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2008
Honor Troops, Veterans, and Their Families This Memorial Day
May 26, 2008: More...

Guide to Receiving Your Economic Stimulus Payment
April 3, 2008: More...

Let’s Salute Veterans With Our Words and Deeds
February 5, 2008: More...

 
2007
Take Time to Honor America’s Heroes this Veterans Day
November 7, 2007: More...

Support Texas Roads, 24 Texas Congressional Representatives Endorse Prop 12
November 1, 2007: More...

Edwards: Congress Delivers Largest Increase in College Aid Since 1944 GI Bill
September 21, 2007: More...

EDWARDS: HONOR OUR NATION THIS FLAG DAY
June 6, 2007: More...

Remember Troops, Veterans, and Their Families This Memorial Day
May 23, 2007: More...

Edwards House Floor Speech on Iraq Resolution
February 16, 2007: More...

SALUTE HOSPITALIZED VETERANS THIS VALENTINES DAY
February 9, 2007: More...

Americans Expect Bipartisan Cooperation from Congress
January 19, 2007: More...

 
2006
Give Thanks This Veterans Day
November 2, 2006: More...

LEA ANN EDWARDS: EARLY DETECTION FOR BREAST CANCER SAVES LIVES
October 6, 2006: More...

College Students & Graduates: Consolidate Loans Now To Save on Student Loan Repayments
June 1, 2006: More...

Edwards: Real Ethics and Lobbying Reform Needed in Washington
May 9, 2006: More...

Edwards: IRS Should Not Violate Taxpayer Privacy
April 3, 2006: More...

Stop the College Student Tax Scandal
January 27, 2006: More...

 
2005
EDWARDS: LOWER HIGH GAS BILLS, END THE MORATORIUM ON OFFSHORE NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
October 28, 2005: More...

Renew Our Promise This Memorial Day
May 27, 2005: More...

Texas Families Deserve Responsible Tax Relief
April 8, 2005: A COLUMN BY CONGRESSMAN CHET EDWARDS More...

Federal Budgets Should Reflect Our National Values - A COLUMN BY CONGRESSMAN CHET EDWARDS
March 25, 2005: More...

Social Security Must Remain a Kept Promise
March 1, 2005: More...

President’s Day A Reminder to Honor Our Democratic Legacy
February 18, 2005: More...

Proud to Represent Texas District 17 in Congress
January 7, 2005: More...

 
2004
More Time for Waco VA Study A Positive Development
September 30, 2004: More...

A COLUMN HONORING FLAG DAY BY CONGRESSMAN CHET EDWARDS
June 8, 2004: More...

 
2003
BUDGET CUTS AMBUSH MILITARY VETERANS
June 5, 2003: More...

“A thoughtful mind, when it sees a nation’s flag, sees not the flag only, but the nation itself...” -- Henry Ward Beecher, The National Flag, 1861
June 4, 2003: More...

“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” - President John F. Kennedy
May 8, 2003: More...

SCHOOL IMPACT AID CUTS: BAD IDEA; TERRIBLE TIMING
March 3, 2003: More...

108th Congress Needs Some New Year’s Resolution
January 3, 2003: More...

 
2002
Protecting the World from Saddam Hussein—Again
November 24, 2002: More...

EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS
November 22, 2002: More...

Concurrent Receipt or Deceit?
November 13, 2002: More...

Veterans Day 2002
November 11, 2002: More...

Searching for the Meaning of 9/11
September 9, 2002: More...

Keeping the Promise on Prescription Drugs
August 12, 2002: More...

The Purple Heart: Symbol of Sacrifice
August 6, 2002: More...

Corporate Responsibility
July 11, 2002: More...

In Life and In School, Character Counts
June 21, 2002: More...

Taking the Penalty Out of Marriage
June 14, 2002: More...

A Most Precious Gift: Freedom
May 27, 2002: More...

It's About the Food On Our Tables
May 8, 2002: More...

Enron and Pension Protection: Opportunity Missed
April 12, 2002: More...

America's Credit Debt: Payment Due!
March 20, 2002: More...

Changing Politics As Usual
February 19, 2002: More...

 
2001
Honor to the Soldier, and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause… who braves, for the common good, the storms of heaven and the storms of battle. Abraham Lincoln
October 31, 2001: More...

We're all in this together
October 15, 2001: More...

Patient’s Bill Of Rights: Congress Giveth and Taketh Away
August 21, 2001: More...

Marriage Penalty Reduction and Child Tax Credit Good for Families
April 25, 2001: More...

Allowing Tax Deductions for All Charitable Contributions Fair and Fiscally Sound
March 30, 2001: More...

How Realistic is a $5.6 Trillion Budget Surplus?
March 10, 2001: More...

We Need Fiscally Responsible and Fair Tax Relief
February 20, 2001: More...

Bush, Bipartisanship and Our National Agenda
February 6, 2001: More...

 
     
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