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In recognition of Black History Month, which begins today, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement.

In recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is tomorrow, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued the following statement:

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today recognizing the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law on August 6, 1965:

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today in recognition of Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day.

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz today released the following statement commemorating February as Black History Month.

Today DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Today, the newly elected DNC Chair, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, appeared on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, where she discussed President Obama’s myriad accomplishments – accomplishments that have benefited African Americans and Americans of all backgrounds. From health care and education to fixing our nation’s economy, Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz emphasized the important work that President Obama and Democrats have been doing.

"President Obama has made it clear that his number one goal as President is to guarantee America is able to win the future – that Americans across this country are able to thrive by out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building the world. Fixing America’s broken immigration system is not only in keeping with that goal – it is central to it."