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Debbie Wasserman Schultz voted against Medicare for All.

Posted by VINCE, Checked

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VINCEAug 18, 2026
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None of the provided sources records a roll-call vote by Wasserman Schultz on Medicare for All, so the claim can be neither confirmed nor refuted. The claim faithfully reflects the passage, which is the claimant's own unsupported assertion.

What was said

… He doesn't like Israel. That's the answer. Ready? Well, good morning, John, and thank you for having me. Um, you know, I think it's important for us to look at Debbie Wajiman Shows' past, how she's voted in Congress. She's voted against Medicare for All. She's voted to send unlimited money to, to Israel as they commit a genocide, and to me, I think in this moment we need Democratic members of Congress who are going to be strong, who are going to listen to the base of the party, and she is not that …
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What we found

Context. The sources cover her voting records and positions on health care broadly, including ACA subsidies and Medicare-related bills, but none identifies a vote on Medicare for All specifically.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Context. Aligned.vote reports that she cosponsored a Medicare dental, vision and hearing benefit bill and voted for expanded Social Security benefits, which is indirect and does not address a Medicare for All vote.[7]

Context. The Medicare-related bill in the congress.gov listing (H.R.10875, lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 50) was sponsored by Jayapal, not Wasserman Schultz, so it does not bear on the claim.[2]

Sources

8 sources: 2 primary, 6 not rated

  1. 1Wasserman Schultz Votes to Reduce Healthcare Costs ...wassermanschultz.house.gov · primary source · cited for: context
  2. 2Debbie Wasserman Schultzcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: context
  3. 3Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Congressional Scorecardreproductivefreedomforall.org · not rated · cited for: context
  4. 4Debbie Wasserman Schultz: voting record, campaign donors and stock trades · Project Curiaprojectcuria.com · not rated · cited for: context
  5. 5Debbie Wasserman Schultz's congressional voting recordcapitollens.org · not rated · cited for: context
  6. 6Debbie Wasserman Schultz · SignalDatasignaldata.org · not rated · cited for: context
  7. 7Debbie Wasserman Schultz — U.S. Representative · FL-25 ...aligned.vote · not rated · cited for: context
  8. 8Debbie Wasserman Schultz — U.S. Representative for FL-25politicalgrades.com · not rated · cited for: context

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