John Edwards

Bruhns says Edwards has the best plans to restore hope to the middle class and end the war in Iraq

Dec 12, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, Senator John Edwards received the endorsement of Sergeant John Bruhns, an Iraq veteran and former legislative representative for Americans Against Escalation in Iraq. Bruhns enlisted in the Army after 9/11 and served in Iraq for a year in the battalion hat took part in the first day of the invasion.    » read more »

Dec 12, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards released the following statement following President Bush's veto of legislation to provide health care to uninsured children:

"Today, we have witnessed for a second time President Bush turn his back on health care for children. Rather than fight for the health and welfare of our children, Bush has decided to defend the status quo in Washington – a status quo that leaves countless of families and children without the affordable health care they need.    » read more »

Dec 12, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – One day after the release of a new CNN poll showing Edwards is the only Democrat to beat all four leading Republican candidates in head-to-head match ups, John Edwards for president communications director Chris Kofinis released the following statement:    » read more »

In a Sign of the Campaign's Growing Momentum, 38 Law Enforcement Leaders from across Iowa Announce Their Support for Edwards

Dec 12, 2007 -- Iowa City, Iowa – Today, on the third day of his Main Street Express bus tour across Iowa, Senator John Edwards unveiled an agenda to support law enforcement officials and keep families safe in their communities. To build One America where everyone can get ahead, Edwards believes it is critical that our citizens feel secure in their communities.    » read more »

Dec 11, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards today called on HUD to reverse its plan to begin demolishing public housing in New Orleans this week and urged the New Orleans City Council to stand strong in defending housing for city residents. Edwards said in a statement:    » read more »

Dec 10, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, Senator John Edwards released the following statement:

“Today’s award by the Nobel Committee recognizes three decades of Vice President Gore’s prescient and compelling advocacy for the future of the Earth.

His passionate voice and calls for change have echoed throughout America and the world and sparked a true movement to save our plant from global warming.    » read more »

Edwards delivers new remarks at launch of eight-day "Main Street Express" bus tour across Iowa

Dec 10, 2007 -- Des Moines, Iowa – Today, as the campaign kicked-off its "Main Street Express" bus tour in Des Moines, Senator John Edwards delivered new remarks relating the challenges and triumphs of his own life to those the country faces right now, and made the case that in the face of powerful interests holding the country back, we will right the wrongs and make our nation the way we want it to be.    » read more »

Dec 8, 2007 -- Derry, NH – Today, on the fourteenth anniversary of NAFTA, Senator John Edwards delivered remarks condemning NAFTA and other failed trade policies that put the interests of multinational corporations ahead of the needs of working families. At a town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire, Edwards said that growing up in North Carolina, he saw the effects of unfair trade and failed economic policies when the mill where he and his father worked shut down.    » read more »

Dec 7, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, Senator John Edwards released the following statement on the CIA's destruction of interrogation tapes:    » read more »

Candidate pledges support for international climate change effort

Dec 7, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards released the following statement supporting the talks in Bali intended to create the framework for a new global climate change treaty:    » read more »

Dec 7, 2007 -- Manchester, NH – As part of "Building a Better America Week," John Edwards announced today a bold policy to improve the quality of health care in America by taking on health insurance companies and preventing the abuses and gaps in health coverage that put millions of Americans at risk.    » read more »

To build One America, Edwards will create good jobs, guarantee universal health care and reform the criminal justice system

Dec 7, 2007 -- Columbia, South Carolina – Key African-American supporters held a conference call today to discuss Senator Edwards' "Plan for Opportunity for All Americans," which includes proposals for creating good jobs, guaranteeing universal health care and reforming the criminal justice system.    » read more »

Edwards now has the support from unions representing 28,000 members

Dec 6, 2007 -- Reno, Nevada – The Communications Workers of America in Nevada today announced its endorsement of Senator John Edwards for president. The Communications Workers of America represents both active and retired members throughout the state of Nevada.

CWA in Nevada becomes the first of CWA to endorse a presidential candidate in this election cycle. Their support of Senator Edwards is due to his long history fighting for organized labor and middle class families.    » read more »

Dec 6, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, Senator John Edwards released the following statement:

"Our nation is facing a housing crisis that could cost millions of families their homes, devastate neighborhoods, and seriously damage our economy. The Bush plan is months late and more than a million families short. It helps only 12 percent of homeowners with subprime mortgages, according to Barclay's, and fails to ensure that any loans are refinanced.    » read more »

Dec 6, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Senator John Edwards released the following statement on the Lieberman-Warner bill that was approved yesterday by the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works:    » read more »