WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement this evening regarding her ‘yea’ vote on the cromnibus bill: “As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I know that House and Senate appropriators worked hard on a spending package to fund our government for the rest of the fiscal year. As […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), a former member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement today after Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released his FY 2015 budget proposal: “A budget proposal of this magnitude should reflect the priorities of a dynamic, diverse, and growing nation. Instead, Chairman Ryan has forged […]
Washington DC – As unemployment insurance benefits expire today for millions of Americans, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement: “Today, because of Republicans’ refusal to act, approximately 1.3 million American workers will lose crucial unemployment insurance benefits. These benefits provide critical support to the economy and to millions of Americans who have […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement today after the House voted 230 to 189 to pass the House Republicans’ partisan continuing resolution. “This damaging legislation significantly increases the risk of a government shutdown, continues the harmful cuts of sequestration, and defunds the Affordable Care Act. Simply put, it is […]
WASHINGTON – Earlier today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) introduced an amendment to replace the indiscriminate sequester cuts with a balanced approach to deficit reduction. She offered her amendment during the full committee markup in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations. “This […]
WASHINGTON — An estimated 120,000 Holocaust survivors live in the United States today, at an average age of 80; 3 in 5 survivors are women; and approximately two thirds of Holocaust survivors live alone. Many rely on local agencies to help them afford basic necessities such as food and health care, which is why U.S. […]
WASHINGTON – On Monday, more than 150 leading women’s, worker, and civil rights organizations from across the country sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives stating their opposition to the Working Families Flexibility Act (also known as the ‘comp time’ bill) – which is slated to be voted on in the House this […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement after the Senate rejected the Ryan-Republican budget by a vote of 40 to 59: “Rep. Ryan likes to say that we should budget like American families do. If that’s the case, then enacting the Ryan budget would have been like sending money to […]
WESTON, Fla. – The beginning of March marks the beginning of federal sequestration cuts. The sequester is a series of automatic, across-the-board cuts to government agencies, totaling $1.2 trillion over 10 years. The cuts would be split 50-50 between defense and domestic discretionary spending, but excludes Social Security and Medicare. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz […]
WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, Paul Ryan (R-WI), made the following statement regarding our nation’s military leaders at a forum held by the National Journal: “We don’t think the Generals are giving us their true advice. We don’t think the generals believe their budget is really the right budget.” […]