Chet Edwards For Congress

Making Health Care More Affordable & Accessible

Chet Edwards believes we must maintain our quality health care system in the United States while reducing costs.

He has fought to ensure health care coverage for children of working families and our senior citizens. Chet is a member of the Rural Healthcare Caucus, and works to make certain those living in rural areas have access to the healthcare they deserve.

• Chet supports legislation to stop big pharmaceutical drug companies from unfairly charging Americans twice the price for the same drugs sold in Mexico and Canada.

Protecting Social Security & Medicare

Chet Edwards knows that Social Security and Medicare have done more for seniors' independence, health and financial security than any other federal initiatives.

• Chet helped stop the privatization of Social Security in 2005, because he believes privatizing Social Security or Medicare will erode guaranteed benefits to seniors.




• Chet believes we must take strong actions to reduce enormous federal deficits which will undermine future Social Security and Medicare benefits.

Bill would help improve barracks, hospitals

The Army Times
By Karen Jowers | Times staff writer | Monday June 23, 2008

A $72.8 billion bill that would provide better barracks for some Marine and soldier trainees, fix antiquated military medical facilities, hire more veterans claims processors and increase access to care for veterans has cleared its first hurdle in the House of Representatives.

The Dallas Morning News

OPINION

Chet Edwards: Our veterans are finally getting what they've earned

Benefits increase is a fulfilled promise long overdue

Monday, February 11, 2008

This week is National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week, an appropriate time for Americans to count our blessings and thank our veterans, who have sacrificed so much on behalf of the American family.

At 155 VA hospitals across our nation, veterans face daily the physical and mental wounds of combat long after their military service has been completed. We can never fully repay our debt of gratitude, but we have a moral obligation to support them with our words and our deeds.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008
City, hospital receive federal funds for repairs

Madisonville Meteor
By Dave Lewis | Meteor staff writer

Madison County residents will be seeing visible proof of their tax dollars at work this coming year with federal funds coming here to help repair the roof at Madison St. Joseph Health Center and to resurface Collard Street.

According to an announcement Thursday, Dec. 27, from the office of U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, $117,000 has been earmarked to renovate the roof and emergency room at Madison St. Joseph, a 57-year-old non-profit facility.