WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards votes to restore strength and prosperity in America * U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) issued the following statement on his vote for the Senate-amended reconciliation bill: "The reconciliation bill delivers on many priorities that Western North Carolinians have demanded: tax relief and higher take-home pay for families, unleashing American energy, strengthening our national s  more