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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Reclaiming my time, if you had one, it was not evident. It was absent because one of the main reasons that the people…

On the recordJune 13, 2007
Reclaiming my time, if you had one, it was not evident. It was absent because one of the main reasons that the people insisted upon putting Democrats in the majority and moving this country in a new direction is because there was an absence of reform here, an absence of oversight, an abdication of the Congress' responsibilities. And that's why Democrats are in charge. That's why we are making sure that we actually reform the process, put transparency into the appropriations process, own up to the earmarks that we sponsor and make sure that people know what we're asking for when we want to bring home funding to our districts, not do it in the shadows as was the practice up until the 110th Congress.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Discussing the need for reform and transparency in the appropriations process.

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