Chuck Edwards
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Chuck Marion Edwards is a Republican politician currently serving as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota, having taken office on January 1, 2023. He has been involved in various legislative initiatives that reflect his commitment to the interests of his constituents and the state. Edwards has a background in community service, which informs his approach to governance and policy-making. He is known for his pragmatic views on legislation, often emphasizing the importance of compromise and collaboration in the legislative process.
May 31, 2012
Yes. Absolutely. I mean, again, we are always going to have lobbying, and that is always going to be a problem.
May 31, 2012
The Federal Government should have some basic functions that we all agree with, and we ought to leave a lot of stuff like infrastructure and education to State and local governments.
May 31, 2012
I think there is a lot of government failures that led up to the big crash in 2008.
May 31, 2012
If corporations were so powerful they would have cut the corporate tax rate and they would have done all other kinds of things to benefit them.
May 31, 2012
I think the most important tax reform we need in the United States is to lower our corporate tax rate.
May 31, 2012
The money pours out of Washington. There are rules and regulations with each of these programs.
May 31, 2012
We should have a layer cake. Each of the levels of government should fund their own programs.
May 31, 2012
Let's let the States fund it and do it. Then the States can learn from each other to see what works.
May 31, 2012
I believe in the 50 States as laboratories of democracy. I believe in federalism.
May 31, 2012
Farm subsidies, in my view, they are like a reverse Robin Hood program. They take from average taxpayers and give to high-income farm households.
May 31, 2012
I estimate that business subsidies are about $100 billion a year. That is a small part of the total budget, but it is a good place to start cutting.
May 22, 2012
I want to give you my commitment that we are going to do a comprehensive review and an independent investigation.
May 16, 2012
The Mexican drug cartels today are more sophisticated and dangerous than any other organized criminal groups in our law enforcement experience.
May 16, 2012
The smuggling of people and goods across the Nation's borders is a large-scale business dominated by organized criminal enterprises.
May 16, 2012
The vast majority of employees within DHS are dedicated civil servants focused on protecting the Nation.
May 16, 2012
A small percentage of employees have committed criminal acts and other egregious misconduct warranting stiff sanctions.
May 15, 2012
All we are saying is, based on our audit work, TSA needs to provide clear-cut guidance and have procedures in place, and needs to follow through.
Mar 7, 2012
I commend the Department for continuing to meet and work on these management challenges and improve its operations and performance.
Feb 29, 2012
Good morning Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Keating and distinguished Members of the subcommittee: I am Charles K. Edwards, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Feb 15, 2012
Thank you for the opportunity to testify on allegations of misconduct and illegal discrimination and retaliation in the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS).
Jul 14, 2011
Thank you for inviting me to testify today about the Department's contracting and acquisition policies.
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