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WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by a vote of 286-138, extending the law’s crucial protections to LGBT, Native American and immigrant victims, providing for more rape kits as well as a national registry of forensic evidence from sexual assault cases, strengthening [...]

WASHINGTON – In honor of World AIDS Day, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) released the following statement: “On World AIDS Day, we come together to show our support in the international fight against HIV/AIDS. We stand united in raising awareness about the epidemic that plagues an estimated 33.4 million people across the globe. The [...]

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced nearly $80 million in grants to increase access to HIV/AIDS care across the United States. Florida is slated to receive more than $10 million of the funding to ensure that low-income people living with HIV/AIDS continue to have access to life-saving health care [...]

WASHINGTON – Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) released the following statement today after President Obama declared his support for marriage equality: “Today, we take a historic step forward in the decades-long march for civil rights. With President Obama’s statements, LGBT Americans in South Florida and throughout the nation can confidently look to a future in [...]

Statement on President Obama’s Support of Marriage Equality WASHINGTON – Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) released the following statement today after President Obama declared his support for marriage equality: “Today, we take a historic step forward in the decades-long march for civil rights. With President Obama’s statements, LGBT Americans in South Florida and throughout the [...]

Video | U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz tells LGBT youth that ‘bullying sucks’ and It Gets Better South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, has recorded an It Gets Better video aimed at “anyone who is going through a tough time, for anyone who has been bullied, or feels alone, [...]

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz today released the following statement recognizing October as LGBT History Month: “LGBT History Month provides us with an important opportunity to recognize the many incredible achievements, contributions, sacrifices, and triumphs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans over the years. It is a month-long tribute to the great history of [...]

“Today my heart rejoices not only for the gay and lesbian Americans already serving in our armed forces, but also for every young man and woman who dreams about becoming a service member dedicated to keeping America safe from harm,” said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20). “For too long, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has forced [...]

In recognition of the official end of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which has prohibited gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans from serving their country openly in the U.S. military, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement: “Today, our nation adds another achievement in our promise to Americans that we are the land [...]

February 23, 2011 Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today after President Obama ordered the Department of Justice to stop defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act in federal courts: “I celebrate today’s decision by President Obama and Attorney General Holder to stop defending the unconstitutional ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ (DOMA) [...]