For Immediate Release: November 14, 2011The U.S. Post Office at 500 East Whitestone Boulevard in Cedar Park could soon officially become the “Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building”, following the passage today of legislation in the U.S. House by Congressman John Carter (TX-31). H.R. 298 was approved unanimously by voice vote under House suspension… Read more »
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For Immediate Release: October 28, 2011
Most of us by now have received at least one of those spam emails about the outrageous privileges and pay of Congress. They have been circulating for years, and spur a large volume of letters I receive from constituents.
There are a lot of good reasons to be mad at Congress right… Read more »
For Immediate Release: October 27, 2011A job-killing special withholding regulation on contractors who provide services to local, state, or federal agencies was repealed by the House today by an overwhelming margin.“This is one more victory in our effort to rollback unnecessary federal regulations that cut jobs and raise costs in the private sector,” says House Republican… Read more »
For Immediate Release: October 12, 2011Veterans will be guaranteed the right to use service dogs at all Veterans Administration facilities nationwide if a bill introduced by House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) and passed by the House last night is signed into law. The text of the Carter bill, H.R. 1154, the Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act, was… Read more »
For Immediate Release: October 11, 2011The 1997 rule that mandates unrealistic automatic cuts in Medicare physician payment rates should be replaced with attainable annual adjustments that can preserve Medicare solvency while maintaining physician participation, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31). Carter says the 1997 Balanced Budget Act… Read more »
For Immediate Release: October 7, 2011House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (R-TX) has joined forces with U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) in pushing H.R. 2898, the Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act to put an immediate halt to new job-killing federal red tape. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has introduced identical Senate legislation, S. 1438.Carter, author of the… Read more »
For Immediate Release: September 30, 2011(ROUND ROCK, TX) – U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX31) today announced that Bell and Williamson County have been awarded nearly $230,000 in federal aid to help offset additional law enforcement costs due to criminal illegal alien activity. State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Grants, or SCAAP grants, are awarded annually by the… Read more »
For Immediate Release: September 30, 2011(ROUND ROCK, TX) – The reported killing of radical Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki by a U.S air strike in Yemen will be the first justice delivered for the casualties of the 2009 attack on Fort Hood, Texas, according to U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX) who represents the Fort Hood area in Congress.“If confirmed by our military,… Read more »
For Immediate Release: September 28, 2011During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a plan was hatched to save money and safeguard against the power of a new federal government by placing a Constitutional limit on the size of the U.S. Army at 5,000 soldiers. General George Washington dryly told the Convention it was a wonderful idea that he supported, as long as an amendment was… Read more »
