John Edwards

As part of "America Belongs to Us" week, Edwards calls for stronger insurance laws to prevent abuse and ensure American families can get the care they need

Nov 26, 2007 -- Manchester, NH – In New Hampshire today as part of "America Belongs to Us" week, Senator John Edwards unveiled his proposals to take on health insurance companies and highlighted why he is the one candidate the American people can trust to stand up to the big corporations who have used their money and lobbyists to rig the system in Washington at the expense of hardworking American families.    » read more »

Calls for immediate relief for families facing unaffordable home heating costs, highlighted proposals to take on big oil, halt global warming and build a new energy economy

Nov 25, 2007 -- Manchester, NH – Today, Senator John Edwards unveiled his proposals to take on big oil companies to fight rising home heating costs.    » read more »

Nov 21, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards released the following statement in response to Bill Gardner's announcement that the New Hampshire primary will take place on January 8th:    » read more »

Nov 21, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today Senator John Edwards released the following statement:

“I am both astonished and horrified at reports that the Pentagon is sending injured soldiers who have not completed their tours of duty bills for portions of their signing bonuses.

“This administration has already underserved our service men and women through scandals like Walter Reed, relentless deployments and the extension of tours to a grueling 15 months. But the practices outlined in this report are even more reprehensible.    » read more »

Nov 21, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, Senator John Edwards released the following statement:

“Elizabeth and I will honor the members of the Writers Guild of America who are on strike at ‘The View’ by canceling our appearance on the show next week. I call on all of my fellow candidates and their campaigns to do the same.    » read more »

Launches “One Can Change America” campaign to encourage supporters to take action to build a better America during the holiday season

Nov 21, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, as American families begin to gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving, Senator John Edwards laid out a six-point plan for fighting widespread hunger in America and unveiled the campaign’s “One Can Change America” campaign to encourage supporters to take action over the holiday season to build a better America.    » read more »

Nov 20, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, Senator John Edwards released the following statement:

"It saddens me to hear that the Commission on Presidential Debates rejected New Orleans' bid to host a debate in 2008 citing evidence that the city has not recovered enough to host the event. I strongly believe this decision was a mistake and I urge the Commission on Presidential Debates to rethink their decision.    » read more »

Nov 19, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, in response to a report by the Associated Press that food banks across America this winter are seeing increased demand for their services at the same time that donations and federal government assistance have decreased, Senator John Edwards released the following statement:

"This week, as families across the country gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving, we are reminded once again of the sad fact that millions of American families still go hungry.    » read more »

Nov 16, 2007 - Des Moines, Iowa – Senator John Edwards released the following statement today about the farm bill, which was blocked by Republicans in the U.S. Senate.    » read more »

Nov 14, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, Senator John Edwards released the following statement in reaction to a recently released report on the offshoring of American jobs from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI):    » read more »

Nov 14, 2007 -- As part of "Promise of a Better America Week," Edwards calls for smart trade and training policies, new manufacturing opportunities, cutting energy and health care costs, eliminating tax breaks for offshoring and other policies to rebuild American manufacturing    » read more »

Nov 13, 2007 -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina – In response to today's report in the Associated Press that generic drug legislation has stalled in Congress in the face of a major lobbying effort by the drug industry, Senator John Edwards released the following statement:    » read more »

The Edwards plan goes further to help families than either Clinton or Obama; New plan introduced as part of "Promise of a Better America Week"

Nov 13, 2007 -- Manchester, NH – Today, Senator John Edwards outlined his bold policies for a more family-friendly America with universal paid family and medical leave, universal pre-kindergarten for four-year-olds, more affordable care for other children and job benefits for independent workers.    » read more »

Second Major Iowa Ad Highlights Plan to Hold Congress Accountable for Passing Universal Health Care

Nov 13, 2007 -- Des Moines, Iowa – Senator John Edwards begins his second wave of Iowa television advertisements later today with an ad that features Edwards' plan to hold Congress accountable for passing universal health care within six months of him taking office. The ad will run statewide.    » read more »

Nov 12, 2007 -- In observance of Veterans' Day, Edwards discusses plan to restore sacred contract between our government and our veterans    » read more »