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Debbie Wasserman Schultz

22 dated events on the record · 17 primary-source · 0 contradictions · 2012–2024

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2024-12-31 Transactions PRIMARY In her career (2003-2024), Rep. Wasserman Schultz raised $25,754,866 total, with $11,350,004 from PACs and $14,404,862 from individual donors.
2024-11-05 Transactions SECONDARY Career total receipts (2005-2024): $14,781,042 from all sources.
2024-11-05 Transactions SECONDARY American Israel Public Affairs Cmte PAC has given $109,500 in career contributions.
2022-12-31 Transactions SECONDARY Lawyers/Law Firms industry has contributed $1,211,554 over her career (2005-2022).
2022-10-15 Transactions PRIMARY [disclosure] Her campaign committee received $10,000 from the American Israel Public Affairs Cmte PAC during the 2022 election cycle.
2022-08-12 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 5376 (Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) on 2022-08-12: Supported the largest climate investment in U.S. history. FL-25 is a coastal district vulnerable to sea-level rise and hurricanes. The bill also…
2021-11-05 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 3684 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) on 2021-11-05: Voted for a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package bringing an estimated $13.1 billion to Florida for highways, $245 million for…
2021-02-27 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 1319 (American Rescue Plan Act of 2021) on 2021-02-27: Voted for $1.9 trillion in COVID relief including $1,400 direct payments and expanded child tax credits. FL-25 has an 11.2% poverty rate and…
2021-01-04 Votes PRIMARY [platform] Debbie Wasserman Schultz cosponsored H.R. 1 (For the People Act), which includes a small-dollar public financing system for congressional campaigns.
2020-07-21 Votes PRIMARY Voted nay on H.R. 6395 (National Defense Authorization Act for FY2021) on 2020-07-21: One of only 8 party-defection votes for Wasserman Schultz in the 116th Congress (0.9% against-party rate vs. 2.4% Democratic…
2019-12-19 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 5430 (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act) on 2019-12-19: Supported Trump's USMCA trade deal after initially expressing reservations. Joined a bipartisan majority in a district…
2019-01-22 Transactions SECONDARY The defense industry contributed $159,735 to Wasserman Schultz and her associated PAC since 2005. She was named chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs in 2019.
2017-12-19 Votes PRIMARY Voted nay on H.R. 1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) on 2017-12-19: Voted with all Democrats against the largest corporate tax cut in decades. While aligned with her party, the bill heavily benefited the real estate, banking…
2016-05-19 Votes PRIMARY [vote] In May 2016, Wasserman Schultz voted in favor of the Blumenauer amendment to allow VA doctors to discuss and recommend medical marijuana to veterans. Her spokesman said: 'She believes it is important for VA…
2015-09-11 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 1191 (Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (JCPOA)) on 2015-09-11: Wasserman Schultz's support for the Iran deal was 'the most difficult decision' of her career. Her top career donor is AIPAC…
2015-04-14 Votes PRIMARY Voted nay on H.R. 685 (Mortgage Choice Act of 2015) on 2015-04-14: The National Association of Realtors, a major donor to Schultz, backed this bill to ease mortgage lending rules. Her vote against it defected from a…
2014-12-11 Votes PRIMARY Voted yea on H.R. 83 (Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (including swaps push-out repeal)) on 2014-12-11: Voted for an omnibus spending bill that included a repeal of Dodd-Frank's swaps…
2014-05-30 Votes PRIMARY [vote] Wasserman Schultz voted against the Farr-Rohrabacher amendment in May 2014, stating: 'I do not believe, regardless of the issue, that it is appropriate to limit the Executive Branch's ability to enforce current…
2014-01-12 Other facts PRIMARY [statement] The same spokeswoman, Mara Sloan, told the Miami Herald that same week: 'Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has been a strong supporter of sanctions against Iran and will continue to be.'
2014-01-11 Other facts PRIMARY [statement] Wasserman Schultz's spokeswoman Mara Sloan told the Daily Beast that she supports 'holding off on new sanctions until the diplomacy plays out,' regarding Iran sanctions legislation in January 2014.
2013-06-19 Votes PRIMARY Voted nay on H.R. 1947 / H.Amdt. 106 (Pitts Amendment to reform sugar subsidies) on 2013-06-19: Voting against the amendment maintained the sugar subsidy program, which keeps U.S. sugar prices above world levels…
2012-01-20 Transactions SECONDARY The TV/Movies/Music industry was the fifth-leading contributor to Wasserman Schultz's campaign. She co-sponsored the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which was supported by entertainment industry groups.