Press Releases
EW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:
“The President’s attempt to seize control of Washington, D.C.’s police force—and his suggestion that he may do the same in cities like New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago—is an alarming and dangerous overreach by the Executive Branch.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, released the following statement:
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) convened an Environmental Justice Roundtable discussion at Greater New Orleans Foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. Specifically, this conversation focused on recent, harmful Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decisions, including terminated federal awards and the rolling back of critical environmental regulations, and how we can move environmental priorities forward under the Trump Administration.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:
“Today, I am pleased to report that the Trump Administration has heeded our warnings and reversed course on its plan to cut crucial hurricane forecasting satellite data — a decision that would have been disastrous for Louisiana and the entire Gulf Coast.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration moved to reverse the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) longstanding “endangerment finding,” the scientific finding that climate pollution harms human health and the environment under the Clean Air Act:
NEW ORLEANS, LA– Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced $1,500,000 for the Lincoln Beach redevelopment project from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program. The City of New Orleans will use this funding for shoreline protection and beach nourishment measures, which will protect the natural habitats and ecosystems that have taken root at the site while preparing the area for public reopening.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:
“As the U.S. Congressman from Louisiana—where most of these petrochemical facilities are located—I find it appalling that this administration shows so little regard for the health of communities, families, and workers living near these plants.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:
“I’m deeply honored to see the cooling-center initiative featured, underscoring a vital commitment to the safety of our community during extreme heat. What started as a seed of an idea has grown—through strong federal backing and local partnership—into a model for the nation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) introduced the bipartisan Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Information Act.This bill directs the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) to include Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on its weekly and monthly reports, consistent with other fuel types that the agency regularly tracks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) moved that the House Homeland Security Committee subpoena Elizabeth Asche, Assistant Administrator of the Federal Insurance Directorate at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to provide the Committee with the details the agency has been withholding from Congress related to the National Flood Insurance Program’s premium methodology, known as Risk Rating 2.0.