By Any Means Necessary: Schwartz v. Wasserman Schultz
Pennsylvania’s Allyson Schwartz and Florida’s Debbie Wasserman Schultz were both elected to Congress by heavily Jewish districts in 2004. Now the two Jewish lawmakers are essentially squaring off against each other: in the fight for a seat on the House Ways and Means Committee.
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