Today, during the House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Justice Department's FY15 budget, Congressman John Carter, Representative of Fort Hood and Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, demanded answers from Attorney General Eric Holder on why the 2009 Fort Hood shooting has not been declared an act of terror. Read more »

Congressman John Carter, Representative of Fort Hood and Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following statement regarding today's shooting at Fort Hood: Read more »

New Low in VA Backlogged Claims Read more »

The victims of the Fort Hood attack deserve answers and Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) is demanding those answers. On Thursday, Rep. Carter, who serves on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel about two important issues facing our military; the status of a report on the Fort Hood and Little Rock terrorist attacks as well as the morale of soldiers faced with more work due to the President's Sequester. Read more »

Rep. Carter warns of reductions to defense, calls for smart cuts that don't put troops at risk Read more »

Chairman Carter Assigned Defense and CJS Appropriation Subcommittees Read more »

Texas State Veterans Cemetery to receive nearly $5 million grant Read more »

To further improve the Bipartisan Budget Act, Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) cosponsored two bills to eliminate changes to military retiree benefits. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) voted for the National Defense Authorization Act Thursday, which authorizes funding at $526.8 billion for the Department of Defense (DoD) discretionary base budget. Read more »

Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) voted for H.J. Res. 59, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013. This budget agreement will reduce the reckless cuts from the President's sequester by more than $60 billion while protecting investment in our national defense and lowering our long-term deficit Read more »