Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. - An amendment authored by Congressman André Carson was included in legislation to spur small-business lending. The bill, which was approved by the House Financial Services Committee, will create a Small Business Lending Fund to be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury.
May 12, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As high-schoolers and their families make final decisions about college, recently passed legislation will make higher education more affordable and ease the burden of student debt, Congressman André Carson said today.
May 12, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today's actuarial report on the alleged fiscal impact of the new health care reform law, which was commissioned by Governor Mitch Daniels' Administration, is yet another attempt by the Governor to politically assail health reform, said Congressmen André Carson and Baron Hill.
Congressmen Carson and Hill are again imploring the Governor to provide Hoosiers with factual, apolitical information on the new law.
May 11, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman André Carson will join Congressmen Pete Stark and Patrick Kennedy to co-host a Congressional briefing tomorrow on breaking the cycle of recidivism in America.
May 6, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman André Carson voted to bring jobs and energy savings to Hoosier families as the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Home Star Energy Retrofit Act (H.R. 5019).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Seeking to address concerns and assertions made by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels regarding the new health care reform law, Congressmen André Carson and Baron Hill yesterday sent a letter to the governor with an attached detailed memo drafted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman André Carson joined millions of Americans in recognizing Cinco de Mayo. This day marks the historic triumph of the Mexican people over the French Army in the battle of Puebla in 1862.
"Today, we celebrate the importance of Hispanics in this country, specifically the contributions Mexican Americans have made and continue to make," said Congressman Carson. "Their achievements have strengthened our nation, and this date reminds us that Mexican Americans continue to play an integral role in the trajectory of the United States."
May 4, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman André Carson welcomed the announcement by Vice President Biden and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius that Indianapolis will receive federal funding and serve as a pilot community for a program aimed at promoting eventual wide-scale use of health information technology.