(ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) – Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) will open his Round Rock and Temple congressional offices Friday (tomorrow) morning to welcome and support Tea Party demonstrators who are participating in nationwide protests against the Democrat’s plans to socialize U.S. healthcare. Tea Party volunteers are expected to arrive at 11:00am, and will be greeted by… Read more »

Austin has been approved for $19,400,000 in new federal transportation funding in the latest House Appropriations Committee Action, thanks to the advocacy of Texas Congressmen John Carter (R-31) and Lamar Smith (TX-21).The funds were approved last night by the Transportation and HUD (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee as part of the Fiscal Year 2010 Transportation and HUD Appropriations… Read more »

Soaring Unemployment, Record-Setting Deficits, New AIG Bonuses:Carter Says Repeal Stimulus, Return Money to TaxpayersIn spite of soaring unemployment expected to top 10% and the nation’s economic future in peril from record-setting deficit spending on the Democrat’s $787 billion stimulus package, multimillionaire executives at the scandal-plagued insurance giant AIG are… Read more »

Texas solar energy received a boost this week in Washington with House Appropriations Committee approval of a $100,000 funding request by key committee member U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX).project will be used as a pilot project to encourage other commercial customers inside the service territory to consider installing similar renewable distributed power facilities to help reduce… Read more »

Brazos River Grant Approved in U.S. House Committee ActionThe Brazos River Authority could receive $300,000 through an Army Corps of Engineers grant, following a funding request by Congressman John R. Carter (R-TX) that was included in final Appropriations Committee action on the Fiscal Year Energy and Water Appropriations Act.This program would investigate increasing the water supply of… Read more »

Carter Live on KLBJ AM 590 Friday Morning on the Energy Bill (AUSTIN, TEXAS) – Congressman John Carter (R-TX) will be live starting 7:10am CST Friday (tomorrow) morning on Austin talk radio station KLBJ AM 590 to discuss the Democrat’s proposed national energy tax. The controversial bill could be up for a vote Friday or Saturday in the House. The legislation is estimated… Read more »

In an effort to protect the budget of working families in the middle of a serious recession, U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX31) today introduced amendments to HR 2454, the Democrats’ national energy tax bill tentatively scheduled for a vote Friday.Carter’s twin amendments would automatically repeal the energy tax, also known as the "cap and trade" bill, if the U.S.… Read more »

 Congressman John R. Carter (R-TX31) joined Congressional Army Caucus Co-Chairs Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), Representative Chet Edwards (D-TX), as well as Secretary of the Army Pete Geren and Army Chief of Staff General George Casey yesterday in the U.S. Capitol to celebrate the 234th anniversary of the United States Army. "Since 2005, I have had the… Read more »

Foreign banks will be guaranteed up to $108 billion in U.S. taxpayer bailouts from a spending bill intended to support American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, as a result of Democrat amendments to the Supplemental War Spending bill that passed the House last night by a largely partisan 226-202 margin. 32 Democrats joined 170 Republicans in opposing the bill. Only 5 Republicans voted for… Read more »

Environmental wear from artillery practice on Fort Hood will continue to be abated with funds approved today in Washington through the request of Congressman John Carter (R-Round Rock). Carter succeeded in winning $333,000 in funds from the House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee for the ongoing Fort Hood Range Revegetation Project."This project plays a key role in maintaining… Read more »