Carter Calls for Obama, Soros to Pay Same Tax Rate as Working AmericansWatch the News Conference on YouTube by Clicking Here President Obama, George Soros, Oprah Winfrey, and Warren Buffett would be forced to pay the same tax rate as working Americans, if the Fair Tax were passed into law, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX31).Carter today joined bill… Read more »

MEDIA ADVISORYCarter to Push End to Income Tax and IRS in Tax Day Press Conference The issue of fairness in the tax code should be settled by ensuring everyone pays the same rate with no deductions and no IRS through passage of the Fair Tax, HR 25, a national retail sales tax, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31).  Carter will join bill author… Read more »

OPINION:  Time to Pay our Fair Share According to President Obama, America’s 400 wealthiest families pay just 18% of their income in federal taxes, while the average middle-income family pays 30%, and that’s not fair.   The President goes on to say we all should have to pay our “fair share” of taxes.I agree 100%.   That’s great… Read more »

 MEDIA ADVISORY:Carter to Brief on Federal Issues Tomorrow at Round Rock Chamber (ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) – Area business and community leaders will receive a first-hand update on current federal policy issues affecting businesses and the economy tomorrow morning from U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX31) at a Public Policy Briefing hosted by the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce. While… Read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY:Carter to Provide Federal Update to Round Rock Chamber (ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) – Area business and community leaders will receive a first-hand update on current federal policy issues affecting businesses and the economythis Friday morning from U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX31) at a Public Policy Briefing hosted by the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce. While the briefing and… Read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY:Monday News Conference on Job Creation at Aegis (KILLEEN, TX) – Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) and officials from Aegis Limited will hold a news conference on job creation in Central Texas by the company over the last two years.  The event will follow a tour of the Aegis Center by the congressman.  WHO: Congressman John Carter, Aegis officials WHAT:… Read more »

Carter Fights to Save Hotel Pools from New Federal RegsHotels would be mandated to have separate stationary pool lifts for every on-site water feature under new federal regulations, and that has Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) demanding commonsense regulatory reform.“Requirements to have a pool lift capability are a reasonable accommodation for folks with disabilities,” says… Read more »

REMINDER: 2012 Congressional Art Competition Deadline Nears for High School StudentsCongressman John Carter (R-TX31) today reminded area high schools that the April 20 deadline for the 2012 Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery”, is rapidly approaching. “This is a great opportunity for young artists in our district to show their artwork in… Read more »

Carter Keynotes Higher Education Impact Summit in Killeen (KILLEEN, TX) -  Central Texas has added five institutions of higher education since U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX31) was sworn into Congress in 2003, and that has Carter praising the hard work and good planning by area educators, business, and community leaders.… Read more »

Carter Cosponsors Bill to Clarify NDAA Detention Provisions (ROUND ROCK, TX) – House Republican Conference Secretary John R. Carter (TX-31) has joined Congressman Jeff Landry (R-LA) in supporting new legislation to clarify that no U.S. citizen can be detained by the military under provisions of the recently enacted National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA).  “The… Read more »