Wasserman Schultz Reveals Breast Cancer Battle

By Emily Yehle
Roll Call Staff

March 22, 2009, 11:56 a.m.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) told two Florida newspapers Saturday that she has secretly battled breast cancer for the past year, undergoing seven major surgeries as she worked full time in Congress and as a chief fundraiser for House Democrats.

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