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NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced that Hyundai Steel Company will invest $5.8 billion in a new, next generation, state-of-the-art electric arc furnace-based steel production facility in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. This project will create approximately 1,300 direct, high-paying jobs, as well as over four thousand indirect jobs. It is also expected to generate revenues of $4.1 billion annually.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) introduced the bipartisan Open RAN Outreach Act. The bill provides greater Federal support for small telecommunications companies in rural and disadvantaged communities and allows these companies to remove potentially insecure Chinese network hardware.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement in response to the Senate’s vote on a partisan, extreme government funding bill:
“This spending bill is a sham and expands Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s power, doing nothing to help the American people. It will hurt Louisianians by cutting healthcare, nutritional assistance, and veterans’ benefits.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement in response to House Republicans’ partisan, extreme government funding bill:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02) issued the following statement on the targeting of Tulane University by the Musk-Trump Administration and their assault on the First Amendment Right to free speech:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) praised the passage of his bipartisan bill H.R. 1374, the Securing the Cities Improvement Act, by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Securing the Cities (STC) program, which seeks to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks in high-risk urban areas, including New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Last night, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) held an informative Medicaid Town Hall at Dillard University where he made a clear commitment to protect Medicaid from harmful Republican cuts. The event filled up a packed auditorium of approximately 200 attendees including community leaders and local elected officials. There was thoughtful, engaging discussion led by Rep. Carter and supported by Louisiana health care experts, including Rebekah E.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration seeking to cancel the leases for 34 National Park Service buildings, including visitor centers, law enforcement offices, and museums that house millions of artifacts:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) will be joined by Chanté Powell as his guest to Donald Trump’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress. Ms. Powell was fired from the USDA National Finance Center (USDA-NFC) in New Orleans by the Musk-Trump Administration that has directly harmed federal employees like her across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) introduced the bipartisan Securing the Cities Improvement Act which would enhance the Securing the Cities (STC) program at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The STC program seeks to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks in high-risk urban areas, including New Orleans.