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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.
Because I want to engage as we used to do. And I know that you do this as well. But I just want to follow up on what you just said because the gentleman from California posed the question and stated the fact that millennials today really…
Well, what hasn't happened is a focus in a bipartisan way on making sure that we make college affordability a top priority. I will tell you that I know my husband and I are at the intersection in our family of wanting to make sure that, as…
In response to your question, whether I have heard this in my district, absolutely. The average debt that an individual carries in student loan debt is about $29,000. That is crushing debt for years to be burdened with. Even President…
I wanted to share my own personal story very briefly. You know, I happened to get married fairly young at 24 years old. Graduating from a public university, the University of Florida, without debt, the progress I was able to make at the…
Absolutely. I thank the gentleman from California for yielding, and I say to my friend from Ohio that it is good to get the band back together. It is really incredible that it has been 10 years. I don't really want to think about the…
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.
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.
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.
That just is emblematic, Anderson, of the chaos that continues to rule in the Republican Party today.
Today I rise to celebrate the congressional version of the Women's World Cup Soccer team, the softball version. I am here with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, my teammates, my sisters who played valiantly in the 7th Annual…
And my colleagues, we are really so gratified to have been able to have spent the last 3 months practicing every morning at 7 a.m. Our team--I just keep repeating that over and over, and maybe it will come true--is bipartisan. It is an…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. announcement by the acting chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…
How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida has 2 minutes remaining.
I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.
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…
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…
My point is that it would be one thing if a congressional tutorial directory were unnecessary, but that is not the case. It is necessary. What isn't necessary is for us to be wasting time in debate on the House floor over something that…
I think it is worth stating for the Record that this amendment would maybe save somewhere between $9,000 and $29,000. I mean, let's bear the full impact of that weighty sum, depending on how it is interpreted. This is an amendment that…
I want to note for the Members that this would be the first time that I am actually opposing an amendment that cuts the Open World program. Initially, when I became chair of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee 8 years ago, this program was…
I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.
Unfortunately, what this amendment is, is a missed opportunity to be fiscally responsible. I also support not spending money on the Open World program any longer and moving it to the State Department. Unfortunately, the majority has chosen…
While I intend to claim time in opposition to the amendment that addresses Open World a little bit later, which I know will come as a surprise to the chairman, I do want to point out now that what the chairman says is not quite accurate…
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…
Let me just point out that the chairman is right: we do have to lead by example. Leading by example, as we have in the past, like last fiscal year-- after the President submitted his budget, we certainly could have and should have, as a…
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