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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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Oct 22, 2019

As my colleagues I know mentioned, ExxonMobil has a long, treacherous history of hiding what it knew about climate science.

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Sep 23, 2019

Your advice, like the CDC, has been for people to not use any e-cigarette products.

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Sep 23, 2019

It is important that we hear from partners like you at the state level, collaborating with the Federal Government, to stop what is a national outbreak of lung illness.

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Sep 23, 2019

So it's not just nicotine--that is the public health problem and the threat.

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Sep 23, 2019

I support harm reduction, public health activities. Advocates often describe e-cigarettes as a harm reduction for smokers, but I'm concerned that we don't actually know enough to say with confidence that e-cigarettes reduce harm.

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Sep 23, 2019

Do you think a ban on flavors of any type would bring a dramatic reduction to people who either might be attracted to the flavors to begin vaping?

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Sep 23, 2019

No health benefits to nicotine; in fact, nicotine addiction is harmful, particularly to the developing brain.

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Sep 23, 2019

Thank you so much. I've had the honor of working with CDC on a number of different important initiatives, and the work of you and your colleagues is really remarkable.

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Sep 19, 2019

I think about the President smiling at a rally in Florida when an attendee suggested border patrol should shoot immigrants crossing the border.

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Sep 19, 2019

The President's nearly daily rhetoric and policy that demonizes and dehumanizes immigrants and people of color.

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Sep 19, 2019

Should we consider weaponized white supremacy ... a key threat to our election security?

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Sep 10, 2019

We do not grant benefits to individuals like work authorizations?

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Sep 10, 2019

It is imperative that Maria Isabel continues to receive this treatment for her life threatening disease.

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Sep 10, 2019

Okay. Well, I appreciate making sure that the information that arose during this entire hearing makes it very clear that what Mr.

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Sep 10, 2019

USCIS deferral does last up to two years, correct? Is that correct?

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Sep 10, 2019

If she were to return to Guatemala, she would no longer have access to the medication and she would die.

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Sep 10, 2019

I'm sure happy to go toe to toe with you, Mr. Homan. Happy to do it any day.

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Sep 10, 2019

And they're also potentially eligible for health benefits as well in that process, obviously, or they wouldn't be applying for deferred action?

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Sep 10, 2019

And ICE does not grant benefits to individuals like work authorizations?

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Sep 10, 2019

ICE's ability to provide administrative stays of final deportation orders is sufficient to take the place of USCIS's deferred action process, but that is just not true.

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Sep 10, 2019

But also the parents can apply. A family can be----

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Sep 10, 2019

Well, I've just compared and contrasted them. Have I said anything inaccurate about the differences between the two processes?

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Sep 10, 2019

For that, our country should be ashamed and I am so sorry.

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Sep 10, 2019

Please know that my Democratic colleagues and perhaps some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle will do all we can to reverse what is a disgusting decision by the Trump administration.

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Sep 10, 2019

I think it's important to really make sure that the jingoistic bigoted testimony of Mr. Homan is called out as nearly completely untrue, as being an outrage.

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