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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.

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Sep 28, 2022

In my home state, Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis and extremist Republicans passed a 15-week abortion ban, which a recent survey showed that 60 percent of Floridians oppose.

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Sep 28, 2022

Republicans have clearly answered that question because they've introduced 52 bills to restrict abortion access in this Congress alone, directly contradicting what is the will of the American people.

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Sep 28, 2022

Who gets to decide? Does the government get to decide whether or not--whether and when a woman can be pregnant, or is that a decision--a personal healthcare decision that is--should be made and left to the woman, her family, her faith, and…

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Sep 15, 2022

Go Congress. Beat the press again next year. ____________________

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Sep 13, 2022

The fossil fuel industry has a long history of spreading disinformation both about climate change and the industry's overwhelming culpability related to climate change.

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Jul 26, 2022

The social media and marketing that you do to children is not remotely focused on safety nor is it trying to do anything other than having guns be more appealing to children.

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Jul 26, 2022

Getting young people interested in firearm ownership is positive for the industry's long-term profits and viability.

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Jul 26, 2022

This strategy basically turns killing machines into social media thirst traps for young people who will see these weapons as sexy, hip, and alluring.

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Jul 26, 2022

I would like to talk about how gun manufacturers market weapons of war to young people today.

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Jul 12, 2022

I am an original cosponsor of your bill, the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation Act, that crackdown on false advertising related to abortion services.

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Jul 12, 2022

I want to focus my line of questioning on so-called crisis pregnancy centers and the outside role that they may play as the Dobbs decision pushes abortion care further out of reach for millions of people.

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Jul 12, 2022

I am a proud original sponsor of Representative Barbara Lee's EACH Act, which would repeal this discriminatory policy.

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Jun 26, 2022

It is basic math. Really, what it boils down to is. If you have health insurance, if you can afford to pay for your healthcare, you are much more likely to be able to get access to that care.

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Jun 26, 2022

So, I want to also just focus on Medicaid expansion and how it would help young adults acquire health insurance.

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Jun 26, 2022

In fact, the final two years of the Trump administration, the overdose mortality rate among U.S. adolescents went up 94 percent.

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Jun 26, 2022

Inadequate health insurance coverage contributes to our Nation's addiction and overdose crisis.

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Jun 26, 2022

Your efforts are the furthest thing from not understanding what the crisis is.

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Jun 21, 2022

I announced my intent to issue a subpoena to Daniel Snyder to appear for a deposition next week.

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Jun 21, 2022

Without transparency, we cannot have true accountability.

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Jun 21, 2022

Not seen any workplace in the NFL that is anywhere near what we saw

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Jun 7, 2022

Marketing mass killing machines to a civilian customer base by using imagery and words that suggests that is the purpose of their product is gross and immoral.

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Jun 7, 2022

Without meaningful gun reform, students are forced to practice mass shooting drills.

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Jun 7, 2022

It is clear who gunmakers are marketing to.

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Jun 7, 2022

Gun manufacturers didn't always market weapons to civilians, and, until recently, trade shows didn't make military-style guns available to the general public.

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May 24, 2022

I am angry, I am in disbelief to be here once again.

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