Press Releases

The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed a companion version of legislation written by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) that would make the prosecution of tax return identify theft a greater priority and strengthen penalties against identify thieves.  In the last two years alone tax return thieves have stolen more than $9 billion from American taxpayers and the U.S.… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) issued the following statement today after voting to raise the debt ceiling of the United States. The measure passed the House 221 to 201:“Today’s vote to raise the debt ceiling was a vote to uphold the full faith and credit of the United States of America, one of the most solemn responsibilities of a Member of Congress. For another… Read more »

A group of lawmakers want Gov. Rick Scott to let conscience be his guide over whether 1.2 million poor people in Florida should get health insurance under an expansion of Medicaid. “Governor, last year you said your conscience wouldn't allow you to stand in the way of an expansion,” the lawmakers wrote Scott in a letter today. “We hope your conscience now will… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) announced today that that she is partnering with USA Network in its efforts to promote Characters Unite Month this February, continuing the Network’s award-winning, five-year public service campaign to combat hate and discrimination. Along with other Members of Congress, Rep. Wasserman Schultz appears in an “I Won’t Stand… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) voted today to advance bipartisan legislation that would bring relief to tens of thousands of homeowners in Florida and around the nation trying to afford and maintain flood insurance coverage.  The procedural motion, which failed by a vote of 193-225, would have allowed the House to immediately take up and pass legislation to delay… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) has hired Sean Bartlett to serve as the new Communications Director in her Congressional office.Most recently, Bartlett worked as a senior officer on the United Nations Foundation’s public affairs team, where he led the communications work of the Foundation’s Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves initiative. He also supported the… Read more »

President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address to Congress this evening, in which he detailed his vision and recommendations for how we can strengthen our economy and create jobs and educational opportunities for all Americans.In the audience at the Capitol this evening was Martin West, a South Florida constituent from Davie, Fla. Martin and his wife Melinda are small… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) made the following statement today recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in honor of Holocaust survivors:“Today, along with Israel and communities across the world, we pause to solemnly commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day and all of those who perished. Today we not only mourn those lost in egregious acts of… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) has invited South Florida constituent Martin West to be her guest to President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 28.West and his wife Melinda are small business owners in South Florida who are benefiting from the reforms of the Affordable Care Act. In 1994 Melinda was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and… Read more »

Today the Obama Administration announced that Aviva Sufian will serve as the first Special Envoy for U.S. Holocaust Survivor Services. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement:“I welcome the announcement of Aviva Sufian as the first Special Envoy for U.S. Holocaust Survivor Services. In her current role as the director of Regional Operations in the… Read more »