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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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May 10, 2022

Families should not have to choose between supply and safety, and we want to make sure that when we are talking about families we are including our military families as well.

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May 10, 2022

I have been closely tracking all the national infant formula shortage as has a member of this subcommittee, Congressman Sanford Bishop, who chairs the Agriculture Subcommittee of Appropriations.

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May 10, 2022

We can't budget where you ask for less than you need counting on us to give you more that is more closely aligned to your need.

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May 10, 2022

I am certainly glad to hear that.

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May 10, 2022

The needle is going in the wrong direction.

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May 10, 2022

What is the timeframe for that? How long are they--to phase out?

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May 10, 2022

If that opinion goes unchanged in its final form, there will be massive ramifications for women, including those in the armed services.

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May 10, 2022

This is how you treat people, with dignity and respect, on a daily basis, every day.

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May 10, 2022

For those female soldiers in States with restrictive abortion laws, their options for safe abortions may be completely erased if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

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May 10, 2022

Money talks, as the expression goes.

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May 10, 2022

If they are a priority, why are they on the MILCON unfunded priorities list?

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Apr 26, 2022

Sometimes these hearings are a wrestling match, and instead this one was collaborative.

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Apr 26, 2022

I have to commend you on how thorough your responses have been.

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Apr 6, 2022

We have an obligation to ensure this passage from 'Maus' remains just that, a line from a book.

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Apr 6, 2022

That is a law you expect to find in Putin's Russia, not America.

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Apr 6, 2022

Censoring LGBTQ+ books in class discussions tells these students that their identities are shameful or to be feared.

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Apr 4, 2022

It blows my mind that the U.S. Postal Service is taking such, you know, infinitesimal steps toward electrification

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Apr 4, 2022

Assuming that the adoption of electric vehicles will save the Postal Service money in the long run, does USPS have the financial resources to increase its percentage of electric vehicles?

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Mar 30, 2022

It is incomprehensible that we are submitting budgets that are lower than the previous enacted bill.

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Mar 30, 2022

We still have some gaps, and one of the ways that we continue to address the gaps is to train our primary care providers...

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Mar 30, 2022

We expect the funding budget for this particular part of the program--which we call WHISE...

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Mar 30, 2022

We are paying attention to things like women with low mobility, our spinal-cord-injured veterans...

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Mar 30, 2022

We need to ensure that the VA is dedicating funding specifically for women's needs.

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