Members of the military would no longer fear being accused of "profiling" for reporting dangerous jihadist or other extremist actions and comments if a new bill by U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX) becomes law.Carter represents Fort Hood, Texas, and has introduced the Military Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act to protect against future incidents like the Nov. 5… Read more »
Democrats are again trying to hide behind the American soldier, this time to further push the nation into debt.Congressman John Carter (TX-31) today joined other Republican members of the Appropriations Committee in a pledge to vote against the FY 2010 Defense Appropriations if it includes legislative issues such as increasing the debt limit. Update: Speaker Pelosi said she would include… Read more »
"I support the President’s surge proposal. I would prefer it to be with more troops, and that we were not announcing an arbitrary withdrawal date. However, I will back the President’s decision as Commander-in-Chief, and will vote whatever funds are needed by our troops. And I believe we should fund this surge with unused monies from the stimulus, not from any new taxes or… Read more »
OPINION: November 23, 2009; 612 wordsThanksgiving Texas StyleBy Congressman John Carter Thanksgiving, like the Fourth of July, is a uniquely American holiday, one in which we put aside for a day our political differences and give thanks for the blessings we have received for our families and nation. But that shouldn’t stop us from taking a look at the history of Thanksgiving as it… Read more »
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other foreign terrorists should be tried by military commissions, not civilian criminal courts, according to new legislation introduced by Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX01) and supported by John Carter (R-TX31).“The acts perpetrated by these prisoners were acts of war by foreign nationals,” says Carter, like Gohmert, a former Texas state judge.… Read more »
Army and civilian personnel who were wounded or killed in the shooting attack on Fort Hood would be granted the same legal status as combatant casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, if bipartisan legislation introduced today by U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX31) passes into law. Carter was joined by U.S. Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX10) for a news conference unveiling the bill… Read more »
(FORT HOOD, TX) – Army and civilian personnel who were wounded or killed in the Nov. 5 attack at Fort Hood should be granted the same legal status as combatant casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX31) who represents the Fort Hood area in Congress."The attack on Fort Hood was a planned terrorist attack, the same as the… Read more »
