Rep. Donna Edwards

Democrat  •  4th District, Maryland  •  3rd Term  •  Sworn In 2008
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06/02/12
Rep. Cliff Stearns Admits He Believes Women Should Face Criminal Charges for Abortion

...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

Source: Video Cafe
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06/01/12
Redistricting map foes say they've passed first test

...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

Source: Baltimore Sun
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05/31/12
Redistricting map foes say they've passed first test

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 ...

Source: Baltimore Sun
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05/31/12
Comic, pundit and progressive, Lizz Winstead talks about her politics, her Catholic roots and Michele Bachmann's Minnesotan congeniality

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

Source: Metro Weekly
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05/29/12
PAAIA's CHIP Fellows Prepare for Summer in Washington, DC

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 .

Source: Payvand Iran News
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05/24/12
GOP finds a frontwoman

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 ...

Source: Salon
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05/22/12
Matthews Attacks Wasserman Schultz For Not Defending Obama On Bain: ‘Where Have You Been?’

...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

Source: Mediaite.com
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05/17/12
IAFC Testifies on USFA Funding, Roles

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 ...

Source: FireRescue1
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05/16/12
Rep. Corrine Brown Gives Congressional Speech About Marissa Alexander

...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-

Source: TheLoop21
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05/15/12
Progressives Demand Action on Global Warming

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.

Source: PRLog (free press release)
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05/14/12
Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers & Donna Edwards Discuss Mitt Romney

...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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05/13/12
Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers & Donna Edwards Discuss Mitt Romney

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.

Source: RealClearPolitics
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05/11/12
Everyone voted in favor... except the J Streeters

...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-

Source: Israel Matsav
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05/10/12
Rep. Ron Paul Votes Against ‘One-Sided' Bill to Boost US-Israel Ties

...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.)

Source: CNSNews.com
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05/10/12
Video: Dem Rep: GOP balances defense spending on backs of poor

...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

Source: MSNBC
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05/09/12
StephenCLE's House Baseline - Part 2/The Mid-Atlantic

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.

Source: DAILY KOS
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05/07/12
Republican extremists: How the GOP broke America and called it leadership (VIDEO)

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.

Source: Washington Times
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05/06/12
Luke Russert makes 'meat' joke at charity event

...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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05/04/12
Members Channel the Bard Onstage

...be the opening act for “Will on the Hill.” “[Last year] one of the schools was in my Congressional district,” Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards (D) said. Her district’s kids performed for the packed house. “It was a great night out for them,” sh

Source: Roll Call
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05/04/12
Luke Russert makes ‘meat’ joke at charity event

...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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05/03/12
Members Channel the Bard Onstage

“[Last year] one of the schools was in my Congressional district,” Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards (D) said. Her district’s kids performed for the packed house. “It was a great night out for them,” she said. According to “Will on the Hill ...

Source: Roll Call Online
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05/02/12
Quinn Gillespie future uncertain? - Crowley plugs Barber to supporters - Dems to highlight 'Red to Blue' candidates - GOP activists seize on NASCAR popularity - Super PACs clean up in April

...introducing their newest round of “Red to Blue” candidates at a fundraiser reception on May 8. Red to Blue Co-chairs Rep. Donna Edwards of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado will introduce a panel of new candidates including Anna Kirkpatrick (Ariz

Source: The Politico
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04/27/12
Martin Bashir Tells Two Democrats ‘If There Isn’t a War on Women Most of Us Must Be Ignorant’

Bashir then introduced Congresswoman Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and Congressman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) - I guess there weren’t any Republicans around to discuss this with! – to further harangue the GOP. The host’s first question was ...

Source: News Busters
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04/27/12
Boehner Asks Angrily, ‘Do We Have to Fight About Everything?’

Some women members, including Reps. Yvette Clark, Donna Edwards, Marcy Kaptur and Maxine Waters left the chamber in protest of the speaker’s comments. Boehner pointed out that President Obama’s own budget “called for reductions in spending ...

Source: KGO-AM810
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04/27/12
Boehner Asks Angrily, 'Do We Have to Fight About Everything?'

Some women members, including Reps. Maxine Waters, Donna Edwards, Marcy Kaptur and Yvette Clark left the chamber in protest of the speaker's comments. Boehner pointed out that President Obama's own budget "called for reductions in spending in this slush ..

Source: YAHOO!
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04/27/12
Column: Keep union organizers out of Michigan's restaurant kitchens

The good news? It’s not working. Despite encouraging U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., to sponsor a bill that would increase the minimum wage for tipped workers, this bill has received little support in Washington and has stalled in both 2009 and 2011.

Source: MLive.com
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04/27/12
Moran Applauds United Airlines Decision to Exempt Overseas Travel Cost for Foreign Service Pets

Apr 27, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX News Network) -- Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Moran ... Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Donna Edwards (D-MD), and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC ...

Source: comcast.net
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04/27/12
Donna Edwards Takes Her Own Path

...Donna Edwards broke with the Maryland Democratic delegation to endorse John Delaney in the April 3 primary. Some Members of the House see a bright future for Edwards, who serves on the Ethics Committee and is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Source: Roll Call
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04/26/12
Donna Edwards Takes Her Own Path

Rep. Donna Edwards’ backing of a surging candidate over the establishment pick in a contentious Congressional primary earlier this month shocked Maryland insiders, but it was only the latest show of her increasingly independent streak in the close-knit .

Source: Roll Call Online
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04/25/12
Congresswoman accepting applications for interns, advisory committees

U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Dist. 4) of Fort Washington is looking for summer interns and volunteers to sit on advisory committees on various issues. College students and recent graduates who are interested in the unpaid internships in either ...

Source: Maryland Community Newspapers Online
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Official website: http://donnaedwards.house.gov/
Address:
318 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-8699
Fax: 202-225-8714

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