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Mitch PerryDecember 17, 2017

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is supporting fellow Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in her campaign for Florida’s 26th Congressional District. “I am proud to endorse Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in her campaign for Congress,” said the former Democratic National Committee chair Sunday afternoon in a statement from the Mucarsel-Powell campaign. “Debbie has spent her career working to expand health care access to underserved communities in Miami. […]

Mitch PerryDecember 16, 2017

South Florida law professor and 2016 Democratic congressional candidate Tim Canova is calling for a congressional investigation into why Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes destroyed all of the ballots in his 2016 primary race against Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida’s 23rd Congressional District. Canova lost to Wasserman Schultz by 13 points in their […]

Peter SchorschNovember 30, 2017

Margate Democrat Jeremy Ring scored a “hat trick” of endorsements for his CFO campaign from Florida’s congressional delegation Thursday, and now has the support of seven of the 11 Florida Democrats in the U.S. House. U.S. Reps. Lois Frankel, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Frederica Wilson announced they were supporting the former state senator for CFO, […]

Danny McAuliffeNovember 29, 2017

Gwen Graham endorsed federal legislation on Wednesday that would grant permanent residency to Haitians and Central Americans who are living in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status. Known as the ESPERER Act, the bill would benefit the more than 300,000 Haitians, Nicaraguans, Hondurans and Salvadorans currently living in the U.S. through TPS, according to Graham. […]

Mitch PerryOctober 23, 2017

While the media focuses on Steve Bannon‘s intent to blow up the Republican Party, there also is a definite discord within the Democratic Party. Last week in Las Vegas, Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez removed several party officials from central party committees who backed Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison’s chairmanship bid. In February, Perez defeated Ellison as […]

Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2017

Tampa’s Alan Clendenin was unanimously elected chair of the Democratic National Committee Southern Caucus, which consists of 13 southern states. Clendenin was named to the job Thursday night during the DNC’s fall meeting in Las Vegas. The caucus chair serves as an advocate for the southern region and the national party and comes with a […]

Mitch PerryOctober 17, 2017

(UPDATED) Debbie Wasserman Schultz is again pressing Gov. Rick Scott on his decisions about debris removal in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. The South Florida Democrat says she was already perplexed about why the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) refused to submit to FEMA local requests for full reimbursement. The local communities were forced to […]

Bob SparksOctober 13, 2017

Progressives have an opportunity to get behind a bill that would end certain tax exemptions for a group they would normally refer to as “fat cats.” One Member of Congress went on television this week promoting a bill that targets the corporate headquarters for wealthy business owners, saying it’s time for them to pay up. […]

Scott PowersOctober 4, 2017

After touring Puerto Rico earlier this week, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto declared the island is in emergency need of robust emergency federal funding, not just to assure full federal relief efforts from Hurricanes Maria and Irma, but to keep the commonwealth’s government operating in a place where almost no one can work. “The stories that […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2017

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz now has gotten the other ten Florida Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to join her call for a one-day Florida Legislature special session to replace Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith‘s statue in the U.S. Capitol. “We must denounce symbols of what supremacy and stand up for love and […]

Tag: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz formally backs Debbie Mucarsel-Powell for CD 26

Tim Canova wants a state and federal investigation into why Broward County SOE destroyed ballots in 2016 race

Jeremy Ring announces ‘hat trick’ of congressional endorsements for CFO bid

Gwen Graham backs push for Haitian residency

Tim Canova vows progressives will push back on status quo at Orlando Democratic event

Alan Clendenin elected chair of National Dems Southern Caucus

Debbie Wasserman Schultz again questions Rick Scott on debris removal

Can Matt Gaetz get through big tax increase on NFL?

Darren Soto: Congress must quickly approve robust relief package for Puerto Rico

Florida Democrats in Congress call for Florida special session to replace statue