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CARTER, EDWARDS SECURE $18 M FOR CRITICAL FORT HOOD HANGAR
Dec 20, 2007  - Representative John Carter (R-TX) and Representative Chet Edwards (D-TX), both members of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that $18 million has been secured for the CH-47 Chinook Maintenance Hangar at Fort Hood. “Finally, our appropriations... More

CARTER AND COPPERAS COVE ISD FIGHT TO ENSURE FEDERAL FUNDING
Dec 20, 2007  - House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) and the Copperas Cove Independent School District (CCISD) proudly announced today the successful effort to ensure that $4.5 million in critical Impact Aid funding for local schools stays intact. “I was proud to be a part of making a differen... More

CARTER WINS FUNDS FOR ROUND ROCK
Dec 20, 2007  - U.S. Congressman John R. Carter (TX-31), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, secured $900 thousand for transportation improvement projects in Round Rock.  Carter was able to obtain $400 thousand for revitalization and improvements to downtown and Main Street and $500 thousand for new rai... More

CARTER COMMENTS ON ARMY’S PLAN TO GROW THE FORCE
Dec 19, 2007  - House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) today issued the following statement after learning that the Army plans to add 3,273 soldiers and Department of the Army Civilians to Fort Hood’s population by bringing an additional air defense artillery brigade headquarters, a sustainment b... More

CARTER STATEMENT AFTER FINAL PASSAGE OF OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL
Dec 19, 2007  - House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) today re-iterated the following statement after voting to include vital funding in the Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus spending bill for servicemen and women stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan.  “All year the Democrats have been robbing Peter to pay... More

CARTER STATEMENT OPPOSING DEM MASSIVE SPENDING BILL
Dec 18, 2007  - House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) today issued the following statement after voting against the Democrat’s half-trillion dollar omnibus spending bill that passed the House last night. “This massive spending bill spans over 3,500 pages and is full of everything under the su... More

CARTER STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF “NO ENERGY” BILL
Dec 18, 2007  - U.S. Representative John Carter (TX-31) made the following statement after voting against the Democrats’ CAFE bill misguided as an energy bill that raises CAFE standards but does nothing to address the rising cost of gas prices and the need for new domestic energy. “Americans are looking for Cong... More

TEXANS WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEIR TAX RETURN
Dec 12, 2007  - If you are planning on getting an early tax refund next year, you may have to wait up to three months. The failure by the new leadership in Congress to pass an Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch will cause some 50 million taxpayers at best to face a substantial delay in receiving their tax refund n... More

CARTER SUPPORTS FY2008 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL
Dec 12, 2007  - Representative John Carter (TX-31), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today supported the final passage of the FY 2008 Department of Defense Authorization Bill that authorizes $696.4 billion in funds and various defense programs for FY 2008. “It is vital to the success of our milita... More

CARTER: “ENERGY BILL PRODUCES NOTHING BUT MORE TAXES.”
Dec 6, 2007  - U.S. Congressman John Carter (TX-31), House Republican Conference Secretary, today voted against the Democrat “No-Energy” Energy Bill that raises taxes, mandates that states derive 15 percent of their electricity from renewable resources, but produces no new energy. “Americans are looking for Con... More

 
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