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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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Oct 4, 2021

I really think FEMA, we need to step up and we need to look at these foundations and reports that are coming out.

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Sep 30, 2021

Madam Speaker, here we go again. Just last week we were here urging our Republican colleagues to help us avert a government shutdown. Now, wait for it. We are back because congressional Republicans refused to pass the government funding…

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Sep 29, 2021

Dr. Skop, your testimony that suggests that most women have plenty of time within that six-week limitation is divorced from reality, from biology, and science, and you know it.

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Sep 29, 2021

These grotesque Texas and Florida bills, in particular, pose some of the greatest threats to abortion access in U.S. history.

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Sep 29, 2021

I am concerned that anti-abortion extremists will use social media companies, like Twitter and Facebook, to coordinate the harassment and bounty hunting of women seeking abortion.

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Sep 29, 2021

Forcing women to give birth from a pregnancy conceived from rape is forcing women to repeatedly be re-victimized by their rapist, and that is outrageous and unacceptable.

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Sep 28, 2021

this last slide that would show that we have domestic terrorism investigations that have more than doubled since 2017, from 1,000 to 2,700 cases.

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Sep 28, 2021

The decision by the Biden Administration to release the National Strategy document explicitly focused on fighting domestic extremism was an unprecedented decision made in response to what was clearly an alarming surge in domestic terror…

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Sep 28, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a historic investment that will create millions of good-paying jobs and support America's future global competitiveness. This bill will do so much to repair our…

Congressional Record · 2021-09-28
Sep 24, 2021

Madam Speaker, it is past time we took the power to make deeply personal healthcare decisions out of Governors' mansions and State legislatures and put them back where they belong, in the hands of patients and their doctors. Just this…

Congressional Record · 2021-09-24
Sep 23, 2021

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022, which I was proud to help bring to the floor today. The United States has long supported critical funding to help our democratic ally, Israel…

Congressional Record · 2021-09-23

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