Chet Edwards For Congress

October 21, 2006
EDITORIAL: Chet Edwards deserves your vote
By Jerry Tidwell|Publisher, Hood County News

Chet Edwards has accomplished great things for Hood County in the two years that he has represented us in Congress. Without question, Edwards deserves another term and needs and deserves your vote.

Edwards has secured $5.75 million in appropriated funds and sent it back to Hood County to help our community with our biggest and most pressing needs. Here are a few
examples of how our congressman is bringing local tax dollars back home:
• Obtaining funding to protect the water quality of Lake Granbury.
• Funding the first phase of airport expansion.
• Twice he has gotten funds to help widen Hwy. 377.

The list goes on, but you get the idea. Edwards is clearly working hard for Hood County and is in touch with community leaders and the needs of our community. During his 35 trips to Hood County he has listened carefully to local citizens and their needs and has responded.

He also lent his support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s $1.4 million grant to develop an integrated action plan to protect the water quality of Lake Granbury.
Edwards' service to Hood County has been invaluable, but his great record far exceeds the boundaries of our county.

He opposes amnesty for illegal aliens and believes it is essential that we strengthen our borders. He has voted numerous times to increase the number of border patrol agents. The congressman has spearheaded the effort to fight the spread of nuclear terrorism by installing nuclear detectors at the busiest foreign ports. Improving security around Russian nuclear weapons materials is also one of his achievements.

Edwards has supported the troops by helping to build better housing on Fort Hood and led the fight in 2001 to shoot down proposals from troop reductions.

All of you know that I am not affiliated with either party. I'm an Independent. I like Chet Edwards' bi-partisan approach. It's desperately needed in Washington, D.C. now. Don't be misled by the attack drivel from Edwards' opponent. If the opponent does have any plans they are mired in the muck of the attack ads and are completely lost.

Join me in voting to re-elect Chet Edwards as our congressman. We need Congressman Edwards to continue to work for the betterment of Hood County.