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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 30, 2020

This committee's investigation shines a spotlight on the ways that drug companies use litigation as a key part of their strategic plans to delay generic entry.

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Sep 29, 2020

Encouraging generic competition is crucial to ensuring that brand-name drugs become more affordable, but some drug companies have resorted to exploitative tactics that delay generic competition.

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Sep 29, 2020

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today to support my bill, the Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act Reauthorization, or the EARLY Act. I do want to start by thanking Chairman Pallone and Ranking…

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Sep 29, 2020

Prevention of generic encroachment just means to delay generic competition.

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Sep 29, 2020

the FDA very specifically said that they did not think that providing samples to generic manufacturers would create a safety concern.

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Sep 29, 2020

This program is supposed to be used to protect patient safety.

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Sep 29, 2020

Congress has created--has acted to address inappropriate usage of safety programs through the CREATES Act last year.

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Sep 29, 2020

As a breast cancer survivor, the high cost of cancer treatment is very personal to me.

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Sep 28, 2020

The threat of White supremacy has become really more dangerous than ever, and meanwhile, the presence of White supremacists embedded within law enforcement makes it more difficult to detect and counteract threats from violent hate groups.

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Sep 28, 2020

These examples, alone, are too many, and they undermine our Nation's promise of equal justice.

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Sep 22, 2020

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise to support passage of the continuing resolution, but I am frustrated that we find ourselves here yet again. Yet again, the Democratic House did its job. We passed our bills to fund…

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Sep 21, 2020

while we're right to debate how we responsibly withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, I did as a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, and so I'm also concerned about the future of our continued nonmilitary and civilian assistance…

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Sep 21, 2020

I'm concerned about the--what I've seen as a reduction in the prioritization of the continued rights and progress of Afghan women and girls.

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Sep 21, 2020

Is it a priority of the administration to include in the negotiations and the ongoing assistance that we provide to the Afghan people that there is continued advancement and improvement of the rights of Afghan women and girls?

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Sep 17, 2020

People of faith and across the ideological spectrum recognize that prioritizing the health and safety of pregnant workers should not be a partisan issue. It is past time for workplaces to accommodate our families and protect pregnant…

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Sep 13, 2020

You don't want to hear this phone ring in the middle of this hearing, trust me.

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Sep 13, 2020

There shouldn't be a woman who comes up to me and says, you know, I'm going to push my 80-year-old mother to vote, and we're going to stand in line, and I don't care how long it takes, because I'm scared that the Postal Service is not…

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Sep 9, 2020

In Florida, we have faced an uphill battle to counteract the Trump administration's effort to depress Census response rates in minority and immigrant communities.

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Sep 9, 2020

We are at serious risk of an undercount that will have devastating consequences for rural, Black, and immigrant communities.

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Aug 23, 2020

It has clearly gotten worse since your arrival.

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Aug 23, 2020

Yes or no, have any plant managers across the country in the USPS requested mail sorting machines be reconnected?

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Aug 23, 2020

You're not being honest with this committee about removing the sorting machines.

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Aug 23, 2020

Your culture of misinformation has even trickled down to Florida postal leadership.

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Aug 23, 2020

Your fault, on you, and you've acknowledged that.

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Aug 23, 2020

You're in charge. You don't know whether there are plant managers that have requested----

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