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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.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New Jersey and my colleague Congresswoman Ellmers from North Carolina and rise today in strong support of the Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2015, a bill on which I was honored…
Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, a bill falsely advertised as pro-family and supporting American values. If they actually care about defending the values of our Nation and of the…
Madam Chair, I rise in strong opposition to the FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act because House Republicans are littering the bill with provisions that have nothing to do with homeland security but have everything to do with…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to lead my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in a moment of silence to honor the victims of the Tucson, Arizona, mass shooting that took place 4 years ago today. On that bright winter day, a gunman struck directly…
Mr. Speaker, I, too, want to thank my colleague and the gentlewoman from south Florida, who has really been a passionate advocate and whom I have stood in solidarity with on this and so many other issues. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5185, the reauthorization of the Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act, or the EARLY Act. The EARLY Act, which I first introduced in 2009 with my good friend and…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support H.R. 744, the Stopping Tax Offenders and Prosecuting Identity Theft Act of 2014 or, simply, the STOP Identity Theft Act. Over the past several…
Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening in strong opposition to this resolution that would propose to have the House sue the President of the United States. With only a few hours left before Congress adjourns for the August district work period…
I thank the gentlewoman from New York, particularly for her leadership in stepping up and bringing to the floor of the United States House of Representatives the incredibly important topic of anti-Semitism, not just nationally but…
Mr. Speaker, first, as the prime sponsor of this legislation, let me thank Chairman Kline, Ranking Member Miller, and the talented staff on the Education and the Workforce Committee for their leadership and guidance in bringing forth this…
Mr. Speaker, I rise with many of the women of the House, both Republican and Democrat--the members of the Congressional Women's Softball Team--to share with our colleagues that, last night, at the Sixth Annual Congressional Women's…
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