Chet Edwards For Congress

Supporting a Strong National Defense & the War on Terrorism:

Chet Edwards is a leader in Congress on national defense issues. As co-chairman of the bipartisan House Army Caucus, Chet has been a strong voice for supporting our men and women in uniform and seeing that they have the resources to fight the war on terror and defend our homeland.

• Chet is the Ranking Member of the Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees $136 billion in annual spending.




• Chet is a strong supporter of the war on terrorism and has worked hard to see that our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere around the globe have the equipment and tools they need to do their jobs.




• Chet led the effort to stop the Department of Defense from cutting two divisions of the Army - some 40,000 active-duty troops - in 2001.




• Chet received the 2003 “Legislator of the Year” Award from the Association of the United States Army for his work on behalf of the Army and military families.




• Chet led the fight to create a new, innovative public-private partnership to build new housing for military families, a program the Bush Administration has called “the most important military housing program in American history.”




• As the Congressman for Fort Hood for 14 years, Chet successfully secured $1 billion in military construction funds for the post, dramatically improving the quality of life for Army soldiers and their families. Chet has continued to work for Fort Hood soldiers and their families, obtaining $ 13.4 million in the last two years for key construction projects, even though the post is now in another congressional district.




• Chet served as co-chairman of the bipartisan House/Senate National Security Caucus, which has over 270 members.




• Chet has fought for our soldiers when both Democratic and Republican administrations have tried to cut housing allowances, retiree pay, education for military children and danger pay for troops in Iraq.