FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 9, 2009
The Carter Courier
Carter in the News
A Chat with John Carter on the New Congress
Republicans in Congress are willing to work with President-elect Barak Obama on tax cuts, according to Congressman John Carter as reported in the Temple Daily News (1/8, Kruse). “’I think that we will be a loyal opposition,’ Carter said. “And we will support those things that we think make good sense. For instance, I think he (Obama) is going to get full support from every Republican on these tax cuts he is proposing.” Carter went on to discuss the future of the War in Iraq and Afghanistan, universal health care, Medicare, and Social Security.
Carter also pledged strong personal efforts to clearing up continuing ethics problems since Democrats took control of the House in 2006, saying that public confidence must be restored. “The ethics of the United States Congress has become an issue where the American people think we’re all crooks. If you have an approval rate of 8 percent, that means that your family doesn’t even like you. … .I spent 20 years trying to give a fair and impartial trial to people in Williamson County, and I think that justice demands swiftness. I’m going to be talking about a lot of ethical issues in the next two years.”
Conservatives Dominate New House GOP Leadership Team
True conservatives gained ground in House GOP leadership elections, and Christians around the country are asked to pray for all federal elected officials in the latest edition of the Capitol Hill Prayer Partners Daily Brief (1/5, staff).
Carter Fights Democrat Roll-back of House Fairness Rules
House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter of Texas joined all members of the House GOP Leadership in blasting Democrat’s opening day move to gut House reforms in place for over a decade. According to Human Events (1/5, Hair), “Pelosi’s proposed repeal of decades-long House accountability reforms exposes a tyrannical Democrat leadership poised to assemble legislation in secret, then goose-step it through Congress by the elimination of debate and amendment procedures as part of America’s governing legislative process.”
The move by Democrats was similarly denounced in Commonsense and Wonder (1/5, blog); 2 Amusing (1/5, blog), and the Williamson Republic (1/5, blog). The Connecticut Commentary (1/5, blog) reported the move as “Speaker Pelosi puts her foot down.”
Carter to Reintroduce Military Spouse Legislation
Congressman John Carter’s District Director says Carter will re-introduce legislation in the new 111th Congress to provide residency rule reforms for military spouses. The Killeen Daily News (1/7, Cox) reports Greg Schannep gave a pre-legislative report to the Killeen City Council while Carter was being sworn in the nation’s capitol. “Schannep said Carter is looking to pass a couple pieces of legislation in the coming session, including the military spouse employment act and the military spouse relief act. … .He also noted that Carter will be looking at the $800 billion stimulus package…(which) should include infrastructure, transportation, and some of those things that are meaningful for Texans.”
Carter Staff Helps Gather Veterans Christmas Wreaths
The Killeen Daily News (1/5, Canales) reports, “Families, friends and volunteers collected about 1,400 wreaths from graves at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery on Sunday. … .US Rep. John Carter's regional director, Greg Schannep, followed with a short speech. … Schannep (said) it was a special day for honoring soldiers and thanked everyone for showing up to help.”
Official Releases
Carter Calls Pelosi on Ethics Violation in Rangel Investigation
Washington, Dec 18, 2008 - U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX) today called for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to officially answer questions as to whether the Office of the Speaker has improperly attempted to influence the Ethics Committee investigation of embattled House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY)….
Opinions of the Judge
A Tale of Two Christmas'
Washington, Dec 18, 2008 - Things weren’t going so well for the Administration of King Herod the Great in 4 BC. As soon as one scandal was buried by the articulate and politically-savvy Herod, another would crop up….
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