Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – "The people of the 7th Congressional District of Indiana elected me to put their interests first and to properly prioritize their needs. They also elected me to exercise my judgment and to cast votes in Congress that help them and their dependent loved ones.
Washington, D.C. – "With job losses hitting a five year high and with over 760,000 American jobs having been lost this year, the American worker is in need of immediate and urgent assistance. The American worker is the centerpiece of our nation's economy and in order to secure both our nation's immediate and long-term economic productivity it is essential that we secure the fates of working Americans.
Washington, D.C. – "Domestic violence crimes are reprehensible acts and grotesquely inhumane offensives that adversely affect thousands of defenseless adults and innocent children every year. Beyond the physical injuries and psychological distress, domestic violence destabilizes families and impairs the healthy development of our children.
Washington, D.C. – "Mr. Speaker, the economic malpractice of the Bush Administration is why our financial markets are in turmoil. This Administration's fiscal negligence is why Wall Street was rewarded for doing things wrong while Main Street was punished for doing things right.
"And now this same inept Administration is asking the American public to trust them. This same ineffective Administration is asking the American people to forgive and to forget. This same Administration is telling the American people; let's just let bygones be bygones.
Washington, D.C. – "Responsible homeowners and hardworking American taxpayers should be the beneficiaries of this rescue package, not irresponsible lenders and greedy corporate executives. To reward the wrong, at the expense of the right, sends the wrong message and does nothing to help the hardworking American taxpayer in need of relief and urgent assistance.
Washington, D.C. – "Senator John McCain's disingenuous act of forcibly inserting himself into the financial rescue package negotiations is futile, unsolicited and politically self-serving. Through his own self-admission and pro-deregulation policies, John McCain has shown that he has neither the economic knowhow nor the fiscal intellect to progressively move our nation's economic agenda forward.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman André Carson testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on the financial rescue bill currently being negotiated by the Bush Administration and the Congressional Leadership.
"I come to this hearing today on behalf of hardworking American taxpayers, not greedy corporate CEOs. It is taxpayer funding that we are using as the collateral for this rescue package. Not CEO bonuses, not investment bank revenues but taxpayer funding!
Washington, D.C. – "The lassiez-faire deregulation policies promoted and practiced by the Bush Administration the last eight years have led to the destabilization of our housing markets which has caused record foreclosures and triggered an unyielding economic downturn.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman André Carson released the following statement today regarding our nation's financial crisis: "The turbulence experienced in our financial markets over the last several weeks has had a significantly adverse impact on the fiscal fitness and economic wellbeing of hardworking American families. The unprecedented and widespread pecuniary woes experienced by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and AIG serve as clear indicators that immediate government intervention is not only needed but vitally essential.
Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 17, 2008, Congressman André Carson will join a coalition of House Democrats in announcing the formation of a new Democratic Middle Class Working Group. This new working group will unveil a legislative agenda known as The Middle Class Success Agenda, a collection of legislative proposals designed to address the needs of working American families.