Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) praised the passage of his bill, H.R. 4403, the Securing the Cities Improvement Act, in the House Committee on Homeland Security. This bill would ensure stability within the Securing the Cities (STC) program and partnerships with at-risk cities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 6126, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) and Congressman Garret Graves (R-La.), members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced legislation to extend the Duplication of Benefits (DoB) relief provision in the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) of 2018 for an additional five years. Without this bill, the provision will expire this year, putting current and future disaster victims at risk.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) joined Dr. Earthea Nance, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator for South Central Region and community partners to celebrate a $3,982,000 million grant for the City of New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement in response to today’s vote for Speaker of the House:
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced over $300 million for two Louisiana projects which he championed that will boost the resilience and reliability of electrical grid infrastructure and deliver affordable, clean energy. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced that Southern University in Louisiana will receive a $796,428 Pollution Prevention Grant through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant is one of 24 recipients recently announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This funding will be used to reduce water pollution from nearby industrial facilities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement in response to the motion to vacate Speaker Kevin McCarthy:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) praised the House passage of H.R. 996, his bill to designate the Post Office located at 3901 MacArthur Blvd. in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the heart of Algiers where the Lombard and Carter families grew up, as the "Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office." This legislation was supported by the Louisiana House Congressional delegation in a bipartisan effort.
“Our Kids are NOT Ok, and Neither are We!”
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) hosted the panel “Our Kids are NOT Ok, and Neither are We!” at the 52nd Annual Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference (CBC ALC). This panel brought together health care experts and stakeholders for a discussion about Black youth mental health.