Press Releases

Today, Congressman Carter released a statement following Haley Stevens’ endorsement of GOP Candidate Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race:  

“In my opinion, Haley Stevens’s decision has more to do with a bruised ego than a commitment to the people she was elected to serve. I could not be more disappointed.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02), released the following statement following the motion-to-dismiss hearing held in Shreveport, LA, on Louisiana v. Callais, to determine whether the legal challenge to the final Black-majority congressional district in Louisiana can move forward:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Co-Chairs of the Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Caucus, introduced the Emergency Preparedness in Higher Education Act.

NATCHEZ, MS – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA), Committee Member, released the below statement on their surprise oversight visit yesterday to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility at Adams County Correctional Center (ACCC) in Mississippi, the nation’s largest migrant detention facility. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement regarding the pre-dawn raid of the residence of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) by federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), Member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, and Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, re-introduced the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Securing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force Act. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In honor of Suicide Prevention Month, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced the 988 Crisis Workforce Response Act. This legislation builds on existing behavioral health workforce training programs at the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to include trained crisis professionals, improving recruitment and retention efforts for these critical members of the behavioral health care team. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA), alongside Reps.  Mike Ezell (R-MS) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) introduced the Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act. This legislation requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop and submit detailed workforce plans to Congress to ensure the agency can effectively respond to natural disasters and other emergencies.