Resolution states that insurers shouldn’t deny coverage for women who seek mammograms (Washington, DC) — Today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) introduced a Resolution (H. Res. 971) expressing the “sense of the House of Representatives” regarding recent breast cancer screening guidelines by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that relate to women age […]
Guidelines underscore the need for increased education about breast health among providers and women (Washington, DC) — Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement regarding the new breast cancer screening guidelines released Monday November 16, 2009 by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: “I am very concerned that these guidelines conflict with many of […]
(Washington, DC) — Today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz voted for an historic bill that reforms our nation’s health insurance system, brings down the deficit and expands access to affordable, quality health care for nearly every American. The Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962 offers security and stability to all Americans, reduces costs, […]
Democratic National Committee Conference Call Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Senator Stabenow, VA Delegate Vanderhye Call Out Republicans For Being Out Of Touch On Women’s Issues Audio Link to the Call: http://www.democrats.org/page/-/audio/calls/ConfCall2pm100709.mp3 Washington This afternoon on a press conference call with reporters, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) called out New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie […]
By Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz In the ten seconds it took you to read this far, you could be scheduling a mammogram. By now, you could be teaching your daughter about breast self awareness. And in the thirty seconds it took you to read up to here, you could make sure your friend knows her family […]
MIAMI (CBS4) ― The Miami Dolphins and U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz have teamed up to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Dolphins will hold the team’s Breast Cancer Awareness game this Sunday against the Bills at Land Shark Stadium. Wasserman-Schultz, herself a breast cancer survivor joined Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano, his wife Jeanette, and […]
By Scott S. Greenberger Ten weeks after taking office as the first Jewish congresswoman from Florida, Debbie Wasserman Schultz was a virtual unknown on the national scene. It was early 2005, and the petite lawmaker, then 38, was attending a children’s birthday party in her southern Florida district when an aide called to tell […]
By Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz Breast cancer is a disease that knows no boundaries. It strikes women from all backgrounds, races, and ethnicities, the rich and the poor, the old and the young. Yes, you did read that last part correctly. Despite the perception, young women can and do get breast cancer and the result […]
By Richard Leiby She didn’t cry on “Good Morning America.” She didn’t cry when she talked to the local press. But yesterday, surrounded by a sisterhood of other breast cancer survivors, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stood looking so vulnerable and human — so unlike a typical member of Congress — at a lectern in a […]
By Lesley Clark When Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz steps to the lectern at the Capitol on Monday to push for greater awareness of breast cancer risks in younger women, she’ll be speaking from experience. The Broward County Democrat and mother of three told The Miami Herald on Saturday that she successfully battled breast cancer […]