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Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to speak at Nova Southeastern University’s Health Professions Division Commencement
FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE Fla.—U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) will be the keynote speaker at Nova Southeastern University’s Health Professions Division’s commencement on Sunday, May 24.
The ceremony, where 791 students will receive their degrees, will be held at 1 p.m. at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. Graduating students come from the colleges of dental medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, medical sciences and allied health and nursing.
Wasserman Schultz was the youngest woman ever elected to the Florida House of Representatives at age 26. She was elected to the Florida Senate in 2000 and sworn in into the U.S. House of Representatives in 2005.
As a Congresswoman, she passed key legislation to protect children from sexual predators, as well as an amendment to protect women and children from legislation which would have outlawed warning labels on food containing high levels of mercury.
She was the only freshman U.S. Representative chosen to serve on the Whip team, serving as Senior Whip. She was subsequently chosen to serve as Chief Deputy Whip.
Wasserman Schultz is also a member of the House Committee on Appropriations and Committee on the Judiciary, as well as chair of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee.
Her legislative achievements in Tallahassee include authoring two bills that helped women by mandating that they get the care they needed, instead of the limited amount of care the insurance companies were willing to pay for. Wasserman Schultz also passed legislation to outlaw human and sexual trafficking in Florida.
She fought to increase funding for public schools to solve school overcrowding problems and helped passed the Florida Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act, which saved many toddlers from drowning in Florida swimming pools.
Contacts:
Ken Ma, NSU Office of Public Affairs
954-262-5354 Office, 954-830-4177 Cell, kennma@nova.edu