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Edwards travels over a thousand miles in WNC in August listening to constituents

September 12, 2023

Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today revealed that he traveled nearly 1,300 miles across Western North Carolina during the House’s August district work period.

Edwards accepting U.S. service academy nomination applications

September 7, 2023

Press Release

Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) is accepting United States service academy nomination applications from current high school seniors in North Carolina’s 11th district.

Edwards introduces legislation to uphold federal marijuana laws

September 1, 2023

Press Release

U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced the Stop Pot Act to withhold certain federal funding from states and tribes that permit the use of recreational marijuana.

Edwards helps write legislation to protect WNC firefighters’ retirement plans

August 21, 2023

Press Release

U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) helped write H.R. 5241 as a solution to protect access to government pension plans for firefighters, emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Western North Carolina and across the country.

The Cherokee people should say no to pot

August 17, 2023

Opinion Editorials

Since 1996, Congress has shirked its responsibility to uphold the very laws it has passed regarding marijuana.

More and more states are thumbing their proverbial noses at federal laws that declare pot as a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act. And Congress has sat idly by and watched it happen.

In 2014, Congress took its gutless approach even further by enacting legislation that prevents the Department of Justice from using funds to interfere with state medical marijuana laws, which have been passed every year since then.

Edwards: Asheville should reprioritize water spending, quickly adopt committee recommendations

August 17, 2023

Press Release

U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today sent a letter to Asheville City Council members regarding the City of Asheville’s water outage that affected tens of thousands of residents in December 2022.

Edwards, Panetta introduce MOTOR Act to help state and local first responders and agencies save lives

August 16, 2023

Press Release

U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today introduced H.R. 5210, the Maintaining Our Tactical and Operational Response (MOTOR) Act, to help state and local first responders maintain their ability to save lives through effective water rescues.

Edwards to convene public input session about Cherokee County transmission line

August 15, 2023

Press Release

U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) will convene a public input session to hear from constituents and the Tennessee Valley Authority about the proposed route for a new transmission line through Cherokee County.

Edwards seeks updates on Charles George VA Medical Center data breach

August 11, 2023

Press Release

U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today called for an update from Asheville’s Charles George VA Medical Center regarding the May data breach at the facility.

Edwards introduces legislation to improve WNC’s dam safety

August 1, 2023

Press Release

U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11) today introduced the National Dam Safety Program Reauthorization Act of 2023, to support dam safety in North Carolina’s 11th district and nationwide.

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