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April 7, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS – Congressman André Carson, D-Indianapolis, issued the following statement today congratulating Pike Township schools on a $7 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Youth CareerConnect program.


April 7, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis native Jennifer Wagner begins today as Communications Director for Congressman André Carson. She will be based in the Indianapolis district office.


March 25, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Today, Congressman Carson released the following statement after speaking with Secretary of the Army John McHugh about an Army proposal to realign certain financial management and accounting services handled by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). The exchange occurred during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2015 Army budget.


March 20, 2014

Indianapolis, IN — Congressman André Carson will host The Affordable Care Act Telephone Town Hall on March 25, 2014 at 6P.M. EDT. The focus of the event is to help constituents understand how to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Kathleen Falk, Regional Director for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will join Congressman Carson.


February 12, 2014

Indianapolis, IN - Congressman Carson and staff will deliver valentines to local veterans at the Indianapolis VA medical center this Friday. Children from several schools in Wayne, Lawrence, and Decatur Townships along with students from Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) prepared the valentines expressing their gratitude to those who have served in our armed forces.


January 29, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman André Carson issued the following statement in response to President Obama's State of the Union address:


January 27, 2014

Indianapolis, IN — Congressman André Carson issued the following statement regarding a new report showing that at the end of last week more than 1.6 million Americans had been cut off from their unemployment insurance.


January 20, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Congressman André Carson released the following statement regarding the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday.


January 15, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS - Congressman André Carson will speak tomorrow during the 23rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Indiana Holiday Celebration. The event will include the unveiling of a bronze bust honoring Congressman Carson's grandmother, Julia Carson, who was the first African American and first woman to represent the 7th Congressional District of Indiana.


January 13, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Congressman André Carson announced today his list of nominees for attendance at one of the United States Service Academies. Nominated students will be considered for acceptance to the Class of 2018, and if accepted, will receive an all-expenses paid education.