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DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today marking the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which allows workers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for their family members without fear of losing their jobs.

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today in recognition of the 46th anniversary of the implementation of Medicare, which was signed into law on July 30, 1965 and began to take effect July 1, 1966.

After Republicans in the House finally agreed to an extension of the payroll tax cut that will ensure 160 million Americans continue to receive needed tax relief, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement.

Following today’s vote in the U.S. Senate, where Republicans once again blocked a payroll tax cut for the middle class, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement.

Following today’s vote by Republicans in the U.S. Senate to block legislation that would create jobs and grow the economy through the development of our nation’s infrastructure, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement.

Following President Obama’s speech today on the American Jobs Act at Eastfield College in Texas, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement.

"I am certain that Democrats in the Senate will prevent this incredibly harmful partisan bill from moving forward. As we look ahead, I hope Republicans will be able to join together with Democrats to shape a bipartisan plan that cuts spending without sacrificing our future, as the President has urged."