E000063 1951-11-24 2369 Rayburn House Office Building http://edwards.house.gov/html/contact_form_email.cfm 17 202-225-0350 Thomas 'd':4 'tx':5 '-17':6 'rep':1 'chet':9 'thoma':2,7,10 'edward':3,8,11 M 400118 Edwards Chet_Edwards Rep. Thomas Edwards [D, TX-17] Chet N00005794 7527 Democrat 202-225-6105 Methodist TX Chet Thomas Edwards 4.28571428571429 http://edwards.house.gov/ 400118 Person congress Sat Nov 07 10:30:58 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...it is best for Congress to opt out of this plan by voting it down before it ever becomes an issue at the state level." Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, didn’t respond to questions from the Star-Telegram about a potential opt-out provision. And Rep. Eddie Be 'd':43 'opt':10,20,59 'rep':39,63 'best':16 'bill':6 'chet':40 'didn':45 'eddi':64 'ever':31 'fort':66 'hope':4 'issu':34 'plan':13,24 'star':53,69 'texa':2 'vote':26 'waco':44 'allow':8 'becom':32 'level':38 'state':37 'worth':67 'd-waco':42 'edward':41 'leader':3 'provis':61 'opt-out':58 'potenti':57 'respond':47 'congress':18 'question':49 'telegram':54,70 'healthcar':5 'star-telegram':52,68 6607017 true true daylife Fort Worth Star-Telegram http://www.star-telegram.com/ OK http://www.star-telegram.com/238/story/1743435.html 400118 Person republican Fri Nov 06 21:41:54 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...tool goes here WASHINGTON — The outlook for a House vote on health care reform is shaky at best — even Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, continues to be undecided — and the Texas Republicans who represent portions of Tarrant County are solidly against 'd':33 'goe':11 'rep':29 'yes':6 'best':27 'care':9,22 'chet':30 'even':28 'hous':18 'texa':1,41 'tool':10 'vote':5,19 'waco':34 'shaki':25 'solid':50 'unlik':3 'counti':48 'd-waco':32 'edward':31 'health':8,21 'reform':23 'repres':44 'continu':35 'outlook':15 'portion':45 'tarrant':47 'undecid':38 'mcclatchi':52 'republican':2,42 'washington':13 6601832 true true daylife McClatchy http://www.mcclatchydc.com/ OK http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/78508.html 400118 Person republican Sat Nov 07 10:30:59 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...— Even if the House votes today on the healthcare overhaul bill, Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, insisted Friday that he remained undecided, while the Texas Republicans who represent portions of Tarrant County continue to be solidly against the bill. Edwar 'd':22 'rep':18 'bill':17,46 'chet':19 'even':7 'fort':48 'hous':10 'star':51 'texa':32 'vote':6,11 'waco':23 'edwar':47 'solid':43 'still':2 'today':12 'worth':49 'counti':39 'd-waco':21 'edward':1,20 'friday':25 'insist':24 'remain':28 'repres':35 'continu':40 'portion':36 'tarrant':38 'undecid':3,29 'overhaul':16 'telegram':52 'healthcar':5,15 'republican':33 'star-telegram':50 6607018 true true daylife Fort Worth Star-Telegram http://www.star-telegram.com/ OK http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/1743522.html 400118 Person congress Sat Nov 07 10:30:58 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is even now negotiating. We’ve castigated those Central Texans who screamed and insulted U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards during his lively town-hall meeting this summer. By the same token, it should be obvious to the congressman that 've':25 'bad':10 'rep':2,35 'say':7 'u.s':34 'bill':15 'care':13 'chet':3,36 'even':21 'hall':43 'hous':11,16 'live':40 'meet':44 'town':42 'waco':59 'nanci':18 'texan':29 'token':50 'castig':26 'edward':4,37 'health':12 'herald':62 'insult':33 'negoti':23 'pelosi':19 'reform':14 'scream':31 'summer':46 'tribun':61 'central':28 'editori':1 'obvious':54 'speaker':17 'town-hal':41 'congressman':57 'tribune-herald':60 6607016 true true daylife Waco Tribune-Herald http://www.wacotrib.com/ OK http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/11/07/11072009waceditorial.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=12 400118 Person republican Fri Nov 06 10:33:44 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...more politically savvy, far more engaged. For instance, members of the McLennan County Republican Women were at U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards’ office this week, singing patriotic songs and protesting the health care legislation that Edwards has yet to take a 'big':7 'far':19 'rep':34 'u.s':33 'yes':3 'yet':52 'bill':1 'care':47 'chet':35 'issu':5 'sing':40 'song':42 'take':54 'waco':56 'week':39 'engag':21 'offic':37 'polit':17 'savvi':18 'speak':14 'women':30 'counti':28 'edward':36,50 'health':46 'herald':59 'legisl':48 'member':24 'tribun':58 'whitak':2 'instanc':23 'patriot':41 'protest':44 'american':12 'mclennan':27 'republican':29 'tribune-herald':57 6596272 true true daylife Waco Tribune-Herald http://www.wacotrib.com/ OK http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/11/06/11062009wactopcolumn.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=12 400118 Person democrat Thu Nov 05 10:33:33 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Chet Edwards, D-Waco, who hasn’t taken a position on the Democratic health care bill unveiled in the U.S. House last week, is being bombarded by political activists on the right and the left who want him to make up his mind. On Wednesday, Edwards was 'd':25 'rep':3 'u.s':2,42 'bill':21,38 'care':19,37 'chet':22 'hasn':28 'hear':5 'hous':43 'last':44 'left':57 'make':15,62 'mind':65 'side':10 'waco':1,26,70 'want':12,59 'week':45 'decis':16 'polit':50 'posit':32 'right':54 'taken':30 'd-waco':24 'edward':4,23,68 'health':18,36 'herald':73 'reform':20 'tribun':72 'unveil':39 'bombard':48 'activist':7,51 'democrat':35 'wednesday':67 'tribune-herald':71 6585520 true true daylife Waco Tribune-Herald http://www.wacotrib.com/ OK http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2009/11/05/11052009wacedwards.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=11 400118 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 10:33:44 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...Sen. Kay Hagen (D-N.C.) -- Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) -- Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) -- Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-Ariz.) -- Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Tex.) -- Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) -- Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-Md.) -- Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) -- Re 'c':17 'd':15,22,28,34,40,48,55,61 'h':50 'n':16,49 'md':56 'mo':23 're':63 'd-n':14,47 'kay':12 'rep':18,24,30,36,42,51,57 'sen':11 'tex':41 'ariz':35 'care':9 'chet':37 'd-md':54 'd-mo':21 'gari':58 'hart':4 'mich':62 'nine':1 'post':66 'russ':19 'shea':45 'ahead':6 'build':5 'calif':29 'carol':43 'd-tex':39 'frank':52 'hagen':13 'harri':31 'peter':59 'arrest':2 'd-ariz':33 'd-mich':60 'edward':38 'health':8 'porter':46 'd-calif':27 'loretta':25 'mitchel':32 'protest':10 'sanchez':26 'carnahan':20 'kratovil':53 'shea-port':44 'washington':65 6596271 true true daylife The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ OK http://feeds.voices.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=40ea79b14447dea331d266461d1430ed 400118 Person congress Tue Nov 03 21:41:20 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...who face GOP challengers next year. Demonstrators said they hoped to sway the vote of Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio, and Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, Democrats targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee. “The expense is just outrag 'd':28,36 'gop':1,11 'rep':24,32 'san':29,51 'bill':8 'care':7 'chet':33 'ciro':25 'demo':3 'face':10 'hope':18 'next':13 'said':16 'sway':20 'vote':22 'waco':37 'year':14 'd-san':27 'd-waco':35 'edward':34 'expens':47 'health':6 'nation':42 'outrag':50 'picket':2 'target':39 'antonio':30,52 'express':53 'undecid':4 'challeng':12 'committe':45 'democrat':38 'demonstr':15 'rodriguez':26 'republican':43 'congression':44 6570926 true true daylife San Antonio Express http://www.mysanantonio.com/ OK http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/GOP_pickets_Demos_undecided_on_health_care_bill.html 400118 Person rep\. Wed Nov 04 21:43:05 -0600 2009 Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...contains the public option. I am relieved because, like most every constituent in District 17, I received a letter from U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, dated Sept. 8, 2009, that states, “I would oppose a tax-subsidized public option because it would p '8':45 'd':41 'p':61 '17':30 'fan':3 'rep':37 'tax':54 'u.s':36 '2009':46 'care':12 'chet':38 'date':43 'like':24 'plus':8 'sept':44 'waco':42,62 'candi':14 'everi':26 'oppos':51 'sound':4 'state':48 'would':50,60 'baylor':2 'd-waco':40 'edward':39 'health':11 'herald':65 'letter':1,34 'option':19,57 'public':18,56 'receiv':32 'reliev':22 'subsid':55 'tribun':64 'conserv':15 'contain':16 'opinion':9 'support':7 'constitu':27 'district':29 'halloween':13 'tax-subsid':53 'tribune-herald':63 6578935 true true daylife Waco Tribune-Herald http://www.wacotrib.com/ OK http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/opinion/stories/2009/11/03/11042009wacletters.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=12 400118 Person democrat Fri Oct 30 10:31:13 -0500 2009 Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...healthcare bill is too big, too costly and too much government, a message that seems to be resonating with Democratic Rep. Chet Edwards of nearby Waco, who is taking a wait-and-see attitude, promising to read the 1,990-page bill before making up his min '1':57 '990':58 'big':22 'dfw':10 'min':65 'rep':38 'see':51 'bill':6,17,19,60 'chet':39 'cost':24 'flat':13 'fort':66 'make':62 'much':27 'page':59 'read':5,55 'seem':32 'star':69 'take':46 'waco':43 'wait':49 'want':3 'decid':8 'oppos':14 'reson':35 'worth':67 'edward':2,40 'govern':28 'messag':30 'nearbi':42 'promis':53 'remain':12 'attitud':52 'democrat':1,37 'telegram':70 'healthcar':16,18 'republican':11 'wait-and-se':48 'star-telegram':68 6530978 true true daylife Fort Worth Star-Telegram http://www.star-telegram.com/ OK http://www.star-telegram.com/238/story/1722912.html 400118 Person congress Sat Nov 07 10:30:55 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Chet Edwards Dem-TX – 6105. Brad Ellsworth Dem-IN – 4636. Gabrielle Giffords Dem-AZ – 2542. Debbie Halvorson Dem-IL – 3635. Paul E. Kanjorski Dem-PA – 6511. Ann Kirkpatrick Dem-AZ – 2315. Ron Klein Dem-FL – 3026 ... 'e':38 'az':29,48 'fl':54 'il':35 'pa':42 'st':9,56 'tx':17 'ann':44 'dem':16,22,28,34,41,47,53 'ron':50 'tea':11,58 '2315':49 '2542':30 '3026':55 '3635':36 '4636':24 '6105':18 '6511':43 'brad':19 'chet':13 'hand':8 'hold':3 'loui':10,57 'paul':37 'debbi':31 'futur':5 'klein':51 'parti':12,59 'peopl':2 'dem-az':27,46 'dem-fl':52 'dem-il':33 'dem-in':21 'dem-pa':40 'dem-tx':15 'edward':14 'gifford':26 'gabriell':25 'ellsworth':20 'halvorson':32 'kanjorski':39 'kirkpatrick':45 6607015 false true google blog St. Louis Tea Party http://stlouisteaparty.com/ OK http://stlouisteaparty.com/2009/11/06/these-people-hold-your-future-in-their-hands/ 400118 Person republican Fri Nov 06 21:41:48 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The Office of the Republican Whip has just published this comprehensive list of House Representatives who may still be on the fence about voting for or against Pelosi's health care overhaul. Where does your representative stand? Contact them through t 'us':2,51 'may':25 'care':39 'fenc':7,30 'give':1,50 'hous':22 'list':20 'vote':32 'whip':14 'offic':10 'stand':45 'still':26 'updat':4 'health':38 'pelosi':36 'repres':23,44 'sitter':8 'contact':46 'liberti':3,52 'possibl':6 'publish':17 'overhaul':40 'comprehens':19 'republican':13 6601829 false true google blog Give Us Liberty http://giveusliberty1776.blogspot.com/ OK http://giveusliberty1776.blogspot.com/2009/11/update-on-possible-fence-sitters.html 400118 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:30:54 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Chet Edwards, Texas, 17th http://edwards.house.gov/ DC Office Number: 202-225-6105, DC Fax Number: Fax: 202-225-0350. Local Office Number: (979) 691-8797, Local Fax Number: (979) 691-8939. Rep. Brad Ellsworth, Indiana, 8th ... 'e':8 'dc':20,26 '202':23,30 '691':37,43 '8th':49 '979':36,42 'fax':27,29,40 'rep':14,45 '-225':24,31 '17th':18 'brad':46 'chet':15 'mail':9 'news':2,51 'texa':17 '-0350':32 '-6105':25 '-8797':38 '-8939':44 'local':33,39 'offic':21,34 'today':13 'e-mail':7 'edward':16 'goomba':1,50 'number':22,28,35,41 'receiv':11 'earlier':12 'indiana':48 'network':3,52 'ellsworth':47 'edwards.house.gov':19 6607012 false true google blog Goomba News Network http://itdontmakesense.blogspot.com/ OK http://itdontmakesense.blogspot.com/2009/11/heres-e-mail-i-received-earlier-today.html 400118 Person democrat Sat Nov 07 10:30:54 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX): Opposes Any Bill That Increases The Deficit Or Lowers Quality Of Care. “This new bill is 1990 pages long, and I intend to read every word of it before deciding how to vote. … As I review the bill, ... 'd':16 '69':1 '73':10,56 'tx':17 'new':31 'rep':12 '1990':34 'bill':9,20,32,55 'care':8,29 'chet':13 'd-tx':15 'long':36 'page':35 'read':41 'vote':50 'wire':11,57 'word':43 'decid':47 'everi':42 'lower':26 'oppos':3,18 'edward':14 'health':7 'intend':39 'pelosi':5 'review':53 'deficit':24 'increas':22 'qualiti':27 'speaker':4 'democrat':2 6607013 false true google blog 73 Wire http://73wire.com/ OK http://73wire.com/2009/11/69-democrats-oppose-speaker-pelosis-health-care-bill/ 400118 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:30:54 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 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. 'd':34 'ft':41 'day':39 'rep':30 'chet':1,31 'emot':14 'fort':7,27 'hood':8,28,42 'hous':4,15 'lead':3 'said':36 'waco':35 'ahead':40 'becom':44 'debat':16 'honor':6,20 'known':45 'often':13 'place':51 'shoot':29 'world':48 'd-waco':33 'edward':2,32 'famili':24 'victim':9,22 'politex':10,54 'resolut':19 'unspeak':53 6607011 false true google blog PoliTex http://startelegram.typepad.com/politex/ OK http://startelegram.typepad.com/politex/2009/11/chet-edwards-leads-house-in-honoring-fort-hood-victims.html 400118 Person congress Fri Nov 06 21:41:48 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Open letter to Congressman Chet Edwards. In light of the upcoming vote Saturday on the Health Care bill, HR 3962, I sent my representative the following letter: Congressman Edwards, I am writing to ask you to vote against HR 3962, ... 'hr':28,48 'ask':43 '3962':29,49 'bill':27 'care':26 'chet':8,14 'dark':3,52 'open':4,10 'sent':31 'vote':21,46 'light':17 'upcom':20 'write':41 'edward':9,15,38 'follow':35 'health':25 'kickin':1,50 'letter':5,11,36 'repres':33 'saturday':22 'congressman':7,13,37 6601830 false true google blog kickin' the darkness... http://kicking-the-darkness.blogspot.com/ OK http://kicking-the-darkness.blogspot.com/2009/11/open-letter-to-congressman-chet-edwards.html 400118 Person democrat Fri Nov 06 21:41:54 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...of public option; voted no in Energy and Commerce Committee Dennis Cardoza (Calif.) Yvette Clarke (N.Y.) Jim Costa (Calif.) Chet Edwards (Texas) A perennial GOP target; rejected climate bill Keith Ellison (Minn.) Bob Etheridge (N.C.) May run for Senate 'bob':40 'gop':32 'jim':24 'may':43 'n.c':42 'n.y':23 'run':44 'aclu':49 'bill':36 'chet':27 'hous':3 'minn':39 'stop':47 'texa':29 'vote':4,11 'calif':20,26 'clark':22 'costa':25 'count':5 'denni':18 'keith':37 'senat':46 'yvett':21 'climat':35 'edward':28 'energi':14 'option':10 'public':9 'reject':34 'target':33 'cardoza':19 'commerc':16 'current':1 'ellison':38 'perenni':31 'committe':17 'democrat':2 'etheridg':41 'healthcar':7 6601831 false true daylife Stop The ACLU http://www.stoptheaclu.com/ OK http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/stoptheaclu/cxLr/~3/nGHVjv1LeOA/ 400118 Person rep\. Sat Nov 07 10:30:54 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Steve Driehaus, Ohio, 1st http://driehaus.house.gov/ DC Office Number: (202) 225-2216, DC Fax Number: (202) 225-3012 Local Office Number: (513) 684-2723, Local Fax Number: (513) 421-8722 Rep. Chet Edwards, Texas ... 'dc':16,22 '1st':14 '202':19,25 '225':20,26 '421':38 '513':31,37 '684':32 'act':6 'fax':23,35 'rep':40 'chet':41 'ohio':13 'texa':43 '-2216':21 '-2723':33 '-3012':27 '-8722':39 'local':28,34 'offic':17,29 'steve':11 'coward':8 'edward':42 'number':18,24,30,36 'lgstarr':1,44 'driehaus':12 'terrorist':5 'driehaus.house.gov':15 6607014 false true google blog lgstarr http://lgstarr.blogspot.com/ OK http://lgstarr.blogspot.com/2009/11/this-was-terrorist-act-what-cowards-we.html 400118 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 21:41:48 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX): Opposes Any Bill That Increases The Deficit Or Lowers Quality Of Care. "This new bill is 1990 pages long, and I intend to read every word of it before deciding how to vote. ... As I review the bill, ... 'd':14 'tx':15 'new':29 'rep':10 '1990':32 'bill':18,30,53 'care':27 'chet':11 'd-tx':13 'long':34 'page':33 'read':39 'vote':7,48 'whip':4 'word':41 'count':5 'decid':45 'everi':40 'lower':24 'oppos':16 'edward':12 'intend':37 'review':51 'conserv':3,56 'deficit':22 'increas':20 'qualiti':25 'healthcar':9 'contemporari':2,55 6601826 false true google blog The Contemporary Conservative http://thecontemporaryconservative.blogspot.com/ OK http://thecontemporaryconservative.blogspot.com/2009/11/whip-count-on-votes-for-healthcare-bill.html 400118 Person rep\. Fri Nov 06 21:41:48 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Chet Edwards (D-TX) 24. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN) 25. Bart Gordon (D-TN) 26. Parker Griffith (D-AL) 27. Debbie Halvorson (D-IL) 28. Baron Hill (D-IN) 29. Jim Himes (D-CT) 30. Tim Holden (D-PA) 31. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) ... Rep. Glenn Nye (D-VA) : “We Will Be 'd':16,22,28,34,40,46,52,58,64,70 '24':18 '25':24 '26':30 '27':36 '28':42 '29':48 '30':54 '31':60 '69':2 'al':35 'ct':53 'il':41 'pa':59,65 'tn':29 'tx':17 'va':71 'dem':4 'jim':49 'nye':68 'rep':66 'tim':55 'bart':25 'brad':19 'chet':13 'd-al':33 'd-ct':51 'd-il':39 'd-in':21,45 'd-pa':57,63 'd-tn':27 'd-tx':15 'd-va':69 'hill':44 'hime':50 'hous':3 'make':9 'need':5 'nudg':7 'paul':61 'sure':10 'baron':43 'debbi':37 'glenn':67 'edward':14 'gordon':26 'holden':56 'parker':31 'theyvot':11 'griffith':32 'ellsworth':20 'halvorson':38 'kanjorski':62 'yankeephil':1,75 6601827 false true google blog YankeePhil http://yankeephil.blogspot.com/ OK http://yankeephil.blogspot.com/2009/11/69-house-dems-need-nudge-to-make-sure.html