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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 25, 2013

I am concerned about further slippage. And, you know, I am not willing to just sign off on, you know, more funds being released for this project until there is a better handle on the timeline.

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Feb 25, 2013

The President and Congressional Democrats are simply waiting for the GOP join us at the negotiating table so that we can hammer out a compromise that takes that balanced approach.

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Feb 25, 2013

When you are an appropriator, you understand that.

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Feb 25, 2013

It is the ultimate in being pennywise and pound foolish to cut GAO.

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Feb 25, 2013

I think it is important to just raise what the purpose of the Government Accountability Office is.

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Feb 25, 2013

Congress needs us now more than ever.

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Feb 25, 2013

I believe we provide a good return on the investment.

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Feb 25, 2013

As Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz pointed out, our requests have tapered off a bit because people understand the situation.

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Feb 25, 2013

Mr. Dodaro, is it fair to say that if the sequester kicks in, that we will have less accountability and more potential waste of taxpayer dollars?

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Feb 25, 2013

So wouldn't you have sequester-related requests that would add to your workload?

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Feb 25, 2013

I don't believe that this staffing level is commensurate with the challenges facing our Federal Government right now.

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Feb 25, 2013

More cuts to GAO are the embodiment of the phrase 'pennywise and pound foolish.'

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Aug 22, 2012

Mitt Romney is simply saying one thing but not insisting that his party's policies, as reflected in their platform, reflect his views.

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Aug 22, 2012

There is no way that a presidential candidate, a party's nominee, can separate themselves from that party's platform.

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Aug 22, 2012

Mitt Romney has embraced previous Republican Party platforms and embrace that language, and said he'd be delighted to support a constitutional amendment banning all abortion.

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Aug 22, 2012

His campaign just directed the Republican Party platform to include the most restrictive constitutional amendment that would say to women that you would have no opportunity to make your own reproductive choices under any circumstances even…

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Aug 22, 2012

I think that women need to know the dramatic difference between President Obama's position on a woman's right to her own reproductive choices as well as the Democratic Party's position and Mitt Romney and the Republican Party.

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Aug 22, 2012

But guess what? The 'Los Angeles Times' reported yesterday that the platform was, and I quote, 'written at the direction of Romney's campaign'.

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Aug 22, 2012

And now we have a Republican Party platform that was designed by Mitt Romney.

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Aug 22, 2012

Mitt Romney is disingenuous when it comes to his position on a woman's right to make her own reproductive choices, and he's extreme and has embraced an extreme position.

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Aug 22, 2012

Women need to know the difference between the two parties and the two presidential candidates on a woman's right to make her own reproductive choices and that Mitt Romney can say that he's for an exception for rape or incest. His party…

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Aug 22, 2012

Mitt Romney has fully embraced a policy... that includes a constitutional amendment banning all forms of abortion, including with no exception for rape or incest.

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Aug 22, 2012

The bottom line is that Romney's campaign just directed the Republican Party platform to include the most restrictive constitutional amendment that would say to women that you would have no opportunity to make your own reproductive choices…

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Aug 22, 2012

I think women need to know the dramatic difference between President Obama's position on a woman's right to make her own reproductive choices, as well as the Democratic Party position, and Mitt Romney and the Republican Party.

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Aug 13, 2012

Actually, if Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan became president and vice president of the United States, they'd be able to end the Medicare guarantee, shred the health care safety net that Medicare has provided for more than 50 years, and turn…

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