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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 2, 2016

Clearly, we have all seen the heartbreaking pictures of babies with microcephaly and we have really got to make sure that we not only provide assistance for those who are afflicted with Zika, but to make sure that women--in light of those…

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Feb 2, 2016

My congressional district is really ground zero when it comes to global warming and climate change.

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Feb 2, 2016

And our ability, as Members of Congress, to be able to address crises and emergency provisions?

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Feb 2, 2016

I would just underscore how important it is to continue to press Iran for their assertion, which has no credibility whatsoever, that they have absolutely no idea where he is or anything to do with his disappearance.

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Feb 2, 2016

I want to first just recognize that next month marks the ninth year of anguish for Robert Levinson's family.

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Aug 5, 2015

Our nominee will be for working families and helping people reach the middle class and the Republicans will continue to double down on the extremism that we saw tonight.

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Aug 5, 2015

The misogyny that was on full display, that not a single one of the other Republican candidates for president criticized or called Donald Trump on.

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Aug 5, 2015

That just is emblematic, Anderson, of the chaos that continues to rule in the Republican Party today.

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Aug 5, 2015

Well, I mean, no. Right out of the starting gate, you know, Chris Wallace asked all the candidates to raise their hand and rule out running as an independent. And the only one that wouldn't rule it out is Donald Trump.

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May 19, 2015

To close, Mr. Chairman, the bottom line is that what would be fiscally responsible and responsible in general is to not further take a meat ax to a bill that has already been flat- funded for the last 3 years. Our employees deserve a…

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May 19, 2015

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida has 15 seconds remaining.

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May 19, 2015

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

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May 19, 2015

I conclude by pointing out that the offerer of the amendment, and the chairman, are suggesting that now we should print things that we don't use. If that isn't an example of a waste of taxpayer dollars in suggesting that we should print…

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May 19, 2015

I will point out that the gentleman's amendment does not actually stop the printing of the pictorial directory. It simply stops the delivery of the directory to Members' offices. So it does not provide the savings that the gentleman is…

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May 19, 2015

I am wondering whether that app was privately produced or was produced by taxpayers. As for the $1.99 that you spent on it, were those taxpayer dollars you used to pay for it or from your own personal funds?

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May 19, 2015

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Flores The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

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May 19, 2015

At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur).

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May 19, 2015

Can you tell me how much time we have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 30 seconds remaining.

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May 19, 2015

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

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May 19, 2015

At this time, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Farr).

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May 19, 2015

At this time, I yield such time as she may consume to the distinguished gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), the ranking member of the full Appropriations Committee as well as the ranking member of the State, Foreign Operations, and…

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Feb 10, 2015

So it is--again, we are nowhere near where we need to be, but we are in a much--there is much more of a top-down commitment from the U.N. bureaucracy.

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Feb 10, 2015

I think our embassies can put also--and our DATs, our defense attaches, can be engaging in, again, encouraging that kind of recruitment.

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Feb 10, 2015

The murder, for lack of a better term, of Alberto Nisman puts quite a crimp in the opportunity to make sure that we can more specifically get to the bottom of the perpetrators.

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