In the name of cultural and gender sensitivities, the Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee stated before a Congressional subcommittee that the United Nations needs to deploy more female troops to the “front lines” of the various potential hotspots member nations have sent their soldiers. As reported by the Cybercast News Service on April 16, 2015, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who is also the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee stated during the testimony of the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, that the world body deploying females to likely combat zones was “near and dear” to her.