In a shocking – and telling – omission, President Barack Obama yesterday delivered a major address to the nation on border security and immigration reform, without one word of acknowledgment of this week’s cross-border gunfire incident in which the El Paso, Texas City Hall was hit by AK-47 rounds fired from Juarez, Mexico."This President, and his party, made… Read more »

Americans have been ignored for too long, and they’re ready to speak out about what the government is – but mostly isn’t – doing to help them out in a time of need.This Saturday, July 3, Congressman John Carter (TX-31) will host his second townhall event as part of the “America Speaking Out” initiative to gather ideas from the American people and… Read more »

Israel now has the right to pre-emptive military action against Iran, based on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s vow to use a nearly-completed nuclear arsenal to “annihilate” Israel, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31). “Congress needs to send a very strong message to both Israel and Iran on this issue,” says Carter.… Read more »

The Obama Administration must move immediately with all necessary diplomatic force to block Iran’s continued development of nuclear weapons or risk a potential new war in the Mideast, says House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter.“Today’s U.N. resolution is so weak as to be a waste of time,” says Carter. “Secretary of State Clinton and the… Read more »

The only thing President Obama's deployment of 1,200 National Guard to the southern border will accomplish is press coverage for the Administration on border security, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter. "The President's proposal is about 24,000 men short of what's needed," says Carter. "And they need to be armed with orders to shoot if fired… Read more »

Members of the military would no longer fear being accused of "profiling" for reporting dangerous jihadist or other extremist actions and comments if an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), HR 5136, by House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter is approved by the House and passed into law.Carter, who represents Fort Hood, Texas, introduced the… Read more »

House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) today urged all Americans and especially Texans to join the online campaign America Speaking Out, an effort to help the American people tell Congress their ideas for building a new policy agenda for America."While Americans have been speaking out, even yelling out, Washington has simply refused to listen," Carter said.… Read more »

Military casualties of the Fort Hood radical Islamic terrorist attack could be eligible for the Purple Heart later this year because legislative language authored by Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) has been scheduled as an amendment to this week’s House markup of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011.House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard "Buck"… Read more »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2010The Virginia mosque of the radical Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, credited as the key link behind the Fort Hood shootings, the Christmas Day underwear bomber, and the Times Square bomber, has been receiving $23,000 a month from the U.S. Census Bureau for rent of an office building the mosque owns in the Washington suburbs.“I wonder do we actually… Read more »

For Immediate Release: May 5, 2010Gulf Oil Spill Demands Restoration of Coast Guard Budget CutsKey House Appropriations Committee Member John Carter (R-TX) says the burdens placed on the U.S. Coast Guard by the Gulf oil spill demand Congress reject the Administration’s plan to slash the Coast Guard’s budget for fiscal year 2011."The U.S. Coast Guard response to this spill… Read more »