WASHINGTON – Earlier today the U.S. Department of Education announced that the School Board of Miami-Dade County will be awarded $30 million as part of the Race to the Top competition. Miami-Dade was the biggest district of the 16 applicants...
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the teachers of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties during National Teacher Appreciation Week, taking place this year from May 7 through May 11, 2012. This week affords students, parents, and communities across the...
By Anthony Man, Sun SentinelDAVIE – The latest issue to get stuck in the swamp of Washington politics: student loan interest rates.It has a big impact in Florida. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, said Monday as many as 500,000...
Davie, Fla. – The cost of attending college could soon be a lot more expensive for current students and incoming freshman. Interest rates for Stafford student loans are set to double to 6.8 percent on July 1 if Congress doesn’t...
By Anthony Man You might be able to say U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, is bringing home the Biden to her district.The White House announced Wednesday that Vice President Joe Biden would deliver the commencement address at Cypress Bay High...
WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama announced that Florida will have more flexibility when it comes to the mandates of implementing the No Child Left Behind Act. “This is great news for students, educators and parents in the Sunshine State and I...
As the year draws to a close and we look back at all that 2011 brought us, there is much to be thankful for this year, despite some of the challenges we’ve faced.To start off with a significant accomplishment, a...
Hosted by Reps. Wasserman Schultz and DeutchFt. Lauderdale, Fla. – On Saturday, December 3, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) and Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-19) hosted a Veterans Jobs Fair at the Fort Lauderdale Armory. Veterans and military families were invited...
WASHINGTON - Following President Obama’s speech about creating American jobs this evening, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) released the following statement:“Tonight we heard from our President about his vision for moving America forward. He described how the American Jobs Act will...
“Yesterday I was asked by President Obama to play an expanded role in helping him to move our nation forward and win the future. "I am honored that through this expanded role I will be able to work with the...
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...
Rep. Wasserman Schultz’s Breast Health Education Bill Becomes Law with Passage of Health Care Reform
(Washington, DC) -- Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) this week celebrated the passage of important breast cancer provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590 – the health reform legislation). The new health care laws...
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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,...
(Washington, DC) -- Rep. Wasserman Schultz voted today to make the single largest investment in aid to help students and families pay for college in history -- and at no cost to taxpayers. The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act...
(Washington, DC) – Rep. Wasserman Schultz will join Andres Zighelboim, a student from University School of Nova Southeastern University in Davie, to unveil his art work in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2009. His painting will hang in the United...
(Pembroke Pines, FL) -- The 25th Annual Congressional Art Competition, An Artistic Discovery, provides Members of Congress with the unique opportunity to showcase the talents of their creative, dynamic high school constituents. As the Congressional Representative of Florida's 20th District,...
(Hollywood, FL) -- Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz took part in yet another installment of her G.I.F.T. (GET IT FIXED TODAY) Program today at the Jubilee Center of South Broward's soup kitchen in Hollywood. She served lunch at the Jubilee Center,...
(Hollywood, FL) -- Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz took part in the second installment of her G.I.F.T. (GET IT FIXED TODAY) Program today at the Jubilee Center of South Broward's soup kitchen in Hollywood. She served lunch at the Jubilee Center,...
(Pembroke Pines, FL) -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz hosted a luncheon to celebrate the success of Central Park Elementary School's student book drive to benefit seniors, as a part of her G.I.F.T. (GET IT FIXED TODAY) Program. In August, Wasserman Schultz...
