Pelosi pushes Texas lawmaker Chet Edwards as Obama running mate
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday, August 3rd 2008, 2:05 PM
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is behind on a dark horse in the Democratic veepstakes: Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas.
“I hope he will be the nominee,” Pelosi said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.”
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Edwards, first elected in 1990 and now in his ninth term, represents Texas’ 17th District, which includes Waco, College Station, Fort Hood and the small town of Crawford, where President Bush has a ranch. He serves as a senior member on the House appropriations and budget committees and has guided funding measures for military veterans.
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Here is how he voted on a few issues:
# Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
# Voted YES on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
# Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
# Voted YES on [...]
