Honorable Chet Edwards
United States Representative, Texas, Democrat
Representative Edwards, of the Eleventh District of Texas, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990. He served in the Texas Senate from 1982 to 1990. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. He is also a Chief Deputy Minority Whip and a member of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. The following is from a July 17, 2001, statement on H.R. 7, the Community Solutions Act, spoken on the House floor.The question before the House is not whether faith is a powerful force; it is. The question is not whether faith-based groups do good…
