For Immediate Release: September 15, 2011An outright ban on new job-killing regulations would provide a cost-free economic jumpstart for creating private sector jobs, and House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter is calling on fellow House members to pass his bill to do just that as part of any fall jobs package considered by Congress.   “The President has already… Read more »

For immediate release: September 15, 201170 key Hill staffers packed a briefing yesterday on the Congressional Review Act (CRA) hosted by Republican Conference Secretary John Carter, as Congress scrambles for legislative tools to restore and create private sector jobs.  “America needs jobs, and taking on the tsunami of regulations spawned by this Administration is one of the… Read more »

For Immediate Release: September 9, 2011  - Congressman John Carter won a victory for local transit systems this week during Appropriations Committee markup of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act with passage of an amendment to allow local government to use federal 5307 program grant funds for fuel costs in addition to new equipment and… Read more »

For immediate release: September 8, 2011Click here for a complete instant replay of tonight’s webcast:http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/17150159 Contact: John.Stone@mail.house.gov; (202) 225-3864U.S. Rep. John Carter31st District of Texas409 Cannon House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515 Read more »

For Immediate Release: September 8, 2011Please join Congressman John Carter live tonight online for reactions to the President’s speech on jobs and taxes to a Joint Session of Congress.  Rep. Carter will share his opinion on the proposal, and hopes you will share yours.  The webcast will begin as soon as Rep. Carter can walk back from the U.S. Capitol Building to the… Read more »

For Immediate Release: September 8, 2011  - Georgetown, Texas businessman Gordon Logan will attend President Barack Obama’s speech on jobs tonight during a Joint Session of Congress.   House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday invited business owners from around the country who have created large numbers of new jobs to hear and comment on the President’s… Read more »

For Immediate Release: September 6, 2011(ROUND ROCK, TX) – U.S. Representative John Carter (R-TX31) today inspected wildfire damage in Williamson and Bell counties, and pledged to continue working for disaster relief for all affected areas in Central Texas.“The reality that these wildfires are the worst in Texas history really sinks in when viewing the destruction left in… 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: September 2, 2011(ROUND ROCK, TEXAS) – The weak economic recovery was brought to a stop in August as a direct result of the Obama Administration’s continued deficit spending and tidal wave of job-killing new regulations, according to House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter.“This halt in job growth was unfortunately what we all knew would… 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 »