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U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, joined Democrats in passing an omnibus $1.1 trillion spending measure that boosted federal agency budgets by almost 10 percent on average and included more than 5,000 earmarks, including 22 projects in his district totaling more than $20 million.
Representative Chet Edwards released this statement about the 2010 Congressional Race Thursday afternoon.
Van Taylor, who ran against U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, in 2006, is out of McLennan County, but he’s not out of politics.
In addition to national and state elections next year, Johnson County residents will weigh in on numerous local elections next November. The filing period to compete in the March 2 primaries continues through Jan. 4.
More than 30 years of work will come to fruition this weekend with Saturday's opening of the Waco Mammoth Site. "Opening the Waco Mammoth Site to the public has been a long journey for Central Texas and the supporters of the historic Waco Mammoth Site," Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Texas, stated Tuesday.
In a nationally televised speech Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy, President Barack Obama said he’s sending tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan, but pledged to begin withdrawing the forces within 18 months.
State Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, a powerful state lawmaker whose name had been mentioned as a possible 2010 opponent to Democratic U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, of Waco, appears to have closed that door, opting instead to seek re-election.
After years of campaigns by lawmakers and local citizens, a postal stamp honoring Waco World War II hero Doris Miller will be unveiled next year.
WASHINGTON -- Here is how area members of Congress -- Reps. Joe Donnelly and Peter Visclosky and Sens. Evan Bayh and Richard Lugar -- voted over the previous week. REQUIRING CRIME REPORTING BY CRUISE VESSELS: The House approved the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (H.R. 3360), sponsored by Rep. Doris Matsui , D-Calif., to create crime reporting and safety requirements for cruise vessels ...
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! WASHINGTON — Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Requiring crime reporting by cruise vessels: The House approved the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act (H.R. 3360), sponsored by Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., to create crime reporting and safety requirements for cruise vessels.
More than $6.4 billion in federal economic stimulus money is going to 440 congressional districts that do not exist.
A senior adviser to former North Carolina senator John Edwards approached representatives for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in an effort to secure a vice presidential nomination during the 2008 election, according to a new book by Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe.
WASHINGTON — Democrat John Edwards tried to cut a secret deal with Barack Obama and perhaps Hillary Rodham Clinton during last year's presidential primaries, offering his endorsement in exchange for the vice presidential nomination, according to a new book by Obama's campaign manager.
Democrat John Edwards tried to cut a secret deal with Barack Obama and perhaps Hillary Clinton during last year's presidential primaries, offering his endorsement in exchange for the vice presidential nomination, according to a new book by Obama's campaign manager.
What's Your Reaction? David Plouffe's claim in his new book on Campaign 2008 that the Edwards camp suggested he be made Veep in exchange for dropping out of the race is accurate, the Edwards adviser who had the conversation with Plouffe tells me.
WASHINGTON — Canyon Clowdus thinks Americans “have less freedom and pay more taxes than ever.”