WASHINGTON – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) today introduced legislation to protect children from sexual exploitation. The Child Protection Act of 2012 (H.R. 6063) increases penalties for the possession of child pornography, raises funding and resources for the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces and provides […]
WASHINGTON – At any moment, there are more than one million images of children being sexually exploited on the Internet, with an additional 200 images being posted every day, according to Department of Justice estimates. And more than one-third of the world’s pedophiles involved in organized distribution of child pornography worldwide live in the U.S. […]
Program encourages kids to say ‘YES’ to a healthy lifestyle and ‘NO’ to underage drinking HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – By the time young teens reach eighth grade, 36 percent of them will have already tried alcohol, according to a Monitoring the Future study. And only four percent of teens report that it’s “difficult” to get alcohol […]
The battle to prevent child drownings in Broward County has received a big boost from a local philanthropist — and continued attention from one of its better-known politicians. The Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation announced Monday that it will be donating $500,000 toward swimming lessons in Broward County over the next three years, with preference toward children 9 and […]
Rep. Wasserman Schultz discussed federal regulations that have made toys safer Hollywood, Fla. – Over the next week, children all over South Florida will be opening up their presents. Thanks to the passage of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (H.R. 4040), parents can rest assured that the toys they give their children […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON – Today the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) conducted a vote to re-examine whether or not the definition of an unblockable drain should more accurately reflect the original intent of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. In April 2010, the CPSC determined that pools with a single main drain were not […]
WASHINGTON – Today more than 50 people have been arrested as part of an investigation into an online global child pornography ring. Though successful, the recent news underscores the need to better equip law enforcement with the tools they need in order to stop these perpetrators in their tracks. In May, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz […]
Governor stated in April that cuts would not occur, now they are “Today we learned that four cyber-crimes advocates have been taken off the front lines of fighting child sex-predators because of budget cuts by Governor Scott,” said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20). “Florida’s Child Predator Cybercrime Unit has been one of the best units […]