Erath County Congressional Outreach Set for April  7(STEPHENVILLE, TX) – Erath County residents will be able to meet with a representative from the office of Congressman John Carter (R-Round Rock) as part of Congressman Carter’s latest scheduled Congressional Outreach sessions in Central Texas.  The program allows citizens to meet with… Read more »

Carter Votes to Block IRS 1099 Reporting NightmareSmall businesses would be spared having to file hundreds of new IRS form 1099 reports every year under a bipartisan bill supported by Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX31) that passed the House of Representatives today. H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011, was approved by a wide 314-112… Read more »

For immediate release: February 24, 2011NumbersUSA Endorses Bipartisan "E-LAW" for Mandatory E-VerifyNumbersUSA has endorsed HR 800, the Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act (E-LAW), introduced last week by House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter of Texas with original cosponsors Heath Shuler (D-NC), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), and Louie Gohmert (R-TX).… Read more »

For immediate release: February 18, 2011Mandatory E-Verify/Jobs Recovery Bill Introduced The Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce ActJobs currently held by illegal immigrants would be opened up for unemployed legal workers under bipartisan legislation introduced today by U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX) – the Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act, or… Read more »

For Immediate Release: February 18, 2011Czars Defunded; Greenhouse Gas, Cement Rules Blocked Triple Legislative Wins for Carter in Budget BattleCongressman John Carter chalked up three legislative wins this week in floor action on the FY 2011 Continuing Resolution, defunding the Obama Administration’s "Czars", and the EPA’s attempts to implement new job-killing… Read more »

Obama budget spends and taxes too much, cuts too little, doesn’t create jobsThe Obama Administration budget released today will not create the new private sector jobs or cut enough from the federal deficit to restore the nation’s economy, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter. "This Administration has buried the nation in debt with their stimulus… Read more »

A Valentine Bill for Military Spouses: Improved Employment Opportunities Military spouses received a surprise Valentine in legislative form today when Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) re-introduced the Military Spouses Employment Act into the 112th Congress. The Carter bill will provide employers a new tax incentive to hire qualified military spouses. The bill enjoyed bipartisan support… Read more »

When Bad Rules Cost American JobsBy Congressman John Carter (R-TX)All Americans support clean air and water. We have made tremendous progress over my lifetime in cleaning up old pollution and dramatically cutting new emissions, although there’s much work left to do. But when unelected bureaucrats ignore sound science and common sense and issue onerous regulations that not only fail… Read more »

Cornyn, Hutchison & Carter Introduce Fort Hood Victims & Families Benefits Protection Act U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), and Congressman John Carter (R-Texas) today jointly introduced the Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to ensure that the victims of the November 5th,… Read more »

Defunding the Czars: Carter to offer CR amendment Video: Carter and colleagues go after the Czars on CSPANAll funding for the controversial “Czars” of the Obama Administration would be stripped from the federal budget under an amendment offered by House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter.Carter, who has led criticism on the House floor since 2008 of the… Read more »