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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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Mar 5, 2019

15 months after their initial application with FEMA for the total reimbursement request of approximately $7 million, Memorial Healthcare has received not $1.

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Mar 5, 2019

They are trying to create havoc. They are trying to undermine the American people's confidence in our system of democracy.

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Mar 5, 2019

What consequences are there--piggybacking on what Congressman Rutherford asked you, what consequences are for this kind of waste, fraud, and abuse practices?

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Mar 5, 2019

So if Vladimir Putin denied that they were attempting to interfere in our elections, would you believe him?

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Mar 5, 2019

But what are you doing to make sure that mistakes--grave, gross mistakes like that don't happen again?

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Mar 5, 2019

Abuse and ridicule is not in their job description, but one would think it was.

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Feb 26, 2019

But I want to be clear my questions are not about the harm done to any individual by WikiLeaks and the Russians, it is about the possible and likely harm to the United States of America and our democracy.

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Feb 26, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, what we are witnessing is a President who poses a direct threat to both our military families and America's national security. First, as we have heard, there is no border emergency. That is…

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Feb 26, 2019

If Mr. Trump and his daughter Ivanka and son Donald Jr. are involved in the Russian Trump Tower deal, is it possible the whole family is conflicted or compromised with a foreign adversary in the months before the election?

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Feb 14, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support this bipartisan agreement which, while not perfect, keeps our government open and funds many essential, crucial needs. It also passes sound policy, like one preventing…

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Feb 12, 2019

I want to reiterate to the administration, we have introduced bipartisan legislation to extend TPS to Venezuelans.

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Feb 6, 2019

The development of the renewable energy sector over the past few years has been really extremely encouraging and it continues to grow and create more good paying jobs.

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Feb 6, 2019

I really applaud your get into energy and get into STEM initiatives.

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Feb 6, 2019

It is fitting that Mr. Simpson mentioned that warm weather states also have a need to use the WAP program as well, particularly because we have insulation issues that are associated with keeping homes cooler.

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Feb 6, 2019

Florida experienced a significant 22.7 percent increase in WAP funding from 2018 to 2019 because of how the statutory funding formula allocates money over the $209 million threshold.

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Feb 6, 2019

I am concerned that there is an inequity and a lack of predictability or consistency for cold and warm weather states.

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Feb 6, 2019

It is equally as important to keep my constituents cool as it is to keep a member from a cold weather state's constituents warm.

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Feb 6, 2019

that term 'intentional,' Madam Chair, has sort of become a buzzy-word, but it is so important when it comes to making sure that we have diverse opportunities for more people who wouldn't traditionally form that pathway, which is why I have…

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Feb 6, 2019

Climate change, I think, can be acknowledged as a central crisis of our time, no matter what you think the origin is.

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Feb 6, 2019

Given that the administration has repeatedly--this administration has repeatedly targeted this program for elimination essentially or the funding for elimination, is enough attention paid to the program to ensure that the most updated…

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Feb 6, 2019

No offense to the older white men in the room. There might be--I know, I am sorry. Sorry, not sorry.

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Feb 5, 2019

I think you referenced that in your opening remarks. There is really no transparency and a risk of compromising our national security.

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Feb 5, 2019

We can't have the fox watching the hen house any longer. And this bill at least takes a step toward transparency.

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Feb 5, 2019

I actually proposed two amendments in the appropriations bill in 2017 to revoke Mr. Kushner's security clearance because he repeatedly violated the rules.

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