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January 23, 2009
Dear Friend,
Thank you for reading another edition of my e-newsletter, the Carson Courier.  For additional information on these and other topics, please visit my website at https://www.carson.house.gov.
 
In this week's Carson Courier:
Inauguration of President Barack Obama
Providing Health Care to American Children
Poverty in America Awareness Month
 
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

January 20, 2009
January 20, 2009
 
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Carson issued the following statement this morning before the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States:
 
"Today, Barack Obama w

January 16, 2009
January 16, 2009
 
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman André Carson issued the following statement to commemorate the upcoming Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday:
 
"Dr.

January 14, 2009
Statements for the Record
REMARKS BY
THE HONORABLE ANDRÉ CARSON
FLOOR REMARKS ON SCHIP
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009

Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the thousands of uninsured children in Indianapolis, Indiana.

In this recession, many of my constituents can no longer afford the skyrocketing cost of health care.  Without checkups or medication for their children, they sit powerless.

January 9, 2009
January 9, 2009
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman André Carson released the following statement after the Labor Department announced that the jobless rate rose to 7.2 percent in December and payrolls dropped by 524,000 jobs:
 
"With our country facing its highest jobless rate since 1983 and w

January 9, 2009
Dear Friend,
Thank you for reading another edition of my weekly e-newsletter, the Carson Courier.  For additional information on these and other topics, please visit my website at https://www.carson.house.gov.
 
In this week's Carson Courier:
Promoting Pay Equality
Creating Jobs and Supporting Hoosier Businesses
Beginning a New Congress
 
PROMOTING PAY EQUALITY

January 6, 2009
January 6, 2009
 
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman André Carson issued the following statement after voting for the Paycheck Fairness Act and Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which will protect equal pay for women in the workforce.
 
"For decades, Congress has praised the great strides that w

December 19, 2008

Washington, D.C. – "As a former Capitol Hill staffer and Member of Congress, Ray LaHood distinguished himself as an evenhanded moderate who is dedicated to the type of consensus building that will be essential to the creation of a more safe and efficient American transportation system. His support for public transit and increased investment in our nation's rail system has been vital to the continued advancement of our nation's transportation infrastructure.


December 19, 2008

Washington, D.C. – "Throughout her illustrations and groundbreaking career, Congresswoman Hilda Solis has been a strong and staunch ally to America's working families. Her successful advocacy for increases in the federal minimum wage and her tireless efforts on behalf of our nation's displaced workers proves that she has the passion and fervor necessary to lead our nation's Labor Department.


December 18, 2008

Washington, D.C. – "Today, I commend the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for their conviction of Colonel Theoneste Bagosora, whose role in the 1994 genocide resulted in the death of over 800,000 Rwandans."