Chet Edwards For Congress

Waco Tribune Herald: EDITORIAL: Bill Whitaker: Saying no to the president

Waco Tribune-Herald | Sunday, November 15, 2009

BILL WHITAKER Senior editor

Sometimes you can’t win for losing — or something like that.

Look off to the right of this column and you’ll see a sampling of letters we received about U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, the Waco Democrat who for the past three months has found himself aggressively targeted by fiscal conservatives over his impending vote on health care reform.

During a rowdy town-hall meeting in August, Edwards faced everything from polite questions from sincerely concerned constituents to insults and slurs from others who came to attack him, not to engage in any meaningful dialogue. I recall one man calling him a liar only moments after the meeting began, then storming out of the hall in holy indignation.

So, after it was all said and done and the congressman three months later bowed to their wishes and voted against this monstrosity of a health-care reform bill, some cavalierly impugned the congressman’s very motives, which is a pretty presumptuous thing to do.

The Bryan-College Station Eagle: Working to treat our veterans better

Bryan-College Station Eagle
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

By U.S. Rep. CHET EDWARDS

Veterans Day is not just another shopping day or holiday. November 11th is a sacred day when all Americans take time to thank, salute and pray for our nation's veterans.

Waco Tribune Herald: EDITORIAL: The right vote

Waco Tribune-Herald | Tuesday, November 10, 2009

In recent months, some in our community have expressed misgivings about U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, primarily because of the mind-set that many in his party seem to have for government overreach, including the “cap-and-trade” environmental legislation that passed the House earlier this year and the health care reform bill that squeaked by Saturday night.

We note, however, that our congressman did vote against both of these bills. However else you choose to spin it, he ultimately sided with his constituents over his party, something we’ve long harped about for all politicians, Republican and Democrat.

Waco Trib: EDITORIAL: On the right trail

Waco Tribune-Herald | Friday, October 16, 2009

Who says government agencies can’t work together to get things done for the health of our community?

The city of Waco, its parks and recreation department, U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, have secured the plans and the funds to build a $4.6 million hike and bike trail and park south of West U.S. Highway 84, west of Waco.

BCS Eagle: Edwards: Keeping an open mind on reform

Bryan-College Station Eagle
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
By U.S. Rep. CHET EDWARDS

Editor's note: This is the first of three columns U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, will write on health-care reform over the next month.

We are a country of diverse interests, but we share common values and hopes for the future. Among those core values are fairness and hard work. If we put in the hours at work every day, we expect a fair wage and stable benefits to ensure we can support our families, provide them a good education, and have access to affordable, quality health care.