Chet Edwards For Congress

Cleburne Times-Review: Bill includes funding for operations center

Published: October 18, 2009
Special to the Times-Review

Funding included in the final 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill will help Johnson County build an emergency operations center, said U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco.

The bill passed the House by a 307-114 vote on Thursday and is expected to pass the Senate and be signed by President Obama, Edwards said.

“A new emergency operations center will help Johnson County emergency personnel protect our families through improved coordination and communication,” Edwards said. “In the event of a natural disaster or terrorist attack, there is no greater priority than to ensure the safety of our citizens. I want to thank local leaders for bringing this important project to my attention.”

Edwards added $750,000 to the bill for construction of a central office location to coordinate emergency planning operations for the county.

Waco Trib: Edwards announces funding for Waco VA, L-3, Baylor

Waco Tribune-Herald |
By Ken Sury | Friday, July 31, 2009

The office of U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Waco) has sent out an announcement that the congressman has secured funding for national defense projects at the Waco VA, L-3 Communications, and Baylor University under the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill, which passed the House Thursday.

Jul 23, 2009

KBTX: Edwards Secures Funding for National Defense Programs at A&M

Reporter: Josh Taylor |

(WASHINGTON) – A spokesperson for U.S. Representative Chet Edwards office says the Congressman has secured funding for national defense research at Texas A&M University under the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill, passed by the House Appropriations Committee this week.

“I am very pleased that the defense bill includes my request for key defense research projects at Texas A&M. These defense projects are part of a long-term plan to enhance and strengthen Texas A&M’s historic partnership with the Department of Defense,” said Edwards, a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. “These priority programs will strengthen our nation’s defense, and support jobs and economic growth in the Brazos Valley.”

CQ TODAY: With Edwards as Chairman, VA Funding Sees an Increase

CQ Politics
June 15, 2009 | By Matthew M. Johnson, CQ Staff

Since taking the helm of the House Appropriations panel responsible for military construction and veterans’ issues, Chet Edwards has applied his center-right political philosophy to deliver the two largest budgets in history for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Texas Democrat says the $17.7 billion increase in total funding provided to the VA since his tenure began in 2007 amounts to more money than the combined total provided by the GOP-controlled Congress in the previous 12 years.

As a result of his work on the panel, both the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, two of the nation’s largest and most influential veterans’ service organizations, honored Edwards with their highest awards in 2008.

B-CS Eagle: TEEX awaits word on funds

By ERIKA JARAMILLO
Bryan-College Station Eagle
Monday, June 29, 2009

Officials at a College Station-based training facility that prepares first responders for terrorist attacks are awaiting word on federal funding that would ensure its nationally recognized programs continue.

If a spending bill pending in the U.S. Senate is approved and signed into law, the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center at Texas A&M will receive a $23 million grant for anti-terrorism training.