Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman André Carson spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in celebration of the upcoming 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.
“I stand here today as a Hoosier that is proud of our state’s long racing heritage,” Carson said. “I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing all those involved with the race over the last century—from the staff, to the pit crews, to the drivers, and especially to the fans who’ve come out to the track each year.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives approved a bill introduced by Rep. André Carson (IN-07) to name the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Headquarters in Washington as the Ariel Rios Federal Building. The bill overwhelmingly passed by a vote of 401-0.
ATF agent Rios, 28, was murdered by drug traffickers in 1982. He was the first ATF agent killed by hostile action.
WASHINGTON, DC - This week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved abill introduced by Rep. André Carson (IN-07) to name the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Headquarters in Washington as the Ariel Rios Federal Building.
ATF agent Rios, 28, was murdered by drug traffickers in 1982. He was the first ATF agent killed by hostile action.
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."