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Rep. Debbie Schultz: Republicans “Politicizing Breast Cancer”!

A roundtable discussion on “This Week” with Senators Ben Nelson and Tom Coburn, and Reps. Marsha Blackburn and Debbie Wasserman Schultz following the vote to start debate on the Senate floor on health care reform. In this clip, Coburn and Schultz square off on health reform, then the group discusses the new mammogram guidelines. Breast cancer survivor Schultz says to Blackburn: “The Republicans, for the first time, have politicized breast cancer.” Also, at the eight-minute mark, Coburn denied an accusation by Doug Hampton, husband of the Sen. John Ensign’s onetime lover, that Coburn negotiated a pay-off for Hampton.

Rep. Halvorson speaks about breast cancer awareness month.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Rep. Kilpatrick brings breast caner awareness to Wayne State

Rep. Kilpatrick brings breast caner awareness to Wayne State
A mix of campaigning and breast cancer awareness took center stage at Scott Hall July 12 on Wayne State’s campus.

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Rep. Wasserman Schultz Discusses Breast Cancer Awareness in the Health Care Bill on MSNBC

Rep. Wasserman Schultz spoke with Hardball’s Chris Matthews about breast cancer in the Health Care Bill. The EARLY Act– a bill introduced in the House by Rep. Wasserman Schultz and in the Senate by Senator Amy Klobuchar– was passed as a part of the Health Care Bill.

Rep. Wasserman Schultz on Situation Room about new breast cancer screening guidelines

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz joins CNN’s Wolf Blitzer to discuss the controversial United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation that women should start regular mammogram screenings at age 50 and not 40. The new recommendations reverse longstanding guidelines, saying women age 50 to 74 should have mammograms less frequently — every two years, rather than every year. It also said doctors should stop teaching women to examine their breasts on a regular basis.