Speeches and Floor Statements


  • Congressman John R. Carter Remarks on the Sanctity of Marriage
    Jul 18, 2006  -  Mr. GINGREY: Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 1/4 minutes to my good friend from Texas, who has been married to his lovely wife for 37 years, Judge John Carter. Mr. CARTER: Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Georgia. We have now made 38. Mr. Speaker, anywhere in the world today you can w... More
  • Remarks on the Differences Between the House and Senate Border Security Bills
    Jul 12, 2006  - Mr. CARTER: Mr. Speaker, I wanted to address this House about an issue that, at least as I travel around my district, as I travel around my State, is one of the defining issues of our time, and that is the issue which we are hearing about every day: What are we going to do about the immigration poli... More
  • Cong. Carter Speaks in Support of Our Troops
    Jun 12, 2006  -  Mr. CARTER:.I live in a district where on any given day we have between 15,000 and 20,000 American heroes standing on that wall protecting freedom in the United States, in harm's way, giving their lives and limbs and time so that we can sit here in this House and so that our children and our w... More