Tobacco kills 32,300 people in my State every year, costing Florida about $8.64 billion in annual health care expenses.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 23rd congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held various leadership roles, including serving as the chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2011 to 2016. Throughout her tenure, Wasserman Schultz has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and women's rights, advocating for policies that aim to improve the lives of her constituents. She has been an outspoken advocate for gun control and has worked on legislation addressing the needs of veterans and military families.
In Florida, for example, more than 25 percent of high school students use e-cigarettes.
So I am sorry. If they made a mistake, does that means that there needs to be and better guidance from the department so that they include enough information to be eligible to receive the assistance?
These were funds that were a lifeline for many citrus producers in Florida that have been on the frontlines of experiencing the damaging effects of climate change.
Animal fighting is not only cruel and unethical. It can also spread disease, and your role is...critical to bringing to justice those engaged in this horrendous act.
Interagency coordination and information sharing with local law enforcement are crucial to addressing hate crimes and extremist threats.
What level of coordination does the FBI have with campus police departments, and do they have enough resources, and are there ways to further leverage those relationships?
Three out of four HBCUs in my home state of Florida were among those recently targeted with bomb threats.
We must increase the Nonprofit Security Grant program so it can continue its essential work of protecting Jewish and other faith-based institutions across the country. We must confirm Dr. Deborah Lipstadt as the State Department's Special…
Governor DeSantis must make these badly needed dollars available to Florida school districts immediately or our children, teachers, and local taxpayers will suffer and bear the long-term burden, and that will rest squarely on his shoulders.
Congress recognized the adverse effects in learning loss the pandemic might manifest.
As a mother of three, I have seen firsthand how hard the past two years have been on young people.
Thankfully President Biden and his Administration are taking a proactive approach to debunking Russian disinformation
The previous President, Mr. Trump, was Putin's patsy, and that he stood in front of the whole world at a press conference and essentially just took Mr. Putin's word for it.
This is why we must maintain a Federal moratorium on offshore drilling on the coast of my home state of Florida.
Carbon intensity, for example, has become a go-to phrase for Big Oil companies that often amounts to empty promises.
Exxon's pledge includes Scope 1 and Scope 2 type emissions... Scope 3 emissions... are entirely excluded from that pledge.
I am prepared to close. Mr. LaTURNER. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Michigan for coming down here to speak about such a brave American hero. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers. I am prepared to close. I do support…
What a gift to be able to help name this post office and give this well-deserved honor to a remarkable woman, who I hope is watching right now, because she deserves every ounce of the respect that this naming represents. Mr. Speaker, I…
I believe it is morally wrong for TransDigm to take advantage of our military in a time of need or any time.
There is no reasonable benchmark that would justify the profits TransDigm obtained.
I serve as Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Committee, and our committee is committed to protecting our service members and improving their quality of life.
Few are more critical than the deepening and widening of Port Everglades in my district, a project that will dramatically improve supply chain efficiencies and port operations.





