SCORE Annual Awards Recognizes South Florida Congresswoman as the only member from the House of Representatives Award comes as Wasserman Schultz prepares to host a free Small Business Workshop on September 25th (Washington, DC) – SCORE, America’s premier source of...
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Representing the 20th Congressional District of Florida
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Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Wasserman Schultz voted to save and create nearly 320,000 jobs, which includes saving the jobs of 160,000 teachers. The vote also prevented the layoffs of tens of thousands of police officers, firefighters, and nurses. The House returned...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) voted to rein in Wall Street, end taxpayer bailouts of big banks, and create a consumer financial protection bureau that finally puts consumers first. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
Washington, DC – Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) released the following statement regarding the compromise on debit and credit card interchange fees struck between House conferees and Sen. Durbin (IL):“I commend Senator Durbin, Chairman Frank, Congresswoman Maloney, Congressman Meeks and...
Statement on Oil Spill and Drilling in the Gulf"Expanded drilling is a high-risk bet that Florida can't afford"Washington, DC - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) released the following statement related to the on-going oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico:“This...
Like so many Americans today, our seniors in Florida are struggling. They are worried about the present and the future. I have spoken to many people at senior centers around my district, at town halls I’ve hosted, or even in...
How to search Recovery.gov for Recipient Reported Recovery data by zip code: There are two ways to search for recipient reported data by zip code:1. Recipient Reported Data Maps Step 1: Go to Recovery.gov. Step 2: Roll your mouse over...
<h4>Tax Cuts For 95% Of American Workers - More than 2 million jobs</h4> <p>Washington, DC) -- One year after the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, commonly called the "stimulus," our efforts to create jobs and rebuild the...
(Washington, DC) - Rep. Wasserman Schultz took a critical step today toward restoring our nation’s fiscal health by voting in favor of pay-as-you-go, or PAYGO, legislation (H J RES 45). This bill ensures that all new spending is deficit-neutral.PAYGO helped...
On the anniversary of the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (commonly referred to as the Stimulus), it is time to take stock of its impact on Florida and our nation as a whole. One year in, the...
The New Direction Congress is focused on fighting for the Middle Class—creating jobs, closing tax loopholes that send jobs overseas and helping small businesses—while Congressional Republicans continue to side with the special interests. Creating jobs while responsibly reducing the deficit,...
Largest reform of financial industry regulations in seventy years (Washington, DC) -- Washington, DC – Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) voted today to help restore common sense to Wall Street with the largest reform of our nation's financial regulations since...
(Washington, DC) – Today, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz voted to accelerate critical reforms that will protect consumers from the abusive practices of the credit card industry. By moving up the start date of much of the Credit CARD Act, Congress...
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL) -- Please join Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz as she hosts area small businesses along with Federal, State and Local agencies for a Small Business Workshop to discuss how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act can assist your...
(Washington, DC) – This week, in the run up to her Saturday Small Business Workshop, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) praised passage of H.R. 2352, the “Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009, which will drive economic growth by creating...
(Washington, DC) – Rep. Wasserman Schultz voted today to bring reform and consumer protections to the credit card industry. The Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights passed the House of Representatives with an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 70 – 357, and...
(Washington, DC) -- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, who is one of 19 original co-sponsors of key anti-foreclosure legislation, praised the House of Representatives’ passage of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (H.R. 1106) today. The Helping Families Save...
(Washington, DC) -- New Making Work Pay Tax Credit--The Act establishes a new refundable income tax credit for 2009 and 2010 equal to 6.2% of earned income, up to $400 ($800 in the case of a married couple filing jointly);...
The economy is in a crisis not seen since the Great Depression.Credit is frozen, consumer purchasing power is in decline, in the last four months the country has lost 2 million jobs and we are expected to lose another 3...
(Washington, DC) -- The economic recovery and reinvestment act will create 207,000 jobs right here in Florida within the next two years through the immediate funding of projects and programs our state needs. Additional support money for state and local governments...
