Sen. John Cornyn, still a bit hoarse, is vocalizing again. The briefly speechless junior senator recalled something Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, quipped after vocal cord surgery three years ago to address recurring problems. Doctors ordered him to remain mute during his recovery.
"He said his approval ratings shot through the" [...]
From the Waco Trib -Understand that every Republican except Michael Burgess of Lewsville voted No. So Chet Edwards voted with the Republicans.
Dr. Thomas Valigura, a Waco anesthesiologist who is president of the McLennan County Medical Society, said he understands concerns about the national debt. But fixing physician payments is critical, [...]
Just to follow on Dave Michaels' earlier posting about Rep. Chet Edwards' announcement that he'll vote against the Democrats' health care bill... The politics of his decision, and the reactions to it, are interesting.
Edwards' district is Republican enough that the GOP has been gunning for him for years, and the' [...]
I looked earlier today and Edwards had STILL NOT MADE UP HIS MIND. So, basically he was trying to string along anyone who believes he's a Democrat that he would do the right thing.
Nope. He finally made up his mind. To vote No.
November 7, 2009
This may not come as a surprise to people who know the red hue of Chet Edwards' House district, but the Waco Democrat just announced he'll vote against the House healthcare bill.
Edwards won't be the only Democrat to vote against the bill, but it is the second no vote he'll [...]
During an often emotional House debate on a resolution honoring the victims and families of the Fort Hood shootings, Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, said,"in the days ahead, Ft. Hood will become known to the world as a place of unspeakable tragedy, but I know it as a place of great" [...]
U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, will ask the U.S. House today to pass a resolution honoring Fort Hood soldiers and their families, after Thursday's deadly shooting.
"In the days ahead, Fort Hood will become known to the world as a place of unspeakable tragedy, but I [...]
