Three of Maryland's most influential Democrats will appear this week on AFGE's "Inside Government" nationally syndicated radio program. The show will air on Friday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. EST nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

U.S. Representatives John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and Donna Edwards (D-Md.), and Maryland Democratic Party Chairwoman Susan Turnbull will discuss the Democratic Party's biggest priorities and challenges – both in Maryland and nationwide. Sarbanes will discuss the recent Supreme Court decision to lift restrictions on corporate campaign spending, and the fight for health care reform. Edwards then will discuss infrastructure improvements in her district, politicians working together to achieve results, and doing right by the taxpayer. Turnbull will discuss her work moving Maryland's Democratic Party forward, and how important federal employees are to the state's success.

Lastly, national Democratic strategist and former Clinton White House staffer Bob Weiner will touch on a range of subjects including health care reform and the recent Massachusetts Senate election.

"Inside Government" is hosted by AFGE Assistant General Counsel J. Ward Morrow and is a one-hour weekly nationwide radio/Internet program dedicated to issues that impact federal and D.C. government employees. The show airs each Friday at 10 a.m. on Federal News Radio 1500 AM in Washington, D.C. and online at www.federalnewsradio.com. It is also available to 70 million iPod users through Apple's iTunes podcast. "Inside Government" is produced by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.