For Immediate Release: December 13, 2011Soldiers and civilian defense employees will be protected from retaliation for reporting violent Islamic extremist activity in the future, thanks to inclusion of Whistleblower protection language by Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report scheduled for final passage later this week.Carter… Read more »
For Immediate Release: December 7, 2011Calling the Ft. Hood jihad attack “workplace violence” is prime evidence that political correctness is undermining the national security of the United States, and demands an apology from the Department of Defense to all victims of that attack, according to Congressman John Carter, who represents Fort Hood in the U.S. House of… Read more »
For Immediate Release: December 7, 2011The 70th Anniversary of the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor is a call for the nation to continue to commemorate the battle and events that forced America’s entry into World War II, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter.“Today’s final commemoration ceremony by the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association… 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 »
For Immediate Release: November 14, 2011The U.S. Post Office at 500 East Whitestone Boulevard in Cedar Park could soon officially become the “Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building”, following the passage today of legislation in the U.S. House by Congressman John Carter (TX-31). H.R. 298 was approved unanimously by voice vote under House suspension… 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 12, 2011Veterans will be guaranteed the right to use service dogs at all Veterans Administration facilities nationwide if a bill introduced by House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) and passed by the House last night is signed into law. The text of the Carter bill, H.R. 1154, the Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act, was… Read more »
For Immediate Release: September 30, 2011(ROUND ROCK, TX) – The reported killing of radical Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki by a U.S air strike in Yemen will be the first justice delivered for the casualties of the 2009 attack on Fort Hood, Texas, according to U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX) who represents the Fort Hood area in Congress.“If confirmed by our military,… Read more »
For Immediate Release: August 8, 2011(ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) – House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter today called for replacement of the Budget Control Act passed into law last week with a new debt reduction plan that will cut at least an additional $2 trillion in spending over the next ten years, in light of the U.S. credit downgrade and market losses. “We… Read more »
