For immediate release: December 20, 2011Reid Should Appoint Conferees Immediately to Produce Conference Report The fate of the payroll tax cut, unemployment benefit extension, and Medicare physician fix now hangs on the willingness of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R-NV) to work with the House to reach a compromise agreement, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John… Read more »

For immediate release: December 20, 2011Carter Calls for Halt to Egypt Aid over Coptic Christian Persecution  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should deny release of foreign aid to Egypt unless the Egyptian government can provide assurances for the civil rights of Coptic Christians and other persecuted minorities and protestors, according to House Republican Conference… Read more »

Regulations and the 112th Congress: Restoring the regulatory oversight power of the House  December 20, 2011 Last Friday, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released a report,  “The United States of Regulation,” that details how small businesses are being hurt in each of America’s 50 states by Washington’s red tape.  The full report is… Read more »

For Immediate Release: December 16, 2011Watch Ft Hood Resolution CSPAN Floor ActionThe November 5, 2009 shooting attack on Fort Hood, Texas would be officially recognized as an act of radical Islamic terrorism under a resolution introduced this week by Congressman John Carter, who represents the Fort Hood area in the House.The Fort Hood Resolution, H.R.495, would end any ambiguity over… Read more »

For Immediate Release: December 16, 2011Congress today reduced discretionary spending for the second year in a row - a first in modern U.S. history - and that has House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter pleased and hopeful for additional progress next year in curbing the nation’s deficit spending.   The House this afternoon passed the Conference Report on the… Read more »

For Immediate Release: December 13, 2011-- The House of Representatives today passed an extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance, leaving only the Senate and President Obama between Americans being protected from a January tax hike and the loss of jobless benefits.The tax breaks and benefits are fully-paid for through a freeze on federal salaries including those of… Read more »

For Immediate Release: December 13, 2011Soldiers and civilian defense employees will be protected from retaliation for reporting violent Islamic extremist activity in the future, thanks to inclusion of Whistleblower protection language by Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report scheduled for final passage later this week.Carter… Read more »

For Immediate Release: December 7, 2011Calling the Ft. Hood jihad attack “workplace violence” is  prime evidence that political correctness is undermining the national security of the United States, and demands an apology from the Department of Defense to all victims of that attack, according to Congressman John Carter, who represents Fort Hood in the U.S. House of… Read more »

For Immediate Release: December 7, 2011The 70th Anniversary of the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor is a call for the nation to continue to commemorate the battle and events that forced America’s entry into World War II, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter.“Today’s final commemoration ceremony by the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association… Read more »

Texas bus systems win right to use federal grants for fuel costs, saving jobs and routes Read more »