MIAMI, Fla. – Last week, U.S. Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) filed legislation that would restrict a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions. The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill (HR 1797), which would ban abortions after 20 weeks nationwide. It is scheduled for a vote on the House floor this week. On […]
Announcement does nothing to help 1 million denied care by Florida Legislature WASHINGTON – Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has approved a waiver for the state of Florida to expand a pilot program statewide for private insurers to provide Medicaid plans. It will be a phased implementation, beginning […]
Wasserman Schultz tested BRCA2 positive, a gene at the heart of the case WASHINGTON – Today the United States Supreme Court ruled in the case of Association of Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics that patents cannot be held on naturally occurring genes. This ruling has broad ramifications for cancer patients, and individuals seeking to learn […]
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 […]
U.S. Rep. Wasserman Schultz joined local workers in South Florida to call on Gov. Scott to veto HB655 PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Earlier today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) called on Governor Rick Scott to veto HB655, a bill passed by Florida’s legislature that will have a negative impact on Florida’s workers, particularly working […]
Wasserman Schultz adds language committing resources to stop child predators WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to pass the Homeland Security Appropriations bill for funding in fiscal year 2014. The legislation included language authored by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) that was added to the bill in order to protect our […]
WASHINGTON – Earlier today on MSNBC’s Jansing & Co., U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) talked about the continuing problem of sexual assault in the military, saying: “Sexual assault, whether it is a rape or any other type of sexual assault, is an act of violence. It is not a sex act. It is not […]
Today, Ask Listen Learn traveled to sunny Miami Beach, Florida to visit 460 students at Nautilus Middle School! This time, we were really excited to have Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz joining us as we educate kids about the dangers of underage drinking and choosing a healthy lifestyle. Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz talked to the students about […]
NBC6 (WTVJ-MIAMI) Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Advocates Safe Swimming in Broward Plantation school teaches children, adults how to swim in 5 days By Betty Yu Summer is unofficially underway, and that means kids will be spending more time in the pool. Broward County leads the country in drowning deaths in children under the age of four, […]
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. […]