlong fight against aggressive cancer that involved doctors removing her right breast and giving her chemotherapy and radiation. Davis lost her hair, eyebrows, nails and her sense of self. "Everything is so uncontrollable to… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) was joined by Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Kathy Manning (NC-06), Chuck Fleishmann (TN-03), Grace Meng (NY-06), Maria Salazar (FL-27), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Don Bacon (NE-2) in issuing a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting the inclusion of $2 million for the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism in the State Department’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget justification. Read more »

I’m grateful for Juan Guaidó’s unyielding efforts to galvanize the Venezuelan people and the international community in support of the restoration of democracy in Venezuela. Read more »

The scales of federal justice in our community operate under immense space constraints and unsafe conditions, and I am so proud to help deliver the $55 million needed to begin work and avoid further delays on a brand new federal courthouse. Read more »

It is crucial that we keep our children healthy and safe, and that’s always been one of my main priorities in Congress. The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Reauthorization Act has saved countless lives over the years, so I am proud that it was reauthorized in the end-of-year omnibus and included Indian Tribes as eligible grant recipients. Read more »

The new federal courthouse planned for Fort Lauderdale is in line for an extra $55 million — one of many South Florida projects that could get a stream of federal funds to make them a reality. The additional money will help get the new courthouse off the ground, as it faces rising construction costs, said U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Read more »