Sending care packages is just one small way we can thank the men and women serving our country. To show that support Congressman John Carter (R-TX) is supporting the Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act incorporation in the National Defense Authorization Act.The postal benefits act will make it easier for families to send packages to and correspond with their loved ones."Sending… Read more »

The 111th Congress could go down in American history as the “House of Hypocrisy” after Democrats today followed months of ignoring potentially criminal tax evasion by U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY), while scheduling an immediate vote against Republican Congressman Joe Wilson for an inappropriate verbal outburst… Read more »

While Democrats have jumped to criticize Republican Congressman Joe Wilson for an emotional outburst during the President’s speech last night, they continue to turn a blind eye to the ongoing House ethics crisis caused by the decade-long failure of House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel to report and pay federal taxes, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John… Read more »

President Barack Obama last night all but eliminated any chance of a bipartisan healthcare reform bill in a disingenuous attack on critics of his attempt to push the United States into a single-payer healthcare system, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX31)."To say that honest criticism of the Democrat health care bill is a ‘partisan… Read more »

The citizens of Hamilton County will avoid potential flood disasters as the recipient of a $350,000 grant, Congressman John Carter (TX-31) announced Thursday.The Texas Office of Rural Community Affairs awarded the $350,000 Disaster Relief Fund grant to the county to improve county roads, bridges and drainage facilities to better handle heavy rainfall."I’m pleased that this… Read more »

Action Demanded on Rangel/Geithner Tax ViolationsWhile Democrats continue their plan for a federal takeover of the nation's healthcare industry, new revelations show they are incapable of effectively managing even their own members in the U.S. House of Representatives.House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) and other GOP Members on Tuesday night demanded that the House… Read more »

House Ethics Crisis Casts Shadow on Healthcare Reform     While Democrats continue their plan for a federal takeover of the nation's healthcare industry, new revelations show they are incapable of effectively managing even their own Members in the U.S. House of Representatives. House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter… Read more »

(STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS) – Stephenville hero Courtney Butler will be honored Monday morning with a presentation to her family by U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX) of the Congressional Record documenting her sacrifice and bravery.Miss Butler, 16, gave her life in an attempt to rescue another person caught up in floodwaters in May 2008. Butler was posthumously awarded the Carnegie Medal for… Read more »

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman said the U.S. scored a "huge victory" in persuading Switzerland to turn over the identities of 4,450 Americans with secret UBS AG bank accounts and said the agency’s probe is expanding. Shulman said the Internal Revenue Service, as a result of the UBS case, is aware of other financial institutions, law firms and other… Read more »

(GATESVILLE, TEXAS) – Representatives of Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) will meet with Coryell and Hamilton County residents in September during Congressional Outreach sessions scheduled in Gatesville and Hico.The program allows citizens to meet with staff from Carter’s office on federal issues without having to travel out of their home county, and rotates year-round… Read more »