Please join me tonight at roughly 7:00pm Central time for another live webcast from our Washington office on the debt ceiling debate along with the latest on securing our borders, fighting job-killing regulations, and any other Congressional issue in which you have an interest.The webcast will be live on our website at WWW.HOUSE.GOV/CARTER, and also viewable simultaneously on our UStream… Read more »

Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) today applauded the Army’s decision to send the trial of Major Nidal Hasan to Court Martial status, opening the door to the death penalty as punishment for a conviction in the Fort Hood shootings which left 13 adults and one unborn child dead, and 43 wounded.“This was the proper decision in this case from both a legal and moral standpoint, and… Read more »

For immediate release: June 24, 2011Congressman John Carter has been awarded the National Taxpayers Union “Taxpayers’ Friend Award” for the 8th consecutive year for scoring an “A” rating with a grade of 90 in NTU’s annual rating of Congress for 2010.  “With all the challenges facing our economy, fiscal discipline in Washington, DC has never… Read more »

For immediate release: June 23, 2011House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) is blasting Democratic Senate leadership for failing to immediately  debate and pass a 2012 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill, effectively blocking Texas from receiving FEMA disaster funds for the catastrophic wildfires sweeping the southwestern states.“Democrat… Read more »

                                         Teri Mason PhotographyFor immediate release: June 22, 2011Congressman John Carter (TX-31) today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Anne Birkman,… Read more »

Americans would gain a powerful new line of defense against a spillover of border violence under legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX), to dramatically increase the number of deputies in southern border counties.   The Southern Border Sheriff’s Community Impact Aid Act of 2011, HR 2217, would provide a new federal grant for counties from California to… Read more »

For immediate release: June 15, 2011Carter Rallies Texas against EPA Water Permit Rules  U.S. Rep. John Carter has united Texas House and Senate members in opposition to the latest EPA plan to force new water permit limits on Texas communities.  “We have enough known water quality problems in this nation to address before the EPA starts throttling local communities… Read more »

Carter Helps Celebrate U.S. Army 236th BirthdayHouse Army Caucus Co-Chairman John Carter (R-TX) this week helped celebrate the U.S. Army’s 236thbirthday in the U.S. Capitol, along withCarter, who represents the Fort Hood, Texas area in Congress, says the whole nation should celebrate the event, as the United States would not exist without the U.S. Army.“We have the… Read more »

Carter Moves to Protect Texas Higher Education Freedoms Texas institutions of higher education would be protected from stifling new federal regulations under legislation cosponsored this week by U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX).The Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act, HR 2117 by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) would repeal regulations imposed last year by the U.S. Department of… Read more »

For immediate release: June 2, 2011Homeland Security funds must be used to secure the nation, instead of studying questionable and duplicative climate change science, thanks to an amendment by Congressman John Carter (R-TX) to HR 2017, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2012.  The amendment passed today by a wide 242-180 margin.  The amendment… Read more »