Donna Edwards

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) speaks at a rally celebrating Medicare's 50th Anniversary at Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday July 30, 2015. She was joined with other legislators, registered nurses and community members. The event was part of a national day of action, in over 25 U.S. cities, that called on policy makers to "Protect, Improve, and Expand" Medicare to cover all Americans with a single standard of quality care not based on ability to pay, under a theme of "Medicare is as American as Apple Pie." The coalition organizing the day of action included: National Nurses United, Physicians for a National Health Program, Alliance for Retired Americans, Campaign for a Healthy California, Healthcare-NOW!, Progressive Democrats of America, among others. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Donna Edwards

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) speaks at a rally celebrating Medicare's 50th Anniversary at Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday July 30, 2015. She was joined with other legislators, registered nurses and community members. The event was part of a national day of action, in over 25 U.S. cities, that called on policy makers to "Protect, Improve, and Expand" Medicare to cover all Americans with a single standard of quality care not based on ability to pay, under a theme of "Medicare is as American as Apple Pie." The coalition organizing the day of action included: National Nurses United, Physicians for a National Health Program, Alliance for Retired Americans, Campaign for a Healthy California, Healthcare-NOW!, Progressive Democrats of America, among others. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Donna Edwards

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) speaks at a rally celebrating Medicare's 50th Anniversary at Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday July 30, 2015. She was joined with other legislators, registered nurses and community members. The event was part of a national day of action, in over 25 U.S. cities, that called on policy makers to "Protect, Improve, and Expand" Medicare to cover all Americans with a single standard of quality care not based on ability to pay, under a theme of "Medicare is as American as Apple Pie." The coalition organizing the day of action included: National Nurses United, Physicians for a National Health Program, Alliance for Retired Americans, Campaign for a Healthy California, Healthcare-NOW!, Progressive Democrats of America, among others. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Donna Edwards

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) speaks at a rally celebrating Medicare's 50th Anniversary at Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday July 30, 2015. She was joined with other legislators, registered nurses and community members. The event was part of a national day of action, in over 25 U.S. cities, that called on policy makers to "Protect, Improve, and Expand" Medicare to cover all Americans with a single standard of quality care not based on ability to pay, under a theme of "Medicare is as American as Apple Pie." The coalition organizing the day of action included: National Nurses United, Physicians for a National Health Program, Alliance for Retired Americans, Campaign for a Healthy California, Healthcare-NOW!, Progressive Democrats of America, among others. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Donna Edwards

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) speaks at a rally celebrating Medicare's 50th Anniversary at Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday July 30, 2015. She was joined with other legislators, registered nurses and community members. The event was part of a national day of action, in over 25 U.S. cities, that called on policy makers to "Protect, Improve, and Expand" Medicare to cover all Americans with a single standard of quality care not based on ability to pay, under a theme of "Medicare is as American as Apple Pie." The coalition organizing the day of action included: National Nurses United, Physicians for a National Health Program, Alliance for Retired Americans, Campaign for a Healthy California, Healthcare-NOW!, Progressive Democrats of America, among others. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Rep. Donna Edwards

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) spoke at a rally held outside the Capitol Building in Washington DC on Thursday, July 28, 2011. The rally to "Save the American Dream" was organized to tell Democrats to stand strong against Republican debt ceiling proposals that cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while keeping keep tax breaks for millionaires, billionaires and oil companies. Participants included major labor unions such as AFSCME, CWA, AFGE, Teamsters, and various progressive groups such as Move-On, Rebuild the Dream, Jobs with Justice, Gray-Panthers and Code-Pink. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Rep. Donna Edwards

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) spoke at a rally held outside the Capitol Building in Washington DC on Thursday, July 28, 2011. The rally to "Save the American Dream" was organized to tell Democrats to stand strong against Republican debt ceiling proposals that cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while keeping keep tax breaks for millionaires, billionaires and oil companies. Participants included major labor unions such as AFSCME, CWA, AFGE, Teamsters, and various progressive groups such as Move-On, Rebuild the Dream, Jobs with Justice, Gray-Panthers and Code-Pink. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Rep. Donna Edwards

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) spoke at a rally held outside the Capitol Building in Washington DC on Thursday, July 28, 2011. The rally to "Save the American Dream" was organized to tell Democrats to stand strong against Republican debt ceiling proposals that cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while keeping keep tax breaks for millionaires, billionaires and oil companies. Participants included major labor unions such as AFSCME, CWA, AFGE, Teamsters, and various progressive groups such as Move-On, Rebuild the Dream, Jobs with Justice, Gray-Panthers and Code-Pink. (Photo by Jeff Malet)