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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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) as First Vice Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), working alongside Rep. Garrett Graves (R-LA) as an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, announced that approximately 94,000 Louisiana public servants hurt by the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) will immediately begin receiving Social Security benefit increases and retroactive payments from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) issued the following statement after voting no on the dangerous Republican Budget Resolution:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Congressman Mike Ezell (R-MS) introduced the Mississippi River Basin Fisheries Commission Act of 2025 to establish the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at protecting and enhancing one of America’s most vital waterways by enhancing interagency coordination along the river. This commission will ensure the long-term health of fisheries, habitats, water quality, and the economic livelihoods that depend on them.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) issued the following statement on the proposed House Republican budget:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) and Reps. Neal Dunn, M.D. (R-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), and Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) introduced their bipartisan legislation, the Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening for High-risk Insured Men (HIM) Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) issued the following statement defending America’s federal workforce from attacks from the Trump Administration: