House Approves Debt Ceiling Increase with Historic Course Change in Federal Fiscal Policy Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) tonight voted to pass the Budget Control Act, after final Congressional Budget Office scoring showed the bill cut spending more than the increase in the debt limit.“This bill did not cut spending as much as I wanted, and increased borrowing more than I wanted,… Read more »
For immediate release: July 29, 2011A year-long campaign by Congressman John Carter to save the Portland cement industry from faulty new jobs-killing EPA regulations has paid off with breakthrough bipartisan legislation.Carter today praised the introduction of H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, by U.S. Representatives John Sullivan (R-OK) and Mike Ross (D-AR),… Read more »
For immediate release: July 28, 2011Quick action by a Texas gun dealer and local police apparently stopped another planned attack on Fort Hood soldiers, and Congressman John Carter (R-TX) says those actions should be studied and emulated nationwide.The suspect is now identified as U.S. Army PFC Naser Abdo, 21, a native of Garland, Texas. Abdo is reported AWOL since July 4 from… Read more »
For immediate release: July 28, 2011House Army Caucus Co-Chairman John Carter (R-TX31) is praising Killeen police and a local gun dealer who have apparently stopped another attack on Fort Hood through early detection and teamwork “Thanks to quick action by a Texas gun dealer in alerting local police to a suspicious character, and a prompt and vigorous response by the Killeen… Read more »
For Immediate Release: July 27, 2011(ROUND ROCK, TX) – A small group of MoveOn.org members answered President’s Obama’s call to visit congressional offices over the debt ceiling debate, but so did a very large number of Tea Party conservatives, as Congressman John Carter’s Round Rock office served as an informal political forum this week, with donuts, coffee and… Read more »
For immediate release: July 27, 2011National Parks Rangers, Border Patrol Officers, and other federal and state law enforcement personnel are closer to having access to improved law enforcement facilities on the southern border thanks to an amendment by Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) that passed the House last night by unanimous voice vote.The Carter Amendment to HR2584, the Department… Read more »
For immediate release: July 25, 2011(KILLEEN, TEXAS) – The Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport has been awarded a competitive grant of $4,370,331 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to Congressman John Carter (R-TX31).The grant will provide for the design and construction of a new Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) Checked Baggage Inspection System (CBIS)… Read more »
(l-r) Loewy, Long, Carter, Dreier, Roof, and Ansley unveil new legislation in press conference in U.S. CapitolFor immediate release: July 27, 2011 NIH Slated to house national database on undiagnosed illnesses Patients suffering from undiagnosed illnesses will have an improved chance of discovering successful treatment options if a bill introduced today by U.S. Rep. John Carter… Read more »
