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PELOSI ALLOWS HIGHWAY TRUST FUND TO GO BROKE
Sep 5, 2008  - Rep. John Carter (TX-31) made the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the balance in the highway account of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) dropped precipitously over the past 2 months, from $4.2 billion at the end of July to less than $1.4 billion at th... More

CARTER ANNOUNCES $9 MILLION IN CRITICAL
Aug 7, 2008  - U.S. Representative John Carter, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, with the Army Corps of Engineers today announced critical funding for the repair of Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes.  Belton Lake received $5 million and Stillhouse Hollow Lake received $4 million in federal mon... More

CARTER SECURES CRITICAL FUNDS FOR PROJECTS AT FORT HOOD
Aug 1, 2008  - U.S. Rep John Carter (R-Fort Hood), a member of the Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, today announced that the House passed the FY 09 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, which includes over $60 million for projects at Fort Hood. Cart... More

CARTER VOTES TO KEEP TEXAS HIGHWAY DOLLARS
Jul 23, 2008  - Rep. John Carter (TX-31) made the following statement today after the house passed a bill to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance (H.R. 6532) by transferring $8 billion from the United States general fund to the Highway Trust Fund, without raising taxes. “Transportation dollars are vital to the... More

Carter Tries to Include Millions for Ft. Hood in a New Federal Spending Bill
Jun 27, 2008  - KLBJ AM Newsroom Representative John Carter (R-Fort Hood), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that funding has been included in the 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill for a number of projects that will benefit our men and women in uniform at... More

DEMOCRAT APPROPRIATORS SHUT DOWN AFTER REPUBLICANS TRY AND INCREASE OIL PRODUCTION
Jun 26, 2008  - House Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, made the following statement today after Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee abruptly shut down work on two major spending bills because Republicans tried to force a vote on an amendment that ... More

CARTER SECURES FUNDING FOR FORT HOOD FACILITIES
Jun 25, 2008  - Representative John Carter (R-Fort Hood), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today announced that funding has been included in the 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill for a number of projects that will benefit our men and women in uniform at Fort Hood. “... More

CARTER, SMITH SECURE FUNDS FOR AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Jun 25, 2008  - Representative John Carter (TX-31), member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Representative Lamar Smith (TX-21), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, announced today that $350,000 has been included in the 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations ... More

CARTER SUPPORTS EMERGENCY WAR FUNDING BILL
Jun 19, 2008  - House Conference Secretary John Carter (R-Fort Hood), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today voted for the long-waited emergency war funding bill.  The bi-partisan bill includes $161.8 billion for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, $2.65 billion for disaster relief in the Midwes... More

CARTER: “NOW THAT THE POLITICAL GAMES ARE OVER, WE NEED TO GET OUR TROOPS THEIR FUNDING.”
May 15, 2008  - House Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) today issued the following statement after House Republicans successfully prevented the Democrat Majority from using American soldiers as a vehicle for additional spending and a surrender date. “Once again the Democrats are trying to use our men and wo... More

 
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