Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Donna Edwards [D, MD-4]

Israeli Interior Minister: “This Country Belongs to Us – The White Man!”

2012-06-04T01:00:00Z

...will come to it’s senses but I can’t. Good idea. As well, people need to find ways to read Minister Yishai’s statement to Reps. Donna Edwards, Karen Bass, Sanford Bishop, Elijah Cummings, Keith Ellison, Al Green, and every other member of the Cong

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Peter Dreier: Howard Kurtz's Newsweek Slam at Obama Distorts Political Reality

2012-06-03T01:00:00Z

...the Democrats have remained mainly a "centrist" party in which a progressive-liberal wing (like Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Donna Edwards) vies for influence with a more corporate-friendly moderate wing (such as Sen. Max Baucus and Rep. Dan Boren). As M

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Rep. Cliff Stearns Admits He Believes Women Should Face Criminal Charges for Abortion

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...You are killing an embryo and in some cases you are killing an embryo that is four or five months into gestation. As Rep. Donna Edwards pointed out earlier in the interview, this is just another attempt by Republicans to roll back women's reproductive r

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Redistricting map foes say they've passed first test

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...in which minorities are in the majority. Maryland now has two such districts, represented by Reps. Elijah Cummings and Donna Edwards. For Republicans, that would have the advantage of making it more difficult to draw seven districts in which Democrats h

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Redistricting map foes say they've passed first test

2012-05-31T20:46:37Z

Niemeyer of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals described Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes' 3rd District as "reminiscent ... Elijah Cummings and Donna Edwards. For Republicans, that would have the advantage of making it more difficult to draw ...

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Comic, pundit and progressive, Lizz Winstead talks about her politics, her Catholic roots and Michele Bachmann's Minnesotan congeniality

2012-05-31T08:22:09Z

I don't know who I would even say shares my full ideals. Probably [Rep.] Donna Edwards (D-Md.). I love her. She's awesome. MW: And Sen. Al Franken (DFL-Minn.)? WINSTEAD: Al is pretty close, although he and I disagreed on SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), I th

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PAAIA's CHIP Fellows Prepare for Summer in Washington, DC

2012-05-29T10:54:51Z

Deanna shared that she is “looking forward to my internship on Capitol Hill this summer. I think working under Rep. Donna Edwards will be a great experience.” Monna Sabouri is student at CUNY Queens College, where she is working towards a Bachelor of .

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GOP finds a frontwoman

2012-05-24T09:20:34Z

She co-chairs the Afghan Women’s Task Force with a Democrat, Rep. Donna Edwards of Maryland. And she happens to be the only woman to have given birth twice while in Congress. Her firstborn son, Cole, has Down syndrome, and McMorris Rodgers has ...

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Matthews Attacks Wasserman Schultz For Not Defending Obama On Bain: ‘Where Have You Been?’

2012-05-22T01:00:00Z

...Gov. Ed] Rendell is certainly a surrogate for us. Myself. A broad range of members of Congress. Congresswoman Donna Edwards. There are a broad range of surrogates for us and they’ve been out there repeatedly.” “I’m not sure how you’re not seei

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IAFC Testifies on USFA Funding, Roles

2012-05-17T16:59:50Z

Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) and Ranking Member Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) presided over the hearing whose topic was Working for a Fire Safe America: Examining United States Fire Administration Priorities. The authorization for USFA expires on ...

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Rep. Corrine Brown Gives Congressional Speech About Marissa Alexander

2012-05-16T01:00:00Z

...and floor speeches that spanned several hours, Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Donna Christensen (D-Virgin Islands), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Hank Johnson (D-GA) and John Conyers (D-

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Progressives Demand Action on Global Warming

2012-05-15T15:57:47Z

Donna Edwards, and Barbara Lee. Other PDA Board members are Rep. Lynn Woolsey, Mimi Kennedy, Tom Hayden, Jim Hightower, Michael Lighty, Thom Hartmann, Andy Shallal, Lila Garrett, Medea Benjamin, Jodie Evans, David Swanson, Steve Cobble, and Bill Fletcher.

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Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers & Donna Edwards Discuss Mitt Romney

2012-05-14T01:00:00Z

...fund Planned Parenthood, or are they going to make it on the economic circumstances of their life come October and November? REP. DONNA EDWARDS (D), MARYLAND: Well, a lot of those decisions in fact are economic. I mean, the fact that Governor Romney can

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Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers & Donna Edwards Discuss Mitt Romney

2012-05-13T19:56:23Z

Joining me now to discuss, Democratic Congresswoman Donna Edwards of Maryland and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who is a member of the House Republican leadership team. Is there? REP. CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS (R), WASHINGTON: Absolutely not.

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Everyone voted in favor... except the J Streeters

2012-05-11T01:00:00Z

...present include: Reps. Lynn Woolsey (D., Calif.), Barbara Lee (D., Calif.), Pete Stark (D., Calif.), Andre Carson (D., Ind.), Donna Edwards (D., Md.), Betty McCollum (D., Minn.), Keith Ellison (D., Minn.), Walter Jones (R-N.C.), and Earl Blumenauer (D-

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Rep. Ron Paul Votes Against ‘One-Sided' Bill to Boost US-Israel Ties

2012-05-10T01:00:00Z

...on Wednesday were Democratic Reps. Keith Ellison (Minn.), Barbara Lee (Calif.), Betty McCollum (Minn.), Pete Stark (Calif.), Earl Blumenauer (Ore.), Andre Carson (Ind.), Donna Edwards (Md.), Lynn Woolsey (Calif.); and Republican Rep. Walter Jones (N.C.)

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Video: Dem Rep: GOP balances defense spending on backs of poor

2012-05-10T01:00:00Z

...strong, the economy strong in order to do that, we've got to balance the budget. you know that. >> congresswoman donna edwards is a democrat from maryland and she joins us live from capitol hill . good afternoon. >> it is unbelievable. how cynical to de

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StephenCLE's House Baseline - Part 2/The Mid-Atlantic

2012-05-09T20:51:14Z

Mike Fitzpatrick, the republican representative, is a fairly astute campaigner ... Rating – Safe D MD-4 – Donna Edwards was one of the redistricting baddies for the democrats, opposing the diluting of her supremely democratic seat.

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Republican extremists: How the GOP broke America and called it leadership (VIDEO)

2012-05-07T13:36:57Z

Got that right, Congressman, but it is not a President Obama diabolical ... Progressives in Maryland along with Senator Barbara Mikulski and Congresswoman Donna Edwards. She has been a guest of President Obama in the Rose Garden.

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Luke Russert makes 'meat' joke at charity event

2012-05-06T01:00:00Z

...who did not express romantic interest in Russert: Republican strategist Ron Christie, who dropped a cool $5,000, and Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Maryland, who donated $500 and was honored by the Boys and Girls Club that evening for her service to the organiza

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