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    Waco U.S. Rep. Edwards says he will vote no on House health care reform bill
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    Waco small-business man Rob Curnock, one of those candidates, said that even though Edwards stated opposition to the Democratic bill, he is still too far left and too close to Democratic leadership in Congress. "Since it’s a very unpopular bill in this district, Chet Edwards waited until they had the number they needed on the Democratic side and (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi cleared him to vote against it ... I wouldn’t have had to wait until the very last day to make up my mind on a bill that could have this severe of a negative effect on our health care system." Candidate Chuck Wilson, a former CIA case officer from Waco, agreed that Edwards was right to vote no on the bill but said that he shouldn’t have waited “to see which way the political wind is blowing,” he said in an e-mail. Full Article at Waco Tribune-Herald
    Since it’s a very unpopular bill in this district, Chet Edwards waited until they had the number they needed on the Democratic side and (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi cleared him to vote against it ... I wouldn’t have had to wait until the very last day to make up my mind on a bill that could have this severe of a negative effect on our health care system.
    SOURCE: Waco Tribune-Herald 3 weeks ago
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Waco U.S. Rep. Edwards says he will vote no on House health care reform bill
  1. I believe most people in our district recognize that health care reform is needed to hold down costs and to make health care more affordable and dependable, but they want any reform bill to be fiscally responsible
    SOURCE: Waco Tribune-Herald 3 weeks ago
  2. I am especially disappointed that the bill does not have a fiscal trigger in it to cut spending if actual costs of new programs turn out to be higher than projected
    Chet Edwards – Chet Edwards SOURCE: Waco Tribune-Herald 3 weeks ago
  3. Given the huge federal deficits facing our nation, I believe there is too much new spending in this bill
    SOURCE: Waco Tribune-Herald 3 weeks ago

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