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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “Thank you so much, Mr. Grayson, for sharing your unique perspective. And, again, it's so incredibly important that we…”

On the recordMay 26, 2010
Thank you so much, Mr. Grayson, for sharing your unique perspective. And, again, it's so incredibly important that we had this opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of Jewish Americans to American history. And I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, that something that I am quite proud of is a contribution that I wasn't aware that I had made. Upon my election to the Congress in 2004, I learned that I was elected as the first Jewish woman to represent the State of Florida in Congress in history. And that's a source of great pride certainly to my parents, my Jewish parents, who were extremely proud and who kvelled, which is a Yiddish expression for a great bubbling of pride, so to speak. But it's something that has been a source of pride to me.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida
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May 26, 2010

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Wasserman Schultz reflects on her historic election as the first Jewish woman from Florida in Congress.

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