then i present debbie wasserman schultz.thank you. >> my parents raised me to be that in america i could grow up and be anything that i wanted to be. even congresswoman of the democratic national committee. >> give it up for debbie wasserman schultz. >> i ran for congress because i really believed that one person can make a difference. >> i represented south florida for almost 18 years in the state house and state senate and now in the united states house of representatives. you know, i'm the youngest chair in quite a while. you know, the first woman to be nominated by a sitting president. it sends a really strong message to woman that we matter. >> democrats have a dramatically different vision for our country than republicans do. democrats have been pushing hard under president barack obama to create jobs, turn the economy around, and make sure that we can have the best education system in america. that we can make sure that we have quality affordable health care. we can save seniors money and you don't have to choose or m

once again, i present our new national chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz. and applause] [applause] >> thank you so much. thank you all so much for your unwaiverring support. ray, alejandra, joyce, and steve, you captured who i am and why i believe in the future of this great nation and our party, the most aggressive forward thinking organization in this country. [cheers and applause] thank you for always being there for democrats. you have blazed so many trails including as interim chair. now, i have to tell you all that i remember the first time i saw donna on tv. i told her this the other day. the first time i saw her on tv for al gore and how proud i was to see a woman running his campaign. [applause] as we transfer this gavel this afternoon, there's no doubt in my mind that women like bell la and stanley are smiling down on us today. [applause] so please join me in thanking the phenomenal donna brazile for her unwaiverring service to the her party, our country, and getting democrats elected up and down this ballot year after year after year. [cheers and

debbie wasserman schultz! ♪ >> i ran for congress because i believe one person can make a difference i have represented south florida for almost 18 years, the state house, the state senate, and now the u.s. house of representatives. i am the youngest chair in quite a while. the first woman to be nominated by a sitting president. it sends a strong message to women that we matter. democrats have a dramatically different vision for our country than republicans. democrats create jobs, turn the economy around, insure the best education for americans, make sure that we have quality affordable health care, save seniors money, and you don't have to make the choices you were talking about between eating and being well. i have the opportunity to work hard every single day from now until election day to reelect barack obama for president of the in the states, take back the house of representatives, and hold on to the u.s. senate. we have brought them that change that was promised, and we will bring even more. we are movi

of course it is wonderful to be able to congratulate debbie wasserman schultz. she takes the gavel and leads us towards a future of pros parity. i'm reminded of something that michelle said, if you need something important done, give it to a busy woman. so thank you all for confirming my selection of debbie as the new chair. i'm absolutely positive she is the right person for the moment. not only because she has unbelievable energy but she also embodies the core values that we cherish as americans. she believes our government has a responsibility to promote economic equality for everybody. she believes kids should get an education. she believes we don't turn our backs on neighbors when they fall on hard times. she has been a great friend to me. she has worked to protect social security, protect medicare, make sure our responders get the support they need. during her personal struggle with breast cancer, she barely missed a beat as she kept working for constituents, introduced legislation to educate young women about the risks of cancer and early screening. she s

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and if that weren't enough to keep florida's debbie wasserman schultz busy, she's taking on a new jobtee. that means she's in charge of leading democrats to victory in the 2012 elections. she talked about it with cnn's senior political editor, mark preston. >> reporter: debbie wasserman schultz should be enjoying this mother's day at home. the past few years she's been on the road almost constantly as a regular on the democratic campaign circuit. and next year she'll be rolling again. >> we must trumpet president obama's agenda from the rooftops. >> reporter: as one of president obama's top supporters in the 2012 election. >> the reason i do this is to make sure that my children have the most promising future and that my constituents' children have the most promising future. >> reporter: 44 years old, this mother of three was handpicked by the president to be the new chair of the democratic national committee. one of only a handful of women to lead the party. a fierce partisan, a defender of democratic priorities, a political pro who has mastered the art of television, and speaking he

i know that our next national chairwoman, the pride of south florida, debbie wasserman schultz has never forgotten that national shame, and will fight as long and as hard as she can and as long as it takes to make sure that every american can and will have the right to vote and have that vote counted. [applause] >> i'm proud of that. i stand you did it because the democratic party is a party of work, not waste. we are the party of opportunity, not privilege. we are in the party of progress, not gridlock. in that spirit i was proud to take charge him the former chair governor tim kaine whose rental united states senate in his home state of virginia. [applause] >> governor kaine is running against a rival who is rightly rejected by the voters six years ago, and they will reject him again. tim kaine is the next united states senator from the great state of virginia. we all know of his great accomplishments. he has been a tireless fighter for the middle class. but for me, the window, and to tim's heart and his soul, is that he took a year off of law school to serve as a missionary in hondura

. >> the democratic national committee today formally elected congressmen debbie wasserman schultz as its chairman. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> currently, there are 440 who were serving. our core and, therefore, will be 221. attending this meeting, we have 196 members joining us by telephone, we have 63 members in the room, we have 49 members survive submitted their proxy's for a total of 371. we do have a quorum. [applause] i am so pleased that this and busy nastic group of democrats -- enthusiastic group of democrats. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, madame secretary. i want to make a quick announcement. the executive director had a family emergency so he is unable to join please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. i would like to the knowledge all the staff, the entrance, the volunteers, and the supporters of the dnc, for also here this afternoon. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this historic meeting of the democratic national committee. we meet today as democrats, but most of all, as americans carry it we meet at a crucial moment when our nation nee

. >> the democratic committee elected debbi wasserman schultze as their leader. this portion is about 20 minutes. >> i introduce to you our chairman, daniel wasserman schultze. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> you have captured you i am and why i believe in this party, the most forward thinking political organization in this country. [cheers and applause] a thank you for always being there for democrats. you have blazed so many trails. including as interns and chair. i have to tell me that the first time that i saw don on tv, and i told her this the other day. the first time i saw her on tv for al gore and how proud i was to see a woman running his campaign. so if we transfer this gavel this afternoon, there is no doubt in my mind that women like them will be smiling down on us today. so please join me in thanking the phenomenal donna for her unwavering help to our party and to our country and for getting democrats elected up and down year after year after year. [cheers and applause] thank you. i must also recognize the next senator from a commonwealth of virginia,

[applause] and the tireless leader i was proud to point as the new chair , debbie wasserman schultz. [applause] we are joined by israel represented to the the united states -- representative to the united states, and by one of my top advisers on israel in the middle east for the past four years and who i know is going to be an outstanding ambassador or to israel, dan shapiro. [applause] dan has always been a close and trusted adviser and friend and i know that he will do a terrific job. at time when so many young people around the world are standing up and making their voices heard, i also want to acknowledge all the college students from across the country who are here today. [applause] no one has a greater stake in the outcome of events that are unfolding today than your generation. it is inspiring to see you devote your time and energy to help shape the future. i am not here to subjected to a long policy speech. i gave one on thursday in which i said that the united states sees the historic changes sweeping the middle east to north africa as a moment of great challenge. also a mom

the new dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz, he's the florida congresswoman.e of the eight students made famous by the little rock nine. he help desegregate the all-white school. and one out, mike huckabee, but another one is getting in. >> kane, he was an executive at pillsbury and coca-cola. on saturday, he's going to be right outside where you're sit right now in centennial park. now herman kane would be making historif

as the new chair of the dnc, debbie wasserman schultz.applause] terbil mumbai -- joined by officials representative to the united states. and we're joined by one of my top advisers on israel and the middle east for the past quite true years and know is going to be an outstanding ambassador to israel, and shapiro. -- dan shapiro. dan has always been a close and trusted adviser and friend and i know he will do a terrific job. at that time when so many young people around the world are standing up and making their voices heard, i also want to a acknowledge all the college students across the country who are here today. no one has a greater stake in the outcome of events that are unfolding today than your generation. it is inspiring to see you devote your time and energy to help shape that future. i am not here to subject you to a long policy speech. i gave one thursday that says that the united states seize the historic changes sweeping the middle east and north africa as one of great challenge. but also a moment of opportunity. for greater

. >>> let's bring in debbie wasserman schultz. thanks for joining us. me get a quick word on this. common went on to say that the president's critics -- suggested they were playing the race card with their criticism. do you agree with him? or do the critics have a point, given some of the lyrics? >> i think this was an event for the white house to celebrate. it was a cultural celebration. a diverse representation of cultural artists. that's all it was. to make more out of it, it doesn't make any sense. >> meanwhile, the presidential race is getting into high gear right now. we saw former speaker of the house, newt gingrich, formally announcing on twitter. and last night, sarah palin weighed in on the killing of osama bin laden. she says that it won't make president obama a stronger candidate in 2012. we've seen president obama talk about this on the stump. is sarah palin right? what impact do you think this is going to have on the race? >> well, i think it was an important accomplishment for america. and certainly not a time to be injecting politics int

wasserman schultz, and the gentleman from florida, mr. deutch.embers of the committee to escort his excellency, mr. binyamin netanyahu, into the house chamber. the senator from illinois, mr. durbin, the senator from michigan, mr. levin, the senator from massachusetts, mr. kerry, the senator from wisconsin, mr. cole, the senator from connecticut, mr. lieberman, the senator from california, ms. feinstein, the senator from california, ms. boxer, the senator from arizona, mr. kyl, the senator from south dakota, mr. thune, the senator from texas, mr. cornyn, the senator from indiana, mr. luger, and the senator from utah, mr. hatch. the speaker: the members of the escort committee will exit through the chamber doors, please. >> mr. speaker, the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister of israel. the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you his excellency, binyamin netanyahu, prime minister of israel. >> thank you. thank you

during the last trip, congresswoman wasson schultze -- wasserman-schultz was there. >> was she fully of the intense media questioning and hershey -- is she fully aware of what happened on that january day? mark was waiting to tell her bits and pieces to put the entire puzzle together for her. is she aware of everything that took place? >> she is not aware of everything. as she processes of this, she learns more. the question about the press, we try to tell her there is extreme interest in your story. she is a bit surprised. she has not been exposed, she has not done interviews so she does not understand what that is like. i told her now, i am going down to do the press conference. we joke around and stuff like that. i think she is getting a sense of it. she understands the outpouring of support that has come from around the country. the far corners know who she is. around the country, it has made a difference. for someone who was day in and day out from the hospital, recovering from something like this to be reminded there was -- they are loved and supported, and thought of around th

you may not have had the details i associate myself with congresswoman wasserman schultz on the ruberso case. i think we can talk about this very briefly only because this person has been convicted and has been sentenced to 27 years. it is a nonviolent crime, first offender. they have eight or seven or nine children, maybe ten children. and they have been disallowed bail while they're on appeal. i think on the basis of an issue of flight risk. i would ask for a review of this case on the basis of the potential avail. i need to work with someone on that. i'm giving you the parameters. i don't want to engage. i want to do it not as interfering in a prosecution, which has already been done, the question of a bail. the second question quickly is regarding the communication management units, 60 to 70 individuals are in it. two-thirds are muslims. it is a he very harsh unit. a story was cold to us, no communication with his children. i would like to know your thoughts about the practices surrounding cmus and whether or not they are extremely harsh in light of the population, seems that needs

you may not have had the details i associate myself with congresswoman wasserman schultz on the ruberso case. i think we can talk about this very briefly only because this person has been convicted and has been sentenced to 27 years. it is a nonviolent crime, first offender. they have eight or seven or nine children, maybe ten children. and they have been disallowed bail while they're on appeal. i think on the basis of an issue of flight risk. i would ask for a review of this case on the basis of the potential avail. i need to work with someone on that. i'm giving you the parameters. i don't want to engage. i want to do it not as interfering in a prosecution, which has already been done, the question of a bail. the second question quickly is regarding the communication management units, 60 to 70 individuals are in it. two-thirds are muslims. it is a he very harsh unit. a story was cold to us, no communication with his children. i would like to know your thoughts about the practices surrounding cmus and whether or not they are extremely harsh in light of the population, seems that needs