Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Congressman André Carson issued the following statement today after President Bush signed the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act into law. This bipartisan measure, which included language authored by Congressman Carson, will provide relief to more than 400,000 homeowners struggling to finance their mortgage payments.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman André Carson threw his support behind H.R. 6578, the Consumer Energy Supply Act, which temporarily releases oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and replaces it later with heavier, cheaper crude oil in order to bring down gas prices. The measure failed to garner the two-thirds majority required of bills placed on the suspension calendar because of strong Republican opposition to the measure.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman André Carson joined the majority of his Congressional colleagues in supporting H.R. 3221, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008. This legislation will help families keep their homes and aid local communities hit hard by the foreclosure crisis. Below is the statement read earlier today by Congressman André Carson's on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3221:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman André Carson released the following statement today to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the integration of our nation's Armed Services:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman André Carson joined a bipartisan majority in voting to override President Bush's veto of H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. The veto override passed by a 383 to 41 vote margin.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman André Carson issued the following statement today after President Bush's veto of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman André Carson released the following statement today after President Bush announced that he will be lifting an executive ban on offshore drilling:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman André Carson released the following statement today after the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) filed genocide charges against Sudan's president for a five-year campaign of violence in Darfur.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman André Carson announced that he has secured $300,000 in federal funding for Liberty Hall II. This $300,000 allotment for Liberty Hall II was secured in the FY 2009 House Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill.