Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS) led a letter with four other Members of Congress to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development asking them to provide at least$7.5 million for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMRCMS) in the next fiscal year. This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) mega study, launched in 2023, was recently paused due to a lack of funding from the Trump Administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) praised the unanimous passage of his bipartisan bill H.R. 2037, theOpen RAN Outreach Act, by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would provide greater Federal support for small telecommunications companies in rural and disadvantaged communities and allows these companies to remove potentially insecure Chinese network hardware.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Tonight, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) convened a Health Care Town Hall discussion at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Congressman Carter and Leader Jeffries were joined by Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Nanette Barragán (D-CA). Speakers also included Louisianians directly impacted by Republican’s budget cuts to Medicaid and other vital health care services.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:
“As the U.S. Congressman for New Orleans—and as Co-Chair of the Congressional Disaster Recovery Caucus—I feel a deep and urgent responsibility to speak clearly.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement after voting NO on H.R. 1, Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill:”
“Let me be clear: this bill is not just ugly—it’s catastrophic and down right cruel. Now that Republican majorities in both chambers have passed this legislation, the devastating consequences for Louisianians and Americans across the country will become real in the months ahead.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:
“The GOP Senate is celebrating like they just won the Super Bowl —but what they’ve really done is take a bad bill and make it even worse.
“Let me break it down in plain language.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:
“Let’s be clear: what’s being proposed in Washington isn’t just a budget cut. It’s a life cut.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced the VA Flood Preparedness Act, a bipartisan bill that will strengthen the protection of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities against flooding and rising sea levels.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA), Co-Chair of the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus, introduced a bipartisan House Resolution in recognition of Men’s Health Month which occurs annually in June. This resolution is intended to raise awareness about men's health issues and promote preventive care.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:
“You can’t make this stuff up.
“We are in hurricane season — and instead of strengthening our ability to protect families, the Trump administration is cutting the very tools our scientists and emergency responders need to track deadly storms.