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  • SOCIAL SECURITY: 78 Years Later, a Promise to Seniors and the Vulnerable that Endures

    Posted by
    Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic National Committee Chair

    Seventy-eight years ago today, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, making a promise to America’s seniors to help them retire with the dignity and security they earned through a lifetime of hard work. Social Security has provided millions of Americans a level of stability for not only retirees, but also for individuals with disabilities and those receiving survivor benefits.

    Today, I am proud to stand with President Obama as we continue to fulfill the promise made so many years ago. Democrats remain committed to preserving and protecting Social Security for millions of seniors across the country and for future generations of Americans. We believe that a sustainable retirement does not just have to be a benefit for the privileged few, but for all hard-working Americans.  This assistance helps make sure seniors can pay their bills, buy groceries, and purchase life-saving medications.

    Seventy-eight years later, Social Security continues to ensure Americans can live with the dignity they deserve—part of the vision that if you work hard and put in your time, you have earned the basic benefits of a secure future. I stand by the President as we work to continue that vision, and live up to the promises made to our nation’s seniors by fighting to strengthen and protect their hard-earned benefits.

  • Extreme Voter Suppression Laws

    Voter suppression isn't just happening in North Carolina. It's happening in Republican-led states all across the country. Join the Democrats and fight back.

    Voter suppression isn't just happening in North Carolina. It's happening in Republican-led states all across the country.

    Fight Back

  • The Worst Election You’ve Never Heard of

    Posted by
    Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic National Committee Chair

    As Chair of the Democratic Party, I've been to more GOTV events than I can count. I've visited almost every state and have been involved in everything from the Presidential election to Governorships to ballot initiatives and small town races.

    But never have I seen an election like the one that's happening in Colorado right now.

    After the Colorado legislature passed commonsense gun violence prevention measures, national deep-pocketed gun lobbyists and their allies decided they weren't satisfied. They weren't going to let a small thing like the democratic process get in their way. So instead of waiting until the next election (which is only a little more than a year away), they're bankrolling a wasteful recall effort on two current elected officials — elected officials who have strong track records on job creation, education and strengthening Colorado's middle-class families.
     
    This effort is a blatant attack on our Democratic principles and it's a waste of Colorado taxpayer dollars. A recall will cost Colorado's citizens hundreds of thousands of dollars. It also sets a dangerous precedent for communities across our country. Local elections are supposed to be about the people in their districts, not extreme national groups trying to impose their policies.

    These national gun lobbyists have already tried to buy votes in Congress. Let's not let them buy elections, too.

    To learn more about these elections, visit: http://www.coloradodems.org/

  • Really? Governor Scott’s Renewed Efforts to Purge Florida Voters Not Necessary

    Posted by
    Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic National Committee Chair

    Governor Scott is back at it.  In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, Governor Scott announced he is taking another shot at purging Florida’s voter rolls of ‘noncitizens.’

    Just to be clear, we’re talking about Republican purging efforts botched so badly that Governor Scott himself had to vote by provisional ballot in 2006 because the purge had determined he was dead.

    Seriously.

    You’d think that would have been a wake-up call that this sort of purging is deeply flawed and unnecessary.

    Governor Scott and his Republican Administration claim this is simply an effort to suppress voter fraud, but Floridians know better.  This shameful attempt to shrink the electorate was highly controversial in the months leading up to the 2012 presidential election, when the Department of Justice sued the state of Florida for attempting to disqualify thousands of voters less than 90 days before an election.

    The ability to cast a vote and have one’s vote counted is central to the functioning of our democracy.  But too often, Republicans have systematically turned how ballots are cast into a manufactured issue in swing states across the country.  Too often, these Republican-led so-called anti-voter fraud efforts are nothing more than thinly veiled attempts to disqualify voters that reek of politics.

    Such is the case in Florida.  Of the 180,000 potential noncitizens identified for purging in 2012, less than 0.02% were actually ineligible. Nearly 60 percent of those included in the initial list were Hispanic – meanwhile, Hispanic voters make up only 13 percent of Florida’s electorate.

    Unfortunately for Governor Scott and national Republicans, Florida’s voters won’t be fooled again.   Attempts like what is now happening in Florida, and what is happening in many states across the country, go against the spirit of our democracy and are exactly why Congress must answer President Obama’s call to restore the Voting Rights Act to its full authority.

  • Voting Rights Matter

    To mark the 48th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Democrats launched www.votingrightsmatter.com. Take a look at the site and read some of the tweets below from Democratic leaders on why this issue is so important. 

  • Donna Brazile: Voting Rights Act Needs Help

    In honor of the 48th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, DNC Vice Chairwoman, Donna Brazile penned this op-ed on the need to protect voting rights. Read the excerpt below and visit www.votingrightsmatter.com to learn more.

    "On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signedthe Voting Rights Act and said, "There is no room for injustice anywhere in the American mansion."

    "In the 48 years since its enactment, the Voting Rights Act has helped secure the right to vote for millions of men and women in our country – dismantling the injustice of preventing eligible citizens from casting their vote — and our democracy has been made stronger for it. But now the promise and purpose of the Voting Rights Act is in jeopardy.

    "I'm not naïve enough to believe the Voting Rights Act rooted out all injustice — after all, I saw firsthand what my sister had to go through voting in Florida in 2000 — but we know from experience the Voting Rights Act has provided a critical step forward for millions of African American and other voters.

    "Too many voters in our American family overcame many obstacles, and in some cases gave their lives, to obtain the right to vote — a sacred right that cannot and should not be put at risk."

    Click here to read more.

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