All Texas Democrats voted for HCR except Chet Edwards

[joeprogressive]

His aides said it was about cost. When I told them the CBO said it would reduce the deficit, they gave me the run around and said they would mail me a response. Texas has the highest % of uninsured adults and children and consistently ranks near the bottom in most health outcome measures. Enjoy keeping your seat in a conservative district as you sit on the wrong side of history when this bill passes the Senate.

Here is is his statement posted on his web site:

(Washington, D.C.) -U.S. Representative Chet Edwards today announced he will vote against HR 3962, the House version of health care reform legislation, and released the following statement:

"After listening to thousands of my constituents and carefully reviewing the legislation, I have made a decision to vote "no" on the House health care reform bill.

Given the huge federal deficits facing our nation, I believe there is too much new spending in this bill.

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.

While the Congressional Budget Office predicts this bill is paid for over 10 years, there is no mechanism in the bill to force spending cuts if those complicated projections turn out to be wrong.

I also have concerns about a government-run "public option" insurance company and question whether this bill goes far enough in actually reducing health care costs for working families and businesses.

Throughout this debate I have heard two extremes. Some on the far left would like to see the federal government run a socialized health care system. Some on the far right would get the government completely out of health care, which would mean the elimination of Medicare and Medicaid. I think both extremes are wrong.

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. I agree."


Here are Chet's numbers:

Washington Office
2369 Rayburn Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-4311
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Waco Office
St. Charles Place
600 Austin Ave, Suite 29
Waco, TX 76701
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Brazos Valley Office
4001 East 29th St., Suite 116
Bryan, Texas 77802
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


Cleburne Office
115 south Main Street
Suite 202
Cleburne, Texas 76033
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

[brendan120678]

1. All Texas democrats voted for...

Hillary Clinton except one!!!!??? OH NOES!!!

Oh wait...that's Health Care Reform!
My bad.


(sorry - just getting that out before someone else says it!)