“When you have a candidate like Donald Trump saying that Mexicans are rapists and drug dealers, and also doubling down and suggesting that we should deport 11 million undocumented workers, who are mostly people that came to this country to better themselves, and to patrol neighborhoods of predominantly Muslims families. This shows you how deeply held those feelings really are in our country and that the Republicans have absolutely no interest in helping minorities.” PeopleShouldCountryHelpingShowsFeelingsInterestMillionsTrumpRepublicanDrugDown AndWorkersOur CountryCandidatesMinoritiesNeighborhoodDealerSuggestingDrug DealersUndocumented WorkersMuslim Family Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“We will talk about the contrast between both parties' nominees and our desire to continue to build on our success in helping people reach the middle class.” PeopleHelpingDesirePartyClassMiddleMiddle ClassContrastHelping People Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“I think that Donald Trump has capitalized and prayed on people's fears.” PeopleThinkingTrump Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“Due to the major demographic changes we have gone through in the last few years in this country, we will be a majority/minority nation and there are a large number of people who do not like that. Donald Trump has tapped into those people's fears because he comes from the extreme right wing part of the Republican Party, as does Ted Cruz. They believe that we should cut taxes to wealthy Americans and enforce anti immigrant laws. They don't believe in Education or Social Security, they would end it and change it and privatize it.” PeopleShouldYearsBelieveDoeEndsCountryLastsLawNationsSocialPartyNumbersGoneCuttingSecurityTrumpRepublicanTaxesMajorsMajorityWingsDon't BelieveExtremesDuesMinoritiesImmigrantsWealthyRepublican PartySocial SecurityRight WingLarge NumbersDemographicsCruz Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“We don't need to do anything new. We simply need to protect Social Security so that when people reach a certain age and are no longer earning an income, they have a safety net through which they are not going to fall.” PeopleNeedsAgeCertainFallSocialSecurityProtectSafetyIncomeEarningSocial SecuritySafety Net Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“[Donald] Trump and all the Republicans believe in the theory of trickle down economics which is a theory discredited even by the author himself David Stockton. The theory suggests that if we take care of the people at the top, if we cut taxes for the wealthy, if we make sure they are doing really well, then the investments that they make in the economy and the jobs that will create, will make everything grow and it will have a trickle down effect on the rest of us.” PeopleIfsBelieveWellsCareJobsGrowsEconomyCuttingEffectsTheoryTrumpRepublicanTaxesEconomicsInvestmentTake CareWealthyTrickle DownTrickle Down Economics Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“Look at the [Bill] Clinton Administration and now the [Barack] Obama administration more recently. What we believe is that we implement policies that help people reach the middle class which is the cornerstone of our economy.” PeopleBelieveLooksHelpingClassEconomyMiddlePolicyBillsClintonAdministrationBarackMiddle ClassCornerstones Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“People used to say everyone knows someone who's had breast cancer. In the past few weeks, I've learned something else: Everyone has someone close to them who has had breast cancer.” PeopleKnowsPastUsedWeekCancerI've LearnedBreastsBreast Cancer Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“We're going to need to absorb some pain. The Republicans want to pile all the pain on people who can least afford it and the middle class and Democrats under his leadership want to make sure that we can address deficit reduction and continue to make investments and shared sacrifice is going to be imperative in order to be able to do that.” PeopleWantNeedsAblePainOrderClassSacrificeMiddleRepublicanDemocratInvestmentAddressesMiddle ClassDeficitImperativesReduction Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“We do not need to end Medicare. We don't need to throw people who are younger than 55 years old to the wolves which is what we do.” PeopleNeedsYearsEndsMedicare Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“With the recent news that the State of Florida has agreed to purchase 181,000 acres of U.S. Sugar land, we have an historic opportunity for our larger restoration efforts and for the people of Florida. This too will not come without difficult challenges, but it reminds us that anything is possible.” PeopleStatesOpportunityDifficultChallengesEffortLandNewsSugarFloridaHistoricRestorationAnything Is PossibleAcresDifficult Challenges Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“These people are out of control. It's stunning.” PeopleImmigrationStunning Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
