During an April 2009 House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 , fellow Floridian Tom Rooney , a former active duty U.S. Army JAG Corps officer , introduced an amendment that would make attacks against military veterans a hate crime . Wasserman Schultz remarked on the amendment : Wasserman Schultz became a vocal advocate for the family of Daniel Wultz , constituents of her congressional district engaged in legal action against the Bank of China for its alleged role in financing the terrorist attack that killed the 16-year-old from Weston , Florida , in 2006
the terrorist attack
2006 Tel Aviv shawarma restaurant bombing
Debbie Wasserman Schultz