According to the Washington Post, Prince Georges County, Maryland has the highest mortgage foreclosure rate in the state. You'd think that the congressman from Prince Georges County would have been worried about the predatory lending affecting his constituents. Nope. While the mortgage crisis was brewing, Rep. Al Wynn was doing everything he could to protect the financial services industry -- not the families in his district. And that culminated with his vote for the bankruptcy bill.
The mortgage crisis didn't happen overnight. And, we're not saying the bankruptcy bill caused the mortgage crisis. But let's be real. Members of Congress, like Al Wynn, were too busy doing the bidding of the large banks and financial institutions to worry about consumers. That has to change.
We need better Democrats. We need Democrats who will put the interests of their constituents before the powerful special interests. We need Donna Edwards in Congress.
As I reported yesterday, in advance of Speaker Pelosi's fundraiser for Al Wynn on November 3rd, a group of progressive blogs are holding an online fundraiser for Donna. Every contribution sends the message that we want better Democrats. You can contribute here. Send that message.
This coming Saturday afternoon, Donna will be posting on AMERICAblog and taking some time to respond to questions and comments.
And, below is a recent video interview with Donna Edwards. She's found that the mortgage foreclosure issue is resonating in Maryland's Fourth Congressional District:
With your help, on February 12, 2008, Donna Edwards will be on her way to Congress.
