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As Congress returns from the spring recess, I am proud to cosponsor an amendment with my colleagues, Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Nita Lowey and Labor-HHS Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, in support of the President's request for supplemental funding. Although the Republican leadership has refused to consider the Administration's request, I'm committed to ensuring women and children have access to the resources they need at home and abroad to combat this disease, including research into a vaccine, education campaigns and comprehensive family planning resources. It is time for Congress to join together in solving public health crises like this one and time for Republicans to stop sticking their heads in the sand. Read more

CBS MIAMILocal Leaders Call On Congress To Address Gender Pay GapMIAMI (CBSMiami) — Local political and business leaders joined in a call Tuesday demanding Congress to address the gender pay gap.Tuesday marked Equal Pay Day which shows how far into the new year women have to work to earn the same wages a man earned in the previous year.Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined in the demand during an event at Pembroke Pines beauty salon, Kaizen Beauty Academy, that pays its male and female e... Read more

MIAMI HERALDDebbie Wasserman Schultz bashes GOP over gender pay gapU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, used a Pembroke Pines beauty academy as a backdrop Tuesday to bash Congressional Republicans for holding up legislation that she says would address the gender pay gap.The bill, Paycheck Fairness Act, would require employers to prove that any difference in pay is unrelated to gender and prevent employees from being fired for sharing salary information, among other things.“On average wo... Read more

SUN SENTINELPay day for politiciansHappy Equal Pay Day: Well, maybe not so happy for women, who continue to face issues of pay disparity. The Orlando Sentinel's Susan Jacobson puts the pay gap in perspective. Here in South Florida, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stopped at Kaizen Beauty Academy in Pembroke Pines to discuss the problem this morning."For those who do not know, Equal Pay Day marks how far into 2016 the average woman has to work to earn the same wages the average man earned in 2... Read more

For those who do not know, Equal Pay Day marks how far into 2016 the average woman has to work to earn the same wages the average man earned in 2015 We are four weeks into spring. The Marlins have started their regular season and many South Florida high school seniors are picking out their prom attire. It is a national embarrassment that it takes this far into the year for women to earn what men made in the previous year. Read more

In spite of the overwhelming evidence to support closing the gap, my House Republican colleagues have voted nine times since 2013 to block the Paycheck Fairness Act from being considered on the floor, which I'm a proud cosponsor of. Instead of helping working women and their families, they've employed their trademark obstructionism and condoned women making less than their male counterparts for the same work. Shame on House Republicans for allowing this national embarrassment to continue under their leadership. Read more

SUN SENTINELWasserman Schultz honors cancer knitting groupMarvin GlassmanU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) surprised the 35 members of the Southeast Florida Head Huggers Satellite Group recently at the Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie with a Congressional Record statement honoring the organization for knitting and crocheting blankets, hats, wraps, among other clothing items for adult and pediatric cancer patients undergoing treatment.The group, also affectionately known as "C... Read more

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORTRep. Wasserman Schultz: Work-Life Balance Can Be Difficult but Is CriticalHaving a perspective of a working mother has helped in the role as a legislator, the Florida Congresswoman writes.By Debbie Wasserman SchultzAs a citizen legislator who started off in Florida's House of Representatives in Tallahassee, a nearly eight-hour drive from our home in South Florida, I was thrown into the fire of learning to achieve a work-life balance early on in my career.When I first ran ... Read more

CORNELL CHRONICLE (CORNELL UNIVERSITY)Students advocate for financial aid in halls of CongressBy Kathleen CorcoranCornell students pose with U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, in Washington, D.C. The students were in Washington for the annual Student Advocacy Day when they speak to members of Congress about the value of student aid.On March 1, 20 Cornell students piled into a bus headed for the halls of Congress. They were on a mission.As recipients of student aid, they wanted to share their stories... Read more

Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz is proud to join 44 current and former Senators and 164 current and former House Members from 38 states on an amicus brief supporting President Obama's Clean Power Plan. Read more