Chet Edwards For Congress

Protecting Social Security & Medicare

Chet Edwards knows that Social Security and Medicare have done more for seniors' independence, health and financial security than any other federal initiatives.

• Chet helped stop the privatization of Social Security in 2005, because he believes privatizing Social Security or Medicare will erode guaranteed benefits to seniors.




• Chet believes we must take strong actions to reduce enormous federal deficits which will undermine future Social Security and Medicare benefits.




• Chet supports legislation to stop big pharmaceutical drug companies from unfairly charging Americans twice the price for the same drugs sold in Mexico and Canada.




• Chet voted for the 2007 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, which allows Medicare to use its buying power to negotiate with drug companies to lower drug costs.




• Chet thinks seniors should have a prescription drug plan that doesn't force them into HMOs that prohibit their choice of doctors.