Press Releases
INDIANAPOLIS - Congressman André Carson (IN-07) will hold a press conference tomorrow, Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Edna Martin Christian Center in Indianapolis to announce new legislation he introduced in Congress to provide assistance to the millions of Americans currently living in a food desert.
Today, over 29 million people, almost 10 percent of the U.S. population, live without ready access to affordable, nutritious food, including thousands of Hoosiers. In 2014, a report named Indianapolis the worst in the country for food deserts.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. André Carson (D-IN), released the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously passed an amendment sponsored by Congressman André Carson (D-IN) that would improve flight safety by requiring the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on new passenger airplanes.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. André Carson (D-IN) issued the following statement:
Washington, DC – Tonight, Rep. André Carson (D-IN) issued the following statement:
“Tonight, the President laid out his vision of a brighter American future. A future where we continue to create new jobs and work to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to enter the middle-class. A future where students have the means to unlock the doors of a quality education, where workers can still get the skills they need to compete for 21st century jobs, and where our businesses on Main Street can find and afford the tools they need to grow and expand.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. André Carson (D-IN) issued the following statement:
"More than 30,000 gun deaths occur every year in the United States of America. These are our husbands and wives, parents, sons and daughters, and friends. It shouldn't be this way. It doesn't have to be this way.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. André Carson voted with many of his colleagues in the U.S House of Representatives to adopt, by a vote of 316 to 113, the FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill. This measure funds the government for the remainder of FY 2016.
"Today I voted to avert a disastrous government shutdown and to make vital investments in the future of America's working families," Carson said. "While the bill is not perfect, it is a bipartisan compromise that moves our country towards a more prosperous future."
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. André Carson (D-IN), the first Muslim Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement:
"I am deeply troubled by the anti-Muslim rhetoric used by Donald Trump in his campaign for President. It is disturbing that a man seeking the highest office in the land, would exploit recent terrorist attacks to advance his own political agenda. At a time when incidents of hate and violence against American Muslims are on the rise, these provocative statements are highly irresponsible.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. André Carson (IN-07), Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement:
"Like all Americans, I was outraged to learn of the despicable terrorist attacks carried out in Paris yesterday. This horrific violence against innocent people is clearly an attempt to intimidate and instill fear, not only in the people of France, but in everyone who values freedom and equality. As we struggle to come to terms with this tragedy, we know one thing for certain, these terrorists will not prevail.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman André Carson released the following statement after voting to pass a long-term, six year federal highway bill out of committee today.