“This betrayal is a step too far. He’s abdicating one of the most sacred promises that our nation makes and abandoning the most vulnerable among us – all in service to billionaires,” said Wasserman Schultz. “It’s a backdoor cut to regular Social Security benefits. We know that Trump and Republicans don’t care about protecting the vulnerable. They only care about consolidating power and giving more handouts to their billionaire friends.” Read more »
“It’s clear the Trump Administration targeted this highly successful program based on inaccurate information as part of its drive to attack any effort aimed at giving all students a chance to excel and succeed,” said Wasserman Schultz. “The Education Department, or what’s left of it, clearly acted prematurely by threatening to withhold funding from our local schools, and it all appears to be based on erroneous information, an incomplete investigation, and a purely political agenda. Latinos in Action has for nearly a decade helped all our students grow as scholars and leaders. This baseless decision by the Department is an attack on our students’ educational opportunities.”
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Our constituents are already facing a healthcare affordability crisis, higher prices due to tariffs and economic uncertainty, and a higher net tax burden due to the Republican Big Ugly Law. We urge you to abandon unilateral changes to Social Security disability eligibility and refocus your attention on ensuring that all Americans can access their earned benefits.” Read more »
“If these credits expire, thousands of people we represent face double, triple or quadruple price hikes in their premiums,” said Wasserman Schultz. “But you all know what that really means. Families will be forced to drop coverage. Chronic diseases will go undiagnosed. ERs will be flooded. People will needlessly die. Our communities will be ravaged. And it’s not just ACA families who will be hit.” Read more »
On Capitol Hill, one Florida congresswoman has been leading the charge on breast cancer legislation since her own diagnosis in 2007. Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz remembers the day she found out she had cancer more than 17 years ago. Read more »
Without democracy, peace and prosperity are an impossibility. As authoritarianism rises all around us, María Corina Machado's brave fight against tyranny shines a guiding light for all of us who challenge injustice, violence, and threats to democracy Read more »
Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat, released a statement saying Machado shines a guiding light for all who challenge threats to democracy as authoritarianism rises. “For years, she has fearlessly confronted the murderous Maduro regime and given voice to the Venezuelan people’s demands for the restoration of the rule of law, a free press, and fair and transparent elections,” Wasserman Schultz wrote. Read more »
“We are elated by news that Israel and Hamas have come to an agreement to end the war in Gaza, release the hostages, and surge aid into Gaza. We thank President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and negotiators in allied and partner nations for their tireless efforts in service of peace over these past two years. Once all the hostages still held by Hamas are released, the Abraham Accords Caucus looks forward to reconvening Israel and its Arab partners in support of lasting peace, the disarming of Hamas, and rebuilding on foundations of stability and tolerance so that our ally Israel will never again be threatened. Read more »
“Over 200,000 people right here in my district will face a massive hit to their monthly budget or lose healthcare coverage entirely. Kaiser estimates that premiums will double for our families. Who can possibly afford that?” said Wasserman Schultz. “In the conversations I just had with healthcare leaders in my district, they were very clear that there were thousands and thousands of people in our community that will cease being able to have affordable healthcare.” Read more »
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Weston, convened a roundtable discussion Friday with local healthcare leaders and consumer advocates to talk about the impasse in Congress over extending critical tax credits for health plans offered under the Affordable Care Act. Read more »
