Rep. John Carter (R-TX-31) released the following statement in response to President Obama's Clean Power Plan. Read more »

House passes FY15 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Read more »

Chairman Carter protects Texans' oil and gas Read more »

Carter Praises House Vote to Remove Obama Blocks to New Offshore DrillingWorking families could find relief from high gas prices and record unemployment under H.R. 6082, the Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan, which passed the House today by a 253-170 bipartisan vote.  25 Democrats joined 228… Read more »

For immediate release: June 1, 2012Obama’s War on Jobs Draws Blood in May Report$4 a gallon gas, soaring grocery prices, and blocked private sector jobs are driving America back into recession, and are all the direct result of Obama Administration policies and Senate refusal to consider dozens of job-creating bills passed in the House.“Democrat policies are now taking full… Read more »

Leadership Hour Special Orders: REINS Act/Regulation Moratorium Floor Action Tonight Read more »

OPINION: 1120 WORDS For Immediate Release: October 28, 2011 Most of us by now have received at least one of those spam emails about the outrageous privileges and pay of Congress.  They have been circulating for years, and spur a large volume of letters I receive from constituents.  There are a lot of good reasons to be mad at Congress right… Read more »

For Immediate Release: October 27, 2011A job-killing special withholding regulation on contractors who provide services to local, state, or federal agencies was repealed by the House today by an overwhelming margin.“This is one more victory in our effort to rollback unnecessary federal regulations that cut jobs and raise costs in the private sector,” says House Republican… Read more »

For Immediate Release: October 7, 2011House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (R-TX) has joined forces with U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) in pushing H.R. 2898, the Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act to put an immediate halt to new job-killing federal red tape.  Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has introduced identical Senate legislation, S. 1438.Carter, author of the… Read more »

For Immediate Release: September 28, 2011During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a plan was hatched to save money and safeguard against the power of a new federal government by placing a Constitutional limit on the size of the U.S. Army at 5,000 soldiers.  General George Washington dryly told the Convention it was a wonderful idea that he supported, as long as an amendment was… Read more »