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Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle honored Apple founder Steve Jobs Thursday morning after learning the news of his death Wednesday night, many emphasizing Jobs’s impact on their own lives.

Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) both celebrated the iPad, one of Apple’s more recent products. 

Wasserman Schultz tweeted, "#SteveJobs helped me better balance work & family. FaceTime w/ my kids on my iPad from anywhere, even 35K ft. #bestgiftforworkingmom. RIP.”

Rangel wrote, "The iPad has opened a whole new world for me at age 81.”

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