(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 »
(SALADO, TEXAS) – U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX31) will participate in a Townhall Meeting sponsored by the Tea Party organization this Saturday in Salado. The meeting will focus on all issues facing Congress, including the controversial health care reform proposal pushed by House Democrats and the Obama Administration.WHO: Congressman John Carter, Tea Party OrganizationWHAT:… Read more »
(DUBLIN, TEXAS) – Representatives of Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) will meet with Erath County residents locally in September during Congressional Outreach sessions in Stephenville and Dublin.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 through all communities… Read more »
(ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) – Central Texans are overwhelming opposed to the Democrats’ health care plan, according to poll results and constituent feedback received by U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX). "Based on what I’ve heard from folks here at home, the healthcare bill in the House is absolutely unacceptable to Texans," say Carter. "While these are not… Read more »
House Republicans will deliver speeches defending freedom of speech even if Democrat leaders attempt another "gag" scheme, says Republican Conference Secretary John Carter, who has scheduled a news conference for that purpose this evening on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol."We will not allow House Democrats another attempt to silence the voice of political… Read more »
Move Puts Carter Bill on Fast Track for 2009 Passage The U.S. Senate today approved the Military Spouse Residency Relief Act as an amendment to the 2009 Defense Authorization Act (S. 1390) at the request of Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), putting the legislation on a fast track for passage into law this year. The bill authored by U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX), currently has over 140… Read more »
U.S. Representatives John Carter (R-Round Rock) and Chet Edwards (D-Waco) today recommended to Pentagon officials that the new Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood be constructed in its entirety starting in 2010, rather than in two phases as planned. The two congressmen have been told by Fort Hood officials that over $100 million in taxpayer dollars could be saved if their proposal is… Read more »
(WASHINGTON, DC) – $7.5 million in funding for national defense projects are headed to Bell County, after the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense approved requests by Congressman John R. Carter (TX-31). Read more »
