For immediate release: July 27, 2011National Parks Rangers, Border Patrol Officers, and other federal and state law enforcement personnel are closer to having access to improved law enforcement facilities on the southern border thanks to an amendment by Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) that passed the House last night by unanimous voice vote.The Carter Amendment to HR2584, the Department… Read more »

For immediate release: July 25, 2011(KILLEEN, TEXAS) – The Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport has been awarded a competitive grant of $4,370,331 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to Congressman John Carter (R-TX31).The grant will provide for the design and construction of a new Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) Checked Baggage Inspection System (CBIS)… Read more »

(l-r) Loewy, Long, Carter, Dreier, Roof, and Ansley unveil new legislation in press conference in U.S. CapitolFor immediate release: July 27, 2011 NIH Slated to house national database on undiagnosed illnesses Patients suffering from undiagnosed illnesses will have an improved chance of discovering successful treatment options if a bill introduced today by U.S. Rep. John Carter… Read more »

MEDIA ADVISORYFor immediate release: July 27, 2011NIH slated to house national database on undiagnosed illnessesThe National Institutes of Health would be authorized to create a new database to advance the early detection, prevention, treatment, cure, and control of undiagnosed diseases, under legislation to be introduced at 10am by U.S. Rep. John Carter during a news conference in the… Read more »

For immediate release: July 25, 2011  -- The ability of disabled veterans to use their service dogs in VA facilities will be examined today in hearings by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health.  The Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs (VETS Dogs) Bill, HR 1154, was introduced in March by Congressman John Carter (R-TX31).  The bill would… Read more »

 For Immediate Release: July 22, 2011The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to cut its own budget by 6.5% as part of H.R. 2551, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2012, the largest Legislative branch cut in U.S. history.  The vote marks the second time this year the Republican-led House has slashed its funding, following a 5% cut in the FY2011 budget earlier this… Read more »

For immediate release: July 22, 2011Undiagnosed Disease Bill to be re-introduced in House  NIH Slated to house national database on Undiagnosed IllnessesPatients suffering from undiagnosed illnesses would have an improved chance of discovering successful treatment options if a bill scheduled to be introduced next Wednesday by U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX) is passed into law.The CAL… Read more »

For immediate release: July 20, 2011Any final deal between the House, Senate, and White House on increasing the nation’s debt ceiling should include legislation placing a moratorium on new job-killing federal regulations for the duration of President Obama’s current term in office, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31).“We don’t… Read more »

For immediate release: July 18, 2011$5.3 trillion in savings over ten years with $111 billion up-front in FY2012 represents the magnitude of fiscal reform necessary to bring the nation’s budget back into balance, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter. Carter today praised H.R. 2560, The Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011, and called for all House members… Read more »

For immediate release: July 15, 2011Congressman John Carter (R-TX) has stepped up the fight against a default amnesty plan for illegal aliens by adding his support to the HALT Act, HR 2497, which bars the Department of Homeland Security from ignoring millions of illegal aliens.“Congress has rejected blanket amnesty for illegal aliens, so the Obama Administration is now attempting to… Read more »