Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Liberal
Democrat
House Representative
Florida - District 25
Current Position: US House Representative FL-20
Running For: House Representative - District 20
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (bank bailout legislation)
Business & Labor
- For delaying implementation of CFPB payday lending regulations by co-sponsoring legislation to delay the rules by two years
Health Care
- Against congressional intervention in the Terri Schiavo case; supported the husband's right to remove life support
Civil Rights
- For LGBT rights
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For using appropriations power to place future controls on presidential signing statements
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For strong support of Israel, including military aid, recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, opposing the ICJ ruling against Israel's occupation, voting for additional military funding to Israel, supporting the Antisemitism Awareness Act, voting to censure Rashida Tlaib for 'from the river to the sea' comments, and voting to sanction the ICC over arrest warrants for Israeli leaders; also supports a two-state solution
- For the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA)
Public Safety
- For gun control legislation, including co-sponsoring the STOP School Violence Act to fund school safety training and security measures
- For increasing penalties on identity theft and expanding its legal definition to include businesses and organizations
- Against the 2014 Florida medical marijuana amendment, comparing dispensaries to 'pill mills'