Donna Edwards

I'm here today of course to celebrate and to honor Women's History Month. Mr. Speaker, it's an important time to honor the political and social struggles of women across this world and certainly in this Nation who have made significant…

As a woman in this country, who would have known but for this debate that as a woman just starting out, same condition, same age, you pay more for your health care as a woman in this country than you do as a man. We're going to end that…

I am so pleased that on Sunday we will have an opportunity in this country, finally, to bring health care to the American people. All of us as Members of Congress will have an opportunity to say that we either stand on the side of the…

Congress is on the brink of passing comprehensive health care reform to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and high quality care, health care that protects consumers and not just insurance companies. We need reform to rein…

Just when we thought we had heard enough, seen enough, and paid enough, the big insurance companies are at it again. Seniors are paying more for prescriptions, home values plummet, savings and retirement accounts disappear, and millions…

I think it is high time that we actually had this debate here in Congress. While it may seem untimely, there is never enough time to have a debate about war and peace that this Congress should be engaged in, and not just the actions of any…

Our military risk their lives and our Nation spends resources in a country that has so little hope of future success, that international terrorism actually flourishes in so many countries. Estimates are that this kind of terrorism actually…

It's past time to boost sustainable job creation by making strong commitments to our Nation's education and infrastructure. The results of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act actually prove the point, but it can't be a one-shot…

During the State of the Union message last month, the President reminded us that he inherited a true economic mess and that job losses have been reduced dramatically due to actions by the Democrats in this Congress and his administration…

I would like to just conclude by saying that it's really important that we get this right at every level because of increasing threats to our cybersecurity, both internationally and here domestically. And I urge, again, my colleagues for…

I probably, like lots of Americans, have faced the circumstance, even in this last month and a half, private information compromised first at a bank, then at a Federal agency, and then at a retail establishment, all within the span of a…

Justice Brandeis got it right: democracy or wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but not both. And that's truer today as the United States Supreme Court just wiped away decades of legal precedent, allowing corporations to spend…

During the Bush administration, the unemployment rate nearly doubled. We hemorrhaged millions of jobs, including 743,000 jobs that we lost in January 2009 when President Obama was sworn in. They made the mess, but we have to fix it…

I share both the expressions of concern that my colleagues have made today, as well as all of our shared responsibility.

Are you actually saying that a farmer could make money while at the same time adding BMPs and reducing agricultural runoff?

So, yes, we are on record saying there should be consequences.

I am looking forwards to working with you, Madam Chairwoman, and our Committee on building the Union Station of the 21st century.

So just for Union Station and its own operations and maintenance, why restrict that to one operator over another operator, or why not put it out for bid?

I think that it really is important to take a vision with all of the stakeholders at the table.

I appreciate the outreach, but our businesses would appreciate a contract.

I would like to hear from the Administration... to know who has gotten those contracts, where are the jobs created.

I share the concern of this Committee, from this Member, that 18 months is just unacceptable in terms of a delay in our authorizing what ought to be a companion between what we do in transportation and what we do with our energy policy.

I want to follow up on this question because this has been a huge concern in my State of Maryland.

Government workers cannot be building roads and buildings, but government workers should surely be able to oversee how taxpayer dollars are being spent.

And so do you have the assurances that you are going to be able to function in a way that works for the taxpayers, given the resource limitations.