The Fort Hood shooting rampage of last November has not been forgotten by Congress, as House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter this week is introducing a resolution recognizing the upcoming anniversary of the radical Islamic attack on the nation’s largest military installation that left 13 adults and one unborn child dead."This outrage has gradually subsided in the… Read more »
Coryell, Hamilton, Erath Congressional Outreach Sessions This Week(ROUND ROCK, TX) – Coryell, Hamilton, and Erath County residents will be able to meet with a representative from the office of Congressman John Carter (R-Round Rock) this week as part of Congressman Carter’s latest scheduled Congressional Outreach sessions in Central Texas. The program allows citizens to meet… Read more »
(ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) – Members of Congress from both parties must unite in September to block the unconstitutional illegal alien amnesty program now underway by federal immigration courts under orders from the Obama Administration."The President is in violation of U.S. immigration law and the Constitution through this order to bypass the Congress and issue what amounts to a… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 25, 2010 (ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) – With new homes sales plummeting to an all-time low, House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter says the American economy must make a dramatic change of direction to avoid a financial meltdown in 2011. “The evidence of disastrous July homes sales, record high foreclosures, and continued unemployment… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 23, 2010(COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS) – Coryell County residents will be able to meet with a representative from the office of Congressman John Carter (R-Round Rock) September 8 week as part of Congressman Carter’s latest scheduled Congressional Outreach session in Copperas Cove.The program allows citizens to meet with staff from Carter’s office on… Read more »
August 11, 2010: for immediate release Doggett Amendment Penalizing Texas Schools Adds Insult to Injury House Democrats voted this week to rob Texas and other states that balanced their budgets in order to give a $23 billion federal bailout to California and other big deficit states, through passage of the latest Obama Administration "stimulus" program."Speaker… Read more »
House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) today issued the following statement concerning the House Committee on Standards announcement that hearings on alleged ethics violations by former House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel have finally been scheduled for next Thursday:"It has taken way too long, but I'm pleased that the issues involving Mr. Rangel are… Read more »
House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) today demanded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rescind new regulations issued to homeowners on Lake Belton this week that require removal of all submersible pumps from the lake.Carter has been working with Corps Region II officials since last November in a good faith effort to offer homeowners an alternative to submersible pumps… Read more »
Federal discretionary transportation funds would be evenly distributed among all 50 states, instead of given to just 5 large cities as happened in 2007, under an amendment introduced today in the House Appropriations Committee by Congressman John Carter of Texas. Carter, a key member of the Appropriations Committee, offered the amendment to offset an unintended consequence of House… Read more »
