Military spouses would enjoy improved employment opportunities under legislation introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman John Carter (R-TX31).Carter introduced the Military Spouses Employment Act of 2010 to provide employers a new tax incentive to hire qualified military spouses. The bill is co-sponsored by a bipartisan coalition of 12 Republicans and 5… Read more »
Representative John Carter (R-TX) met with President Barack Obama during a House Republican issues retreat today in Baltimore, Maryland, where Republicans provided Obama with the GOP's "Better Solutions." “Over the last year, House Republicans have been committed to being the party of better ideas. During our meeting, we presented to President Obama a copy of Better… Read more »
Congressman John Carter will provide remarks on President Obama's State of the Union address tonight in a live Web cast press conference. The Web cast link is available on Carter’s Web site, or directly by clicking here.It will begin following the President's speech, at approximately 9:30 p.m. CST.Participants can e-mail questions in advance or live to JudgeCarter@gmail.com. The… Read more »
(ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) – The Department of Defense managed to write a 52-page report on the deadly Fort Hood attack and never use the term "radical Islam" even once, proving that strong Congressional action is needed to end the epidemic of political correctness now permeating the federal government, according to Texas Congressman John Carter. Carter, who represents Fort Hood… 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 a new bill by U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX) becomes law.Carter represents Fort Hood, Texas, and has introduced the Military Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act to protect against future incidents like the Nov. 5… Read more »
Democrats are again trying to hide behind the American soldier, this time to further push the nation into debt.Congressman John Carter (TX-31) today joined other Republican members of the Appropriations Committee in a pledge to vote against the FY 2010 Defense Appropriations if it includes legislative issues such as increasing the debt limit. Update: Speaker Pelosi said she would include… Read more »
"I support the President’s surge proposal. I would prefer it to be with more troops, and that we were not announcing an arbitrary withdrawal date. However, I will back the President’s decision as Commander-in-Chief, and will vote whatever funds are needed by our troops. And I believe we should fund this surge with unused monies from the stimulus, not from any new taxes or… Read more »
