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By William Gibson Who says the parties can’t work together? Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, very much a Democrat, teamed up on Monday with Republican colleague Lamar Smith of Texas to promote their legislation to stop online piracy and child pornography. They met in Miami with Spanish singer-songwriter Shaila Dúrcal, who showed them how [...]

NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) — Lawmakers and federal officials are teaming up to promote a bill that could help crack down on child pornography. Each day, online predators trade, buy and sell images of young children being sexually assaulted. FBI special agent John Gillies said, “Currently, we have over 6,000 child pornography cases opened [...]

Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel They make a comfortable $174,000 a year. But in recent days, each spent just $4.50 a day on food — and found out it wasn’t too easy. Lunch one day last week for U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-Weston, was a tuna sandwich, an apple and tap water. U.S. Rep. Ted [...]

By Laura Figueroa A group of Attucks Middle School students got an up-close lesson in partisan politics Monday morning. The Hollywood school played host to Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie, who held a news conference in the school’s library calling for support of President Barack Obama’s jobs bill. The bill, [...]

Plantation, Fla. - In honor of Veterans Day, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) released the following statement: “Each November, we gather together to honor all of the American soldiers who have defended our great nation over the course of our 235-year history.  Since our nation’s founding, men and women have answered their country’s call to service [...]

Washington, D.C. – DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today in recognition of Veterans Day: “Today, in communities across the country, we honor the courage and sacrifice of the many brave servicemen and women who have given so much to their country and fought to ensure that America continues to enjoy the freedoms [...]

Following today’s vote by Republicans in the U.S. Senate to block legislation that would create jobs and grow the economy through the development of our nation’s infrastructure, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement: “It’s almost hard to believe: This is now the third time in a matter of weeks that Republicans in [...]

Rep. Wasserman Schultz Statement on the President’s Executive Order to Reduce Prescription Drug Shortages and Fight Price Gouging WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) made the following statement after President Obama signed an Executive Order directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to help prevent and reduce prescription drug shortages, [...]

Washington, D.C. – Following today’s vote by Republicans in the U.S. Senate to block legislation that would create jobs and grow the economy through the development of our nation’s infrastructure, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement:  “It’s almost hard to believe – this is now the third time in a matter of weeks [...]

  By: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz President Barack Obama is offering middle-class Americans sensible bipartisan solutions to help get the economy moving again, as the Republican presidential field continues pandering to the most extreme elements of its party in the important early primary and caucus states. The president is hard at work pushing Republicans in [...]