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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - As Venezuela was staggering under water shortages and a deadly blackout Monday, Washington piled on the problems, hitting Nicolás Maduro with additional sanctions designed to leave his regime starved for resources. The U.S. calculation seems clear: It’s gambling that the short-term pain required to push Maduro out of office will be less than the long-term pain of allowing him to... Read more »

Debbie Wasserman Schultz y Donna Shalala recorrieron la zona fronteriza y el centro de acopio de ayuda humanitaria que aún permanece en el lado colombiano. Allí aseguraron que demócratas y republicanos están unidos para presionar la entrada de insumos a territorio venezolano. https://www.univision.com/congresistas-de-florida-visitaron-la-frontera-de-colombia-y-venezuela-como-parte-del-compromiso-d... Read more »

Las legisladoras Debbie Wasserman Schultz y Donna Shalala visitaron este domingo a la zona fronteriza y un día después, en compañía de venezolanos exiliados, anunciaron nuevas medidas para ayudar con la crisis que atraviesa el país, ahora agravada por el apagón que ya cumple varios días. Los líderes del exilio siguieron denunciando la precaria situación, mientras las congresistas anunciaron la pre... Read more »

VIVA VENEZUELA — Florida Reps. Donna Shalala and Debbie Wasserman Schultz were in Colombia this weekend, calling for the removal for Nicolas Maduro from neighboring Venezuela. @RepShalala: “On the other side of this bridge, connecting Venezuela and Colombia, people are dying of hunger and treatable diseases. We’re here to witness this crisis first-hand and support the Venezuelan people. #VivaVenez... Read more »

U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Donna Shalala, South Florida Democrats with many Venezuelan constituents, visited the Colombian-Venezuelan border over the weekend and returned home to condemn the crumbling and corrupt regime of President Nicolás Maduro. They said they went to get a first-hand view of the humanitarian and public health crisis faced by Venezuelans. “What we saw is so much mo... Read more »

Las representantes Debbie Wasserman Schultz y Donna Shalala, demócratas por el sur de Florida quienes cuentan con muchos electores venezolanos, visitaron la frontera colombo-venezolana durante el fin de semana pasado y compartieron lo que vieron, con desgarradores testimonios. "Lo que vimos es mucho más devastador de lo que se ha descrito anteriormente", dijo Wasserman Schultz el lunes en una conf... Read more »

SUNRISE, FLA. - Two Florida congresswomen met with the president of Colombia and saw where blockades were preventing humanitarian aid from getting to Venezuela during a visit to the Columbian-Venezuelan border. U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Donna Shalala made the visit this past weekend. The Democrats' districts have some of the largest populations of Venezuelans and Colombians in the Un... Read more »

On March 5, FIU held a reception welcoming the 116th Congress. Members of the Florida Congressional delegation joined more than 150 guests to celebrate FIU’s success as a solutions center. “FIU is the people’s university of South Florida. The Florida delegation, Republicans and Democrats are united when it comes to making sure that FIU continues to be the preeminent university not only of South Fl... Read more »

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - As Venezuela was staggering under water shortages and a deadly blackout Monday, Washington piled on the problems, hitting Nicolás Maduro with additional sanctions designed to leave his regime starved for resources. The U.S. calculation seems clear: It’s gambling that the short-term pain required to push Maduro out of office will be less than the long-term pain of allowing him to... Read more »