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President Obama nominated her for Chair in April 2011 and the Democratic National Committee confirmed her appoinment on May 4, 2011. Immediately, Schultz began attacking [[Republican]]s. She lied about [[Paul Ryan]]'s [[Medicare]] plan, stating it would deny care to seniors with preexisting medical conditions.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb-staff/2011/06/01/open-thread-dnc-chair-lies-about-ryan-medicare-plan#ixzz1OdjLjbsu DNC Chair lies about Ryan Medicare plan]</ref> She called Republicans "anti-women" <ref>Lopez, Kathryn Jean (May 27, 2011). [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/268271/march-anti-women-women-sigh-more-name-calling-kathryn-jean-lopez "The Corner: The march of the anti-women women (sigh, more name-calling.)"] National Review website. Retrieved on April 15, 2015.</ref> and said that they wanted to bring back [[Jim Crow]] laws.{{fact}} <ref>Benson, Guy (June 7, 2011). [http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2011/06/07/dnc_chair_gop_aims_to_literally_drag_the_country_back_to_jim_crow_era "Tipsheet: DNC chair: GOP aims to 'literally drag' the country back to Jim Crow era"]. Townhall.com. Retrieved on April 15, 2015</ref> [[Mitt Romney]] publicly said that Obama's policies have failed, to which she replied, "Mitt should look in the mirror."{{fact}} In another statement, Schultz claimed that Republicans think that [[illegal immigration]] is a crime.<ref>[http://newsbusters.org/blogs/fred-lucas/2011/05/31/dnc-chair-republicans-believe-illegal-immigration-should-be-crime Illegal immigration should be a crime]</ref> Also, she claimed that if it were up to Republicans, we would all be driving foreign-built cars.{{fact}} It was noted that she owns a 2010 Japanese-made Infiniti FX35.{{fact}}