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June 16, 2008

Indianapolis, IN- Congressman André Carson will join in honoring his grandmother, former Congresswoman Julia Carson, at a Post Office Dedication Ceremony this Monday, June 16, 2008. The Ceremony will begin promptly at 10:30 am and will take place at the Mapleton Post Office located at 2650 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street.


June 13, 2008
Indianapolis, IN- Congressman André Carson will demonstrate his support for the LBGT community by participating in the 2008 INPride Festival Parade this Saturday, June 14, 2008. The parade will begin promptly at 10:00 am and will start from the intersection of Massachusetts Ave. and College Ave.

June 13, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman André Carson and the Indiana House Delegation recently sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao requesting that her agency provide urgently needed emergency assistance to those Indiana workers dislocated by the recent onslaught of catastrophic weather that has swept through the state of Indiana.

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June 13, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this week, Congressman André Carson joined the U.S. House of Representatives Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender (LBGT) Equality Caucus.


June 12, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman André Carson today joined a bipartisan majority of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in voting for legislation that will extend unemployment assistance to those American workers who have lost their jobs as a result of our slowing economy. H.R.

June 11, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman André Carson released the following statement today following his unanimous appointment to the U.S. House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee:


June 11, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman André Carson joined a majority of his congressional colleagues in supporting legislation that will upgrade our nation's passenger rail services and seek to ensure that Amtrak workers at the Beech Grove repair facility do not arbitrarily have their jobs relocated. H.R.


June 6, 2008

Indianapolis, IN- The Office of Congressman André Carson plans to hold its eleventh "Congress On Your Corner" event on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 3 – 4:30 pm. The Community Health Fair will be hosted at the East 38th Street Library Branch (5420 E. 38th Street).


May 21, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman André Carson released the following statement this afternoon after the U.S. House of Representatives overrode President Bush's veto of H.R. 2419, the Farm Bill:


May 14, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Andre? Carson testified today before the U.S. House of Representatives Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee on the importance of keeping Amtrak's maintenance facility in Beech Grove, Indiana, open and fully operational. Below is Congressman Carson's prepared testimony.