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elleng

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Mon May 30, 2022, 07:47 PM May 2022

Donna Edwards was the Squad before the Squad. Meet her this Thursday!

After the horrific tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, Donna Edwards made it clear what Congress must do immediately: "To do list: background checks, assault weapons ban, ban high capacity magazines. Civilians don’t need tactical military weapons of war. Full stop."

Donna Edwards served in Congress after defeating a corporate Democrat incumbent during the Iraq war era in 2008. She then stepped away in 2017, and is now coming back stronger than ever for re-election against a corporate, establishment Democrat.

She is ready to serve Maryland’s 4th district and the American people. A staunch progressive, she would regain all of her House seniority and be a top leader in the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

RSVP here to meet Donna on Zoom at PCCC’s Meet the Candidates event and ask her YOUR questions THIS THURSDAY, June 2, at 7pm Eastern!

This event is free, but if you’re inspired by Donna, chip in $3 to her campaign.

Raising her son as a single working mom, Donna faced a tough choice -- to get health insurance for him, she had to go without it for herself.

As luck had it, an illness resulted in a trip to the emergency room for her that left her with thousands of dollars of medical debt, and she almost lost their home as a result.

And with Republicans mounting relentless attacks on reproductive rights in order to push the Supreme Court in their direction, Donna is ready to pass Medicare for All and protect abortion rights and our right to healthcare.

Donna knows that our democracy is in peril. When elected, she will fight to immediately pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Enhancement Act and the For the People Act to safeguard our elections and protect our right to vote. She will work to overturn Citizens United and end partisan gerrymandering.

With gun violence ravaging the country, healthcare costs higher than ever, and our democracy at stake, Donna Edwards is exactly the type of leader we need fighting in the halls of Congress.

RSVP here to meet Donna on Zoom at PCCC’s Meet the Candidates event and ask her YOUR questions THIS THURSDAY, June 2, at 7pm Eastern!

This event is free, but if you’re inspired by Donna, chip in $3 to her campaign.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- Rachel Queirolo, PCCC Development Director (@BoldProgressive)

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqd-6urzwoGt2TJ9T6eB5FAgMAMlDxAzyv

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Donna Edwards was the Squad before the Squad. Meet her this Thursday! (Original Post) elleng May 2022 OP
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