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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 25, 2016 in an interview on CNN:

"It's four or five states where the number of insurance options have narrowed" under the Affordable Care Act.

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on CNN Reliable Sources:

Says the Democratic Party created a debate schedule "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates."

By Amy Sherman • January 20, 2016
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 10, 2014 in a news release:

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Wisconsin's photo ID election law

By Dave Umhoefer • October 14, 2014
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on August 12, 2012 in an interview on Fox News:

"Mitt Romney is the first major party candidate for president of the United States in modern times not to release at least 12 years of tax returns."

By Jon Greenberg • August 14, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech:

"The Koch brothers alone gave twice as much money to Scott Walker as the total amount of money raised by Tom Barrett."

By Tom Kertscher • June 20, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 31, 2012 in a press release:

Says Mitt Romney’s campaign "has already spent more on negative ads than John McCain did during his entire presidential run."

By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on September 12, 2011 in an interview before the CNN/Tea Party Express presidential debate:

Says CNN's Wolf Blitzer was wrong to say that "the wealthiest Americans, they pay the most in taxes already -- 50 percent of Americans don't even pay any federal income tax."

By Becky Bowers • September 16, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview with political commentator Roland Martin:

By advocating new requirements for voters to show ID cards at the polls, Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws."

By Louis Jacobson • June 9, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on May 29, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":

The Medicare proposal by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would "allow insurance companies to deny you coverage and drop you for pre-existing conditions."

By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2011