Carter Says Audit of Federal Reserve Will Help Start Restoration of Public Trust in Government The Federal Reserve would be held accountable for the $3 trillion in bailouts and economic interventions it has undertaken since 2008, through an independent audit ordered by the U.S. House of Representatives today in a bipartisan 327-98 vote.   89 Democrats voted with 238 Republicans… 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: July 11, 2012House Votes to Block 1 Million Obamacare Layoffs The U.S. House of Representatives today again voted to repeal Obamacare, in hopes of blocking the layoff of an estimated 1 million middle-income American workers as a result of the controversial federal healthcare takeover.“This President is already known as the ‘food stamps’ President,… Read more »

For Immediate Release: July 9, 2012Obama Hammers Small Businesses in Spite of Record Unemployment President Barack Obama today called for massive new taxes on small businesses and individuals beginning in January, in spite of Friday’s report showing unemployment levels remain above 8% for the longest period in American history.“President Obama has shown that he is absolutely… Read more »

For Immediate Release: June 28, 2012Supreme Court Fails to Overturn Obamacare: Carter Demands Repeal and Replacement by CongressThe House must now immediately move to repeal Obamacare and defund attempts to implement any portion of the controversial healthcare plan to disrupt the nation’s healthcare delivery system, based on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision not to rule the… 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 »

Congressman John Carter has been rated as a Standout Conservative among members of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 5th consecutive session of Congress by the American Conservative Union , the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative organization.ACU Chairman Al Cardenas says the award “is a reflection of Representative John Carter’s consistent… Read more »

For Immediate Release: December 16, 2011Congress today reduced discretionary spending for the second year in a row - a first in modern U.S. history - and that has House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter pleased and hopeful for additional progress next year in curbing the nation’s deficit spending.   The House this afternoon passed the Conference Report on the… Read more »

For Immediate Release: December 13, 2011-- The House of Representatives today passed an extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance, leaving only the Senate and President Obama between Americans being protected from a January tax hike and the loss of jobless benefits.The tax breaks and benefits are fully-paid for through a freeze on federal salaries including those of… Read more »

For Immediate Release: November 18, 2011The nation’s hopes for a balanced federal budget and resulting new jobs were dashed today as House Democrats voted overwhelmingly to continue the Obama Administration’s out-of-control federal spending and handouts, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31).   “There is no excuse for any… Read more »