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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 8, 2016 in a town hall in Broward County :

Says Gov. Rick Scott "cut nearly $1 million from mosquito control and closed down the state’s mosquito research lab a few years ago."

By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 23, 2015 in an interview with reporters at her ceremonial swearing in event in Fort Lauderdale:

Says Marco Rubio "was for immigration reform and a pathway to citizenship before he was against it."

By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2015
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on July 22, 2014 in an interview with a Las Vegas news network:

"There were 36 states where Republicans who were in charge refused to implement a state (health insurance) exchange."

By Molly O'Connor • July 24, 2014
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 8, 2013 in in a press release:

Chris Christie "cut equal pay for women, calling it 'senseless bureaucracy.' "

By Julie Kliegman • October 17, 2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 13, 2011 in comments published in the New York Times:

In the New York 9th District, "there is a large number of people who went to the polls tonight who didn't support the president to begin with and don't support Democrats -- and it's nothing more than that."

By Aaron Sharockman • September 14, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 24, 2010 in an interview on CNN:

Dan Webster supports "privatization of Social Security, deep cuts in Social Security."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 2, 2010
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on April 5, 2010 in a town hall in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.:

"We actually have not required in this law that you carry health insurance."

By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2010