Chet Edwards For Congress

Strengthening the Economy & Reducing the National Debt

Chet Edwards is a fiscal conservative who believes the federal government can best stimulate local economies with sound fiscal policies that lower the national debt and eliminate huge annual deficits.

As one of only a handful of Members to serve on both the Appropriations and Budget Committees, Chet has worked hard for local businesses and worked to bring more jobs and opportunity to Central Texans.

For his efforts to strengthen our economy and support small business, Chet was awarded the U.S. Chamber of Commerce “Spirit of Enterprise” Award for the past five years.

• Chet is a co-sponsor of a Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment and supports a “pay as you go” rule for the federal budget that requires a dollar cut for every dollar of new spending.




• Chet supported the 2009 Budget Resolution, which would return the federal budget to balance in 2012.




• Chet supported new earmark transparency law in 2007 as part of a broader effort to enact lobby reforms. He also supported the legislative line-item veto which would allow the president to identify wasteful spending.




• Chet believes that neither Democrats or Republicans are willing to unilaterally make the tough choices necessary to balance the federal budget, so he supports a bi-partisan budget summit similar to the one called by former President Bush in 1990.




• Chet has worked to bring jobs to Central Texas by supporting funds for major district employers such as L-3 in Waco and Texas A&M University.




• Chet has helped small businesses cut through bureaucratic red tape and federal regulations.




• Chet knows that local economies are dependent upon strong infrastructures-that's why Chet has worked hard to improve water quality in Central Texas and fund vital transportation improvements.




• Chet was the recipient of the “Deficit Hawk” Award from the non-partisan Concord Coalition.




• Chet is working to reduce our growing $9 trillion national debt, which will lead to high interest rates and drive up the costs of building a business, buying a home or car and is morally wrong to pass on to our children and grandchildren.