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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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Feb 24, 2021

So we need to not only create manufacturing jobs here in America, but we also need to make sure that they are clean manufacturing jobs that we create here in America.

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Feb 4, 2021

It is with a heavy heart that I rise to honor the lives of two fallen FBI agents, Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger. On Tuesday morning, while executing a Federal warrant in a child exploitation investigation, Special Agents Daniel…

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Feb 4, 2021

We have heard a lot here today so, in closing, let me remind my colleagues that we were sent here, not only to uphold the Constitution, but to uphold the standard of conduct. Let me share with you what should have happened. What should…

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Feb 4, 2021

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise to support H. Res. 72, legislation I never hoped to author. My resolution would remove Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments. We have already heard today a lot about…

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Feb 4, 2021

It is with a heavy heart that I rise to honor the lives of two fallen FBI agents, Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger. On Tuesday morning, while executing a Federal warrant in a child exploitation investigation, Special Agent Daniel…

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Feb 3, 2021

We must demand accountability for the officials who instituted this policy with no regard for the trauma and lifelong consequences for the children it impacted.

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Feb 3, 2021

We are dealing with conduct that brings shame on this House. It is exactly the kind of conduct that helps fuel domestic terrorism.

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Feb 3, 2021

And we must ensure that our country, that we never, never needlessly separate children and weaponize them with trying to address the immigration crisis.

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Feb 3, 2021

the cruelty of this policy was the point, and Jeff Sessions would not be deterred.

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Feb 3, 2021

We must try to right the wrongs committed against these children, reunite those who remain separated to this day, and support the families as they deal with the deep trauma they have experienced.

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Jan 4, 2021

Finally, I applaud the inclusion of gender-neutral language that embraces all gender identities and reflects that this Chamber is not just a man's world anymore.

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Jan 4, 2021

I find the protestations of our friends on the other side of the aisle rich, when 2 days from now they plan to actually vote in favor of overturning the results of an election that their party's nominee lost. So, please, spare us the…

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Dec 16, 2020

Purdue Pharma actively thwarted the United States' efforts to ensure compliance and prevent diversion.

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Dec 16, 2020

At best, this behavior is negligent; at worst, it represents a deadly and deliberate strategy that made your family rich while harming hundreds of thousands of people.

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Dec 16, 2020

Around the time I was elected to Congress in 2004, south Florida was overrun by pill mills, so-called clinics where anyone with cash could walk away with dangerously addictive opioids.

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Dec 8, 2020

I want to talk about one notable case--the story of the Holleran family in Pennsylvania.

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Dec 8, 2020

the termination of this unnecessary fossil fuel project was a big win in the fight to protect our Nation's waterways

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Dec 8, 2020

FERC has created a loophole to allow companies to begin action on the project under what FERC calls, quote, preconstruction activity.

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Dec 8, 2020

It is with great pleasure that I rise to recognize the remarkable career of Monica Russo. After decades of service, Ms. Russo is retiring as executive vice president of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the largest local union in…

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Oct 1, 2020

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, after four, long painful months, Senate Republicans continue to block the House-passed Heroes Act to provide coronavirus relief to the fed-up American people. Since May, thousands more…

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Oct 1, 2020

It is with great pleasure that I rise to recognize the remarkable career of Carol Brick-Turin. After 12 years, Ms. Brick-Turin is retiring as the executive director of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation's Jewish Community Relations…

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Sep 30, 2020

Under the settlement, Sun agreed to delay generic entry into the U.S. for six months.

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Sep 30, 2020

It is past time that we take back the power that we surrendered.

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Sep 30, 2020

My proposal isn't specific to replicate it and bring it back exactly the way it was, but that there does need to be a Select Intelligence Subcommittee Panel recreated.

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Sep 30, 2020

So when it was done away with, it was done away with by the new Republican majority.

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