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Canadian billboards warn Floridians they’ll pay for Trump’s tariffs

Canada is attempting to school Americans on economics and tariffs, via billboards in red states and political battlegrounds, including multiple locations in Florida. “Tariffs are a tax on your grocery bill,” and “Tariffs are a tax at the gas pump" say rotating messages on the electronic billboards. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, said via email: “This billboard is dead-on. Trump’s tariffs threaten the largest tax hike in history on every middle-class family who drives past this ad. Trump is tanking our economy and ruining our relationship with Canada and all its visitors to Florida, and that ugly truth needs to be shared everywhere,” she said.

Capitol Q&A: Wasserman Schultz on Budget Negotiations, Signalgate

As the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, she has had a front-row seat in one of the most important committees responsible for funding the government. And as the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, she was the head of the party and played a key role in boosting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s bid for the White House in 2016.“We're not going to be part of that because they refuse to work with us on a reasonable approach to policy making and when...

Column | Bid to help new parents in Congress turns into proxy for pandemic wars

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will never forget the derision she faced in her first run for Congress, in 2004, while she was pregnant and gave birth while still campaigning. “You can be a good member of Congress or a good mother,” her conservative opponent said, according to the Democrat representing Florida. “But you can’t be both at the same time.” Wasserman Schultz got the last laugh, winning her race in a blowout. But the accusation — that a new mother can’t be a good member of Congress — still stings to this day. That’s why the liberal happily signed on with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida), a far-right conservative, for a resolution that would force the House to vote on a rule change to allow parental leave for lawmakers with new children.

Rep. Wasserman Schultz on Democrats, Trump, DOGE

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) Florida, discusses voter's frustrations over GOP lawmakers at town halls and what Democrats are doing to fight back against President Trump and the passing of the GOP backed spending bill. She also shares her thoughts on Senator Chuck Schumer, calls from the public for potentially new Senate leadership, and if the debt ceiling will be raised. Representative Wasserman Schultz speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power."

Demócratas exigen a Rubio explicar ‘sorprendente traición’ a venezolanos por anular el TPS

Casi 40 legisladores demócratas exigieron al secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, explicar lo que calificaron de “sorprendente traición” por parte de la administración del presidente Donald Trump a la comunidad venezolano-estadounidense al eliminar el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) a los ciudadanos del país sudamericano.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), copresidenta del Venezuela Democracy Caucus del Congreso de EEUU, divulgó una carta enviada a Rubio luego de unirse al representante Grego...

‘Deathly dangerous’: Florida Democrats warn against job cuts at NOAA ahead of hurricane season

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Democrats representing Florida in Congress signed onto a letter urging the federal government to reconsider staffing cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) ahead of hurricane season. This comes amid reports that hundreds of jobs were slated to be slashed at the agency, totaling up to 10% of its workforce.

Behind the scenes of the new House Jewish caucus

Think of the just-launched and first-ever House Jewish Caucus as a family — a big, noisy, opinionated Jewish family...Every Jewish Democratic member has joined or plans to join the caucus, which will be chaired by Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Schneider. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) was a founder of the group alongside Nadler, but isn’t taking a leadership position now that it has been created. No Republican Jewish members are expected to join at this point.

It didn’t take long for the Trump administration to abandon Venezuelans | Opinion

OP-ED It didn’t take long for the Trump administration to abandon Venezuelans | Opinion By Debbie Wasserman Schultz

President Donald Trump’s first weeks in office showed the world an unnerving split screen: harsh treatment of Venezuelan Americans and a warm embrace of Venezuela’s brutal dictator, Nicolás Maduro.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem quickly reversed the Biden administration’s most recent extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan immigrants and shuttered a parole program that allowed some Venezuelans to apply from outside the country and enter legally.

Now, some 600,000...

Hegseth Wants $50,000 for 'Emergency' Paint Job to Move into Military Family Housing, Lawmakers Say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is looking to live in military family housing and requested to use $137,000 in taxpayer funding for repairs -- including nearly $50,000 for an "emergency" paint job -- a pair of top Democratic lawmakers said in a letter Friday demanding more details. While it is not unprecedented for a defense secretary to live in military housing, it is far more common for them to find private housing. And the reported price tag to fix up Hegseth's military house comes as rank-and-...

House lawmakers vote to organize a formal Jewish caucus led by Nadler, Schneider

The proposal, pushed by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, was negotiated between her and Rep. Jerry Nadler, who was initially a skeptic. House lawmakers voted on Thursday, in a long-gestating but still unexpected move, to create a formal Jewish caucus for the first time, launching an official forum for long-standing informal work and discussions among Jewish members of Congress. The caucus’s formation comes at a time of, and partly in response to, record-high antisemitism in the United States.

Th...

Rep. Schultz says Trump's Gaza proposal could "inflame another generation of terrorists"

'An issue of life and death': USAID workers, supporters issue a warning to Congress at protestsThe mood at today's rally at the Capitol in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development was one of shock, fear and fury at lawmakers for not doing more to push back against the dismantling of USAID.Mary Kate Adgie, a State Department contractor who said she was laid off last week as a result of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s stop-work order, told NBC News she was working on pr...

Demócratas de la Florida critican a la Casa Blanca por decisión sobre el TPS de Venezuela

Los demócratas de la Florida en el Congreso criticaron el viernes a la administración Trump por revertir una extensión de 18 meses de un programa federal que protege a más de medio millón de venezolanos de la deportación y los instaron a volver a extender las protecciones para las personas del país sudamericano.

En una carta dirigida a la Secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, y al Secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, el grupo de legisladores dijo que “devolver a los inmigrantes venezolan...

Rep. Wasserman Schultz on Federal Funding Freeze

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) Florida weighs in on the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, stating the Trump Administration is rescinding the OMB memo but not the federal funding freeze and discusses how this will get resolved. She also talks about an emergency meeting House Democrats had to push back against this freeze and the Democratic National Committee electing a new chair this weekend. Rep. Wasserman Schultz speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg's "Balance o...

‘It’s unconstitutional’: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz pushes back on federal funding freeze - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) - Democratic lawmakers are outraged and speaking out against the proposed federal funding freeze, pointing out the effects it would have on everyday Americans.On Monday the Trump administration issued a federal funding freeze, beginning the start of a whirlwind. The following day a federal judge retaliated and blocked a portion of the freeze. The Trump administration then issued a new memo rescinding the freeze on Wednesday after it sparked widespread confusion.“I know there...

‘Outrageous.’ Trump administration move to scale back protections for Venezuelans in U.S. sparks concern in South Florida

The Trump administration’s decision to roll back temporary protected status for Venezuelans living in the U.S. has sparked alarm in the nation’s large expatriate community in South Florida. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Thursday her office has been fielding concerns from individual Venezuelans and community leaders — “my neighbors and friends” —   in the day since the Trump administration announced the move. Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat who represents south and west Broward, lives in We...

In his first week, President Trump has done 'nothing to address' price of groceries says FL Rep.

MSNBC’s Alex Witt spoke with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, democratic representative from Florida, on President Trump’s reaction to Colombia turning away military planes carrying migrants, the inspector general firings and the price of groceries.   Jan. 26, 2025

MSNBC’s Alex Witt spoke with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, democratic representative from Florida, on President Trump’s reaction to Colombia turning away military planes carrying migrants, the inspector general firings and the price o...

This Week in South Florida: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Week one, even day one of the Trump Administration actions targeted and reversed President Biden’s directives, leaving democratic members of congress who were ready to find common ground looking a little harder.

Most South Florida Democratic members of congress have been vocal critics of President Trump, then and still.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined This Week in South Florida host Glenna Milberg to discuss, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.

Dania Beach Elementary students create Valentine’s Day cards for veterans - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

DANIA BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Some South Florida schoolchildren prepared valentines for veterans.Students at Dania Beach Elementary School created Valentine’s Day cards ahead of the holiday, Friday morning.They were recruited for the annual event by U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.“You wouldn’t necessarily think that giving a Valentine’s Day card to someone you don’t know, and that you may not even meet, would brighten their day or their lives, but I told them, ‘You should see the smiles...

Why 158 Democrats voted against bill on violent immigrants

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., reintroduced legislation Jan. 3 she said would keep dangerous immigrants out of the country — people who have committed sex crimes or domestic abuse.

On social media, critics used the occasion to deride House Democrats who first voted against the bill in September.

"There is no justification. 158 Democrats voted against deporting illegal immigrants who are convicted sex offenders," one Jan. 5 Instagram post said.

But the outrage overlooked some key facts about th...

Rep. Wasserman Schultz opposes Trump’s cabinet picks on CNN: “Wreaking havoc in the United States"

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz comments on Linda McMahon, Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr., and more of Trump’s cabinet picks on @CNN with Jim Acosta.

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Democrats are lowering health care costs under law GOP wants to repeal | Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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Democrats are lowering health care costs under law GOP wants to repeal | Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Without your health, little else matters, and if you can’t afford to fix it, the pain and financial weight can be unbearable. But Democrats are winning the battle for quality affordable health care.
When I first ran for public office, I went door-to-door and told voters my number one priority was to make health care a right, not a privilege. That’s why my proudest moment in public service was the vote I cast for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which enabled tens of millions of Americans to get th...
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