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Carter Stands Up for Sportsmen, Law Enforcement, Military with Amendment to Interior Appropriations Bill

| Posted in Press Releases

Representative John Carter (TX-31) will offer an amendment to the FY20 Interior Appropriations bill during the full committee mark-up today. The amendment prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle.

These Texas lawmakers are refusing their paychecks during shutdown

| Posted in In the News

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A number of Texas lawmakers in Congress are forgoing their paychecks during the government shutdown. Last Friday marked the first payday that checks didn’t go out to federal workers because of the shutdown, and Saturday officially made this the longest time the government has been shut down in United States history. Texas has 36 representatives and two…

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