Chet Edwards For Congress

Waco Tribune-Herald: Proposed expansion of GI Bill inspired by Waco-area soldier killed in Iraq

Waco Tribune-Herald | Friday, June 12, 2009
By Regina Dennis Staff Writer

A new provision to expand GI Bill education benefits for the children of fallen service members will be named in honor of a Lorena man who was killed while on duty in Iraq.

The Marine Gunnery Sgt. John David Fry Scholarship would cover the full cost of a college education for all children of military members serving after Sept. 11, 2001, who are killed in combat or active duty.

Waco Trib Editorial: Fry Scholarship reminds us of what society owes our military families

Waco Tribune-Herald |
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Republicans and Democrats seem to wage war over every proposal to arise these days, but when it comes to those who pay the ultimate price, and in real war, there should be no arguing, no antics.

The GI Bill of Rights is one sterling example of a grateful nation’s attempt to help returning military personnel find a place in the country they’ve put their lives on the line for.

Another example could very well be a scholarship fund proposed by U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, that would improve educational opportunities for the children of those military personnel killed in action since 9/11 by expanding GI Bill of Rights benefits. The proposed scholarship honors — appropriately, we think — Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry, of Lorena.

Pieces falling in place for A&M campus

By Rebecca LaFlure | Killeen Daily Herald | Thursday, Apr. 30 2009

The necessary pieces are coming together to transition Tarleton State University-Central Texas into an independent campus in the Texas A&M University System.

The A&M System will formally receive 672 acres of land from Fort Hood this morning during a transfer ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco.

Edwards talks stimulus package at forum

The Lariat Online | Feb. 27, 2009 | By Hayley Hibbert | Reporter

United States Rep. Chet Edwards, (D-Waco), spoke Thursday via videoteleconference from Washington, D.C. about his decision to support the stimulus package.

"The Global Business Forum's theme of 'Rebuilding the Global Financial system' is very timely," Edwards said. "We are in a global economy, and we are facing some of the most significant challenges I've seen in my lifetime."

B-CS schools await stimulus aid

By JANET PHELPS
Bryan-College Station Eagle
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Bryan and College Station schools could receive millions of dollars from the $787 billion economic stimulus package signed by President Barack Obama last week.

No one knows exactly how much money the districts will receive or when.