FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 18, 2009 Carter to Re-introduce Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (FORT HOOD, TEXAS) – Military spouses would be able to claim the same state residency as their service member husband or wife, under legislation scheduled to be re-introduced next week in Washi... Read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY: News Conference on Upcoming Vote on Rangel Resolution (Washington, DC) – House Republican Conference Chairman John Carter (R-TX) will lead a news conference this afternoon in the U.S. Capitol rallying members of the House of Representatives on the upcoming vote to r... Read more »

Process to Remove Rangel from Ways and Means Chairmanship Begun in House (Washington, DC) – House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) would be removed as Chairman of the powerful House committee pending completion of the ongoing investigation into Rangel's multiple ethics violation ch... Read more »

Carter Appears Tonight in National Media on House Ethics Issues Watch Judge Live this afternoon at 4:30 CST/5:30 EST on the Glenn Beck Show on FOX News – check local listings Then Watch Judge on CSPAN beginning around 7:30 CST/ 8:30 EST lead an hour of congressional speeches on the Dasch... Read more »

IRS Penalties and Interest Eliminated for All U.S. Taxpayers under new "Rangel Rule" Legislation (WASHINGTON, DC) – All U.S. taxpayers would enjoy the same immunity from IRS penalties and interest as House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Obama Administration Treasury Secretary ... Read more »

(WASHINGTON, DC) – U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX31) is working with the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) to push Congress for up to $6 billion in "shovel ready" highway projects for Texas as part of a national economic stimulus package. Carter met with TXDOT officials this week in Was... Read more »

Carter Wins Key Seat on Transportation Subcommittee (WASHINGTON, DC) – Texas Congressman John Carter (R-31) will be one of only two Texans in the U.S. House of Representatives to serve on key transportation committees, and the only Republican, following his appointment today to the Tran... Read more »

(WASHINGTON, DC) – In a startling grab to consolidate power by stifling political dissent, Democrat leaders in the House of Representatives plan to roll back congressional reforms in place for over a decade which gives all House Members the right to offer amendments, and sets term limit... Read more »

U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX) today called for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to officially answer questions as to whether the Office of the Speaker has improperly attempted to influence the Ethics Committee investigation of embattled House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY)... Read more »

Things weren't going so well for the Administration of King Herod the Great in 4 BC. As soon as one scandal was buried by the articulate and politically-savvy Herod, another would crop up. Herod had earlier survived an impeachment trial in Egypt, held by the joint court of Roman General ... Read more »