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 11, 2011The 1997 rule that mandates unrealistic automatic cuts in Medicare physician payment rates should be replaced with attainable annual adjustments that can preserve Medicare solvency while maintaining physician participation, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31).  Carter says the 1997 Balanced Budget Act… Read more »

OPINION: 660 wordsFor Immediate Release: September 6, 2011This past week the nation was reminded that our economic recovery has stalled, as the Labor Department announced that ZERO new jobs had been created in the month of August.   Only 85,000 jobs were added, and with a minimum 125,000 needed just to keep up with population growth, that left us with zero job… 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 »

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For immediate release: July 18, 2011$5.3 trillion in savings over ten years with $111 billion up-front in FY2012 represents the magnitude of fiscal reform necessary to bring the nation’s budget back into balance, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter. Carter today praised H.R. 2560, The Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011, and called for all House members… Read more »

Please join me tonight at roughly 7:00pm Central time for another live webcast from our Washington office on the debt ceiling debate along with the latest on securing our borders, fighting job-killing regulations, and any other Congressional issue in which you have an interest.The webcast will be live on our website at WWW.HOUSE.GOV/CARTER, and also viewable simultaneously on our UStream… Read more »

Coryell, Hamilton, Erath Congressional Outreach Sessions This Week(ROUND ROCK, TX) – Coryell, Hamilton, and Erath County residents will be able to meet with a representative from the office of Congressman John Carter (R-Round Rock) this week as part of Congressman Carter’s latest scheduled Congressional Outreach sessions in Central Texas. The program allows citizens to meet… Read more »

Americans have been ignored for too long, and they’re ready to speak out about what the government is – but mostly isn’t – doing to help them out in a time of need.This Saturday, July 3, Congressman John Carter (TX-31) will host his second townhall event as part of the “America Speaking Out” initiative to gather ideas from the American people and… Read more »