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MORNING CONSULTFlorida Democrats Urge Obama Administration to Shift More Money to Zika CauseBy Mary Ellen McIntireA group of Florida Democrats is urging the nation’s top health official to direct agencies to shift funds to respond to the Zika virus.Led by Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, eight members of the delegation urged Health and Human Services Secretary… Read more »

THE HILLFla. Dems: Shift funds to prevent delay in Zika vaccineBy Peter Sullivan - 08/10/16 03:01 PM EDTA group of Democratic lawmakers from Florida is calling on the Obama administration to take money from other areas to continue work on a vaccine for Zika.Administration health officials have warned that the National Institutes of Health will run out of money for vaccine development at… Read more »

MIAMI HERALDDebbie Wasserman Schultz to hold gun meeting with Gabrielle GiffordsU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will hold a gun safety meeting with former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Broward Thursday night.In 2011, Giffords was holding a Congressional event in Arizona when a gunman shot her and 18 others, killing six. Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, who will also attend the… Read more »

With 16 cases of locally transmitted Zika, Republican leadership still refuses to act on legislation that would secure more funding for vaccine research, mosquito control, and treatment of the virus. Our public health agencies have nearly exhausted the resources they have to combat Zika, but the need for sustained, reliable funding for vaccine research remains. Make no mistake – a vaccine is the only permanent way to protect our citizens and we cannot let inadequate resources or partisan politics stymie its development. I urge Secretary Burwell to take any and all actions needed to secure this lifesaving funding. Read more »

MIAMI HERALDMiami Herald: Debbie Wasserman Schultz holds Zika town hallBy Amy ShermanAug. 08--U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will hold a town hall on the Zika virus Monday morning at a Pembroke Pines senior center about 20 miles northwest of the epicenter of the local outbreak.The Zika virus may not be among the top concerns for many of these western Broward seniors since only two of… Read more »

SUN SENTINELWasserman Schultz calls out Congress, Gov. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio over ZikaBy Olivia DimmerRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz called for cooperation between state and federal leaders to combat the Zika virus on Monday.She spoke with senior citizens at a town hall at the Southwest Focal Point Senior Center in Pembroke Pines, about 20 miles north of the Zika hotbed near Wynwood,… Read more »

WSVN 7 (FOX MIAMI)Hundreds attend Hope and Healing forum, work for improvement in police-community relationsSUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) - Hundreds of community members attended a town hall meeting held by South Florida leaders in hopes of improving relations between law enforcement and the public, Thursday night.Hope and Healing are the two words centered around a discussion at the Faith Center,… Read more »

MIAMI HERALDIn virus-plagued Wynwood, politicians point fingers over Zika fundingBy Alex Daugherty, Emily Cochrane and Patricia MazzeiThe Zika virus arrived in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood last week. The politicians came Thursday.Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson handed out mosquito-repellent wipes. U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson advocated for safe sex. Florida Gov. Rick… Read more »

Wasserman Schultz returns to public eye at community policing eventBy Dan SweeneyAfter keeping out of the public eye since her resignation as chair of the Democratic National Committee on July 24, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, chose to step back into the spotlight at a town hall event at the Faith Center, a nondenominational African-American church in… Read more »

SUN SENTINELLet the healing begin: Faith Center hosts discussion on police, race relationsBy Susannah BryanIf you're stopped by a bad cop, can you call 911?That was just one of the tough questions asked Thursday night during a "Hope and Healing" town hall meeting co-hosted by Broward Sheriff Scott Israel and Faith Center Bishop Henry Fernandez.More than 500 people flocked to… Read more »