After a year's worth of pressure from Congressman John Carter (R-TX), the U.S. House Ethics Committee has announced it is expanding the scope of its investigation against Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), the committee announced today. "Clearly, this investigation is far from over and we still see this as a dark cloud over Mr. Rangel's head," Carter said. "We'll continue to ask… Read more »
House Democrats have included a completely unrelated "hate crimes" bill to the annual defense authorization act, and are using legislation meant to protect our soldiers to push this unconstitutional bill forward, Congressman John Carter (R-TX) said today."With 52,000 soldiers honorably stationed at Fort Hood in my district, I completely understand and support the mission… Read more »
House Democrats Tell Editorial Boards of New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Buffalo News, Minneapolis Star-Tribune to take a hike Read more »
Carter Joins New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Buffalo News, Minneapolis Star-Tribune in Calling for Chairman to Step DownHouse Members Wednesday will have to cast a recorded vote on whether it is acceptable for Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) to evade federal taxes for over a decade, and yet pay none of the… Read more »
Central Texas Pastor Greg Schannep helped convene the U.S. House of Representatives today as the Guest Chaplain. He delivered an opening prayer to Congress at 1 p.m. Central Time, which can be watched here. You can view the text by clicking here."We pray for the Members of the House of Representatives, their staffs and their families," he said in his address. "We ask that… Read more »
The Round Rock Police Department will be able to enhance its communication efforts as a result of a $13,336 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Congressman John Carter (R-TX) announced today.The department is the recipient of an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, which is meant to help communities prevent and control crime."Having spent the past more than… Read more »
A month after House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) admitted failure to report nearly a million dollars in assets on federal disclosure forms, the lack of any action by the House Democratic Caucus on the new ethics violations or the continuing 15-month investigation of multiple ethics and tax violation charges against the man who oversees the Internal Revenue Service demands… Read more »
House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) will host an hour of live Special Orders Speeches tonight on CPSAN on restoring the Rule of Law on issues like ACORN; giving the public, the media, and Congress a minimum three days to read bills before voting; reigning in the dozens of "Czars" now running the federal government without Senate approval; a first ever audit… Read more »
Killeen Daily HeraldSeptember 23, 2009Congressman John Carter, R-Round Rock, last week co-sponsored the Veteran-Owned Small Business Promotion Act of 2009.The act seeks to reinstate a program that provides loans to small businesses for a number of reasons, including: financing plant construction, conversion or expansion; financing the purchase of equipment, facilities or supplies; or… Read more »
