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 »

The casualties of the November 5, 2009 attack on Fort Hood would be granted the same recognition as those from the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon under an amendment by House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter included this week in the FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).Fort Hood victims to gain parity with 9-11 Pentagon casualties“Our Fort Hood… Read more »

Carter Praises Netanyahu Speech, Supports Secure Borders for Israel Israel must be guaranteed secure, defensible borders as part of any peace agreement with an independent Palestinian state, and that cannot be achieved under a return to a 1967 border, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to… Read more »