On the heels of the President's State of the Union address in which he challenged Congress to bring more accountability to government spending, Representative Carter (TX-31) reiterates his call for House Democrats to join House Republicans to fundamentally reform the way Congress does earmarks and a... Read more »

House Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) made the following statement in response to the President's State of the Union address: "Last year this Congress spent a lot of time on meaningless debate about issues that were very partisan and very political. Tonight, the President laid the groundw... Read more »

Today, House Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31), a member of the fiscally conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) co-sponsored the Economic Growth Act of 2008 introduced by the RSC earlier today. The act is designed to provide much-needed, incentive-based relief to job creators in order... Read more »

U.S. Congressman John Carter (TX-31), House Republican Conference Secretary, issued the following statement today after he voted to sustain the President's veto on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). "The Democrats SCHIP bill is a bad bill that expands a program intended to cover... Read more »

House Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) today launched a Republican Jobs Bank through his Conference Website to help staff and members identify more applicants when filling vacant positions. "I ran for Republican Conference Secretary with the promise that I would be fully available to assi... Read more »

.S. Congressman John R. Carter (TX-31), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today announced that $250,000 has been included in the 2008 Omnibus spending bill for the Williamson County Regional Water Reuse System. "Williamson County is exploding with new residents and our water system m... Read more »

House Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) made the following statement after President Bush urged Congress to work with him to enact an economic growth package that bolsters the economy. "I applaud the President for his strong stance on setting a clear and effective goal for an economic growth... Read more »

U.S. Congressman John R. Carter (TX-31), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today announced that $713,000 has been included in the 2008 Omnibus spending bill for the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a Texas Water Allocation Assessment. "Texas is booming and our water system mus... Read more »

U.S. Congressman John R. Carter (TX-31), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, secured $900 thousand for transportation improvement projects in Round Rock. Carter was able to obtain $400 thousand for revitalization and improvements to downtown and Main Street and $500 thousand for new rai... Read more »

House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) and the Copperas Cove Independent School District (CCISD) proudly announced today the successful effort to ensure that $4.5 million in critical Impact Aid funding for local schools stays intact. "I was proud to be a part of making a differen... Read more »