CongressNow: Democrats Put Advocates for Veterans in Spotlight

By Ashley Roque
CongressNow Staff
August 27, 2008

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) caught many by surprise when she suggested her choice for vice president would be Texas Democratic Rep. Chet Edwards. While Pelosi’s pick was seen by some as a jab at President Bush, whose Crawford ranch falls into Edwards’ district, her choice also reveals the growing importance Democrats are placing on veterans’ issues.



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