Donna F. Edwards

F-35's manufacturers put civilians in 'cockpit'

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Rep. Donna F. Edwards slipped into the F-35 cockpit — a stationary demonstration model — and gave the jet a simulated spin, trying out the controls, shooting down enemy aircraft over the Chesapeake Bay and executing a celebratory roll. "This...

Rep. Edwards talks government cuts at Montpelier Arts Center

2013-04-08 08:13:00

Maryland District 4 Rep. Donna Edwards spoke to constituents Saturday at the Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, addressing economic concerns and outlining her current priorities. Edwards, a Democrat who represents parts of Prince George's and...

Rep. Donna Edwards to meet with Laurel constituents at Montpelier on Saturday

2013-04-05 03:05:00

Rep. Donna Edwards, a Democrat who represents the 4th congressional district, will host a coffee and conversation hour with Laurel constituents this weekend. The meet and greet will be held Saturday, April� 6 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Montpelier...

The sequester solution hiding in plain sight

2013-03-25 08:12:49

The budget fights in Washington, D.C., and Annapolis are looking predictably ugly this year and are shaping up along familiar lines: Do we raise taxes? Do we sink deeper in debt? Which programs do we cut — and how deep? How can we fund public...

Virginia, Maryland lawmakers spar over FBI move

2013-03-13 19:19:39

Lawmakers from Virginia pressed a House of Representatives panel Wednesday to forgo a requirement that a potential new FBI headquarters be located close to the Capital Beltway, a provision they said gives Maryland an unfair advantage as the two states...

Edwards ranked among most liberal House members

2013-02-19 12:24:00

Rep. Donna Edwards, a Prince George's County Democrat, is again ranked among the most liberal members of the House of Representatives, according to an annual review of roll call votes by National Journal. Edwards tied for first place in the rankings...

King dinner and breakfast events in Anne Arundel honor works of residents, organizations

2013-01-17 11:15:00

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Dinner and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, scheduled for Jan. 18 and Jan. 21, respectively, will recognize more than a dozen area residents for their work in human relations, community...

Hoyer, Van Hollen: No more cuts to federal workforce

2012-12-16 07:38:49

As the fiscal cliff looms, two of Maryland's most influential congressmen have a message for those looking to the federal workforce for more savings: Look somewhere else. "Federal workers have already been asked to sacrifice as part of the budget cuts...

Search begins for site of new FBI headquarters

2012-12-03 15:52:00

The agency charged with overseeing federal buildings said Monday it will begin reviewing sites for a new FBI headquarters, formally launching a competition that has quietly pitted Maryland against its neighbors for more than a year. State and local...

Drug overdose: the quiet epidemic

2012-08-27 15:30:58

For all the attention that violent crime gets in the media, the average American is much more likely to die from another largely preventable tragedy. Fatal drug overdoses have risen sharply in recent years. In Congress this month, Maryland Rep. Donna F....

Will we live to see another Republican president?

2012-11-13 12:00:00

For those of us born immediately after World War II, there is a distinct possibility many of us won't live to see another Republican elected president. As we drift into senescence, George W. Bush's tenure in office may be fondly recalled as a time "when...

Reject the Maryland gerrymander

2012-11-06 09:00:00

Kathleen Dumais' op-ed ("Md. congressional map is fair, legal," Oct. 29) contained several inaccuracies. I am very familiar with the redistricting process since I attended most of the public hearings conducted by the Governor's Redistricting Advisory...

U.S. Rep. Donna F. Edwards said her staff has taken a 2 percent pay cut and that she would donate "an equivalent portion of my salary" to domestic violence charities in her district.

2012-09-06 00:00:00

What to Republican state Sens. E.J. Pipkin and Joe Getty and Democratic Rep. Donna Edwards have in common? They're all complaining about the treatment of minority voters in the proposed congressional redistricting map the legislature will take up when it convenes today.

2011-10-14 09:36:56

What to Republican state Sens. E.J. Pipkin and Joe Getty and Democratic Rep. Donna Edwards have in common? They're all complaining about the treatment of minority voters in the proposed congressional redistricting map the legislature will take up when it convenes today.

2011-10-14 09:36:56