Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz has never backed down from a fight, and she’s not about to start now. She is the obvious target of an illegal redrawing of Florida congressional districts, orchestrated by Gov. Ron DeSantis and his hyperpartisan Republican allies

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Planned Parenthood Action Fund

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We need comprehensive legislative immigration reform in Congress and an end to Trump’s cruel attacks on immigrant communities. No one should be afraid to go to a grocery store or seek medical attention. Reforms must include a path to citizenship for Dreamers and TPS recipients , especially given recent Supreme Court decisions. I'm filing legislation to ensure courts can review any Administration TPS determinations that impact District 20's diverse communities, including Haitians, Venezuelans Caribbean and others potentially impacted . Such reforms, if paired with orderly and humane border management, can protect our neighbors and their families from deportation, and our economy from major disruptions.

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Climate change is an existential and economic threat to the nation, and especially Florida. To confront it, we must end and reverse Trump's dismantling of green, renewable energy initiatives. Fossil fuel dependency is catastrophic. The Inflation Reduction Act's aggressive clean energy funding must be renewed. We must also brace for sea level rise on our shores and streets now, by bolstering the National Flood Insurance Program to keep insurance premiums affordable. I've also brought home millions in funding for mitigation projects across Broward County that lower long-term risk and rates, like Hollywood's street-raising and drainage projects and various water pumping stations.

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My top two priorities are lowering prices for Broward families and protecting America's democracy. For fast relief, it means ending Trump's illegal tariffs and costly war in Iran. Both drive up pump and checkout prices. I'll also fight to end Trump's corruption and billionaire bailout to get Washington solely focused on lowering prices. That means reversing the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid cuts and passing more bills like one I just voted for, to increase housing supplies and financing. To protect our democracy, we must restore the Voting Rights Act, ban gerrymandering nationally and ensure Trump's lawless conduct ends and he is held to account.

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Overseeing federal agencies is a Constitutionally shared responsibility between Congress and the President, with the judiciary acting as an arbiter. However, this balance of power has been dramatically upended by the Trump Administration. They have undermined and ignored the power of Congress to create, structure, fund and oversee federal agencies. There's also rampant corruption and partisan abuse in the executive branch's execution of agency rules, laws, and regulatory enforcement. The removal of civil servants as well as the removal or reassignment of capable agency leaders is abhorrent. Republicans have completely abrogated any oversight or responsibility in this regard, and Democrats must reclaim it immediately.

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It's already illegal for non-citizens to vote. Countless studies show it's not remotely a problem. And because documents to prove citizenship have a cost, requiring these documents to vote is the equivalent of a poll tax. However, if the voter-suppressing SAVE Act became law, I'd initiate federal legislation to waive or assist states and individuals to get birth certificates and passports. Making both free for citizens who need it to vote is a start. Also, funding states to connect the DMV to state health records can eliminate individual’s paper verification burdens. States should also be incentivized to cross check federal databases for verification, and for women, allow marriage licenses and divorce decrees. For everyone, allow tribal, military and REAL IDs as citizenship proof. The SAVE Act is voter suppression, pure and simple. It is illegal and unconstitutional

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The federal government should play an active role in ensuring equitable funding, access, and treatment from K-12 to higher education. It should also play a role to ensure discrimination and socioeconomic forces do not impede learning. That can be done through key steps from setting baseline standards, data collection, supporting targeted nutritional and after-school resources, to regulatory and courtroom actions. For higher education, reducing the financial burden for students, from increased grants to targeted loan forgiveness should be prioritized. We must also set national goals that leverage higher education to fulfill specific energy, medical and quality-of-life initiatives.