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Donna Edwards is a Democratic politician from Maryland who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2008 to 2017. She represented Maryland's 4th congressional district, where she focused on issues such as women's rights, healthcare, and economic justice. Edwards was the first African American woman to represent Maryland in Congress, and her tenure was marked by her advocacy for progressive policies and her commitment to her constituents. After leaving Congress, she has remained active in public life and has been involved in various initiatives and organizations.
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…
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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…
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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 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 am looking forwards to working with you, Madam Chairwoman, and our Committee on building the Union Station of the 21st century.
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