News List


  • CARTER SECURES FUNDING FOR FORT HOOD RESTORATION PROJECT
    Oct 17, 2008  - Representative John Carter (R-Fort Hood), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that $2.8 million has been included in the 2009 Defense Appropriations bill for the Fort Hood Training Lands and Restoration and Maintenance project.  “I am pleased to have secured funding for this p... More
  • CARTER SECURES FUNDS FOR TECO-WESTINGHOUSE MOTOR COMPANY
    Oct 9, 2008  - Representative John Carter (R-Round Rock), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that $2 million has been included in the 2009 Defense Appropriations bill for Teco-Westinghouse Motor Company in Round Rock.  The funds will provide research tools to accommodate the introduction of ... More
  • CARTER SECURES FUNDING FOR RRHEC CURRICULUM
    Oct 7, 2008  - Representative John Carter (R-Round Rock), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that $1.52 million has been included in the 2009 Defense Appropriations bill for Texas State University to establish a center for geospatial intelligence and investigation that will enhance the Crimi... More
  • House Passes Continuing Resolution
    Sep 24, 2008  - U.S. Representative John Carter (TX-31), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, made the following statement regarding the Continuing Resolution package that will prevent a government shutdown and keep federal programs running at their current levels until March 6, 2009.  The package a... More
  • 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