Aug 21, 2008
We have had a lot of disagreements on how to end the Iraq war and on the budget plan of the administration.
Chet Edwards
The Public Record
★ Featured Quote
January 14, 2009
on Monday, 2 days ago, I was visiting in a rural newspaper office in Glen Rose, Texas, in my district.…
— Chet Edwards
transcripts.cnn.com
Jun 19, 2008
a young President, a veteran of the Greatest Generation, once reminded the world that Americans would pay any price, bear any burden in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty. His, the generation of John F. Kennedy…
Dec 1, 1997
as Speaker Jim Wright asked from the well of this House in 1989, When will this mindless cannibalism end?'' How many good public officials must be destroyed because of their private sins and human imperfections? When will we stop using the…
Dec 1, 1997
I am deeply disappointed that the Republican leadership has placed an incredibly unfair gag rule on a constitutional debate of historic proportions
Dec 1, 1997
considering the historical importance of this vote today and the precedent we will set for decades to come, would it be within the rules of the House for me at this time to ask unanimous consent that each Member of this House, who feels in…
Jun 10, 1994
As someone born after World War II, it is hard for me to put into words my feeling about the 50th anniversary of D-day. As a member of the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, I was proud to have been part of…
May 23, 1994
if there is anything predictable about wars, it is that no one can predict when and where they will break out. Who in this House would have predicted just a few years ago that America would have to send 500,000 of its citizens to fight…
May 5, 1994
I come from rural central Texas. It is a land where guns and hunting are a way of life. I believe in the 2d amendment. But my colleagues, the constitutions was never intended to make efficient killing machines out of drug dealers…
Mar 24, 1994
The University of Mary Hardin- Baylor in Belton, Texas will honor Oveta Culp Hobby at their 1994 homecoming on April 16th. It is my privilege to share the history of this remarkable woman who will be honored for the contributions and…
Mar 16, 1994
I rise in strong support of the Stenholm balanced-budget amendment. I would like to specifically address four of the key arguments I have heard today used against this amendment. First, the opponents say we have to have the ability to…
Mar 10, 1994
I keep hearing we should not give the Department of Defense special treatment. But the truth is if every Federal agency had been cut like the Department of Defense, we would not even have a deficit problem. The Frank amendment will not…
Politicians like Chet Edwards
