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Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 23rd congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held various leadership roles, including serving as the chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2011 to 2016. Throughout her tenure, Wasserman Schultz has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and women's rights, advocating for policies that aim to improve the lives of her constituents. She has been an outspoken advocate for gun control and has worked on legislation addressing the needs of veterans and military families.

Feb 29, 2016

But, potentially, we could have to have a reconstruction or a redesign that could cost far more than that?

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Feb 29, 2016

I mentioned in my testimony the Capitol dome project being in the home stretch, and I wanted to ask you whether you expect that it is going to come in at the full $126 million expenditure...

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Feb 29, 2016

Can you address the real issue of reduced oversight on our part if we allow you to move some of those separate appropriations to a working capital fund?

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Feb 29, 2016

Well, it would be important if we allow that shift to make sure that we put a mechanism in place that ensures that we can maintain the same oversight we have been able to under the current way you do it.

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Feb 29, 2016

I appreciate that the Sergeants each go to one another when there is concern from the other side.

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Feb 29, 2016

That is a very large commitment to never actually have gone through the planning process that we have here.

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Feb 29, 2016

I think that would be extremely helpful.

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Feb 29, 2016

I just met with the acting Librarian, and he expressed a strong desire for it to happen, and they need it.

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Feb 29, 2016

So you initiated it on your own because in your analysis you decided, without any outside influence or pressure, that this was necessary and so essential that we remove it from the regular order process.

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Feb 29, 2016

That is what you do when you are in the know about what is coming.

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Feb 29, 2016

I am concerned that you built a budget request that doesn't probably line up with your report.

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