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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced up to $21,117,115 for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to restore intercity passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast from New Orleans, LA to Mobile, AL. This funding was made possible by the FRA Restoration and Enhancement Grant Program, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Congressman Carter proudly helped craft and voted for.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced $9.3 million from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers at 58 locations across New Orleans. This funding was made possible by the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) grant program, part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Congressman Carter proudly helped craft and voted for.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) announced $20,000,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Stay Ready NOLA Inc. through the Community Change Grants Program. These grants aim to advance local, on-the-ground projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity. This award was made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which Congressman Carter proudly helped craft and voted for.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Democratic Caucus announced that Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) was named to the Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 119thCongress. Representative Carter was also selected to serve on the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and by Democratic Leadership to be a Deputy Whip on the House Floor.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) with travel with President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden on Airforce One to New Orleans, Louisiana to visit the survivors and families of those who died in the horrific terrorist attack that occurred on New Years Day.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement after standing next to President Biden at the White House as he signed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. Congressman Carter is an original cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation and has been advocating for these provisions to be repealed since before he was elected to Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) was sworn into the 119th Congress to begin his next term serving Louisiana’s Second Congressional District. He was joined by his wife, Major General Ana Carter, at the ceremony.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), and Rep. Julia Letlow, Ph.D. (R-LA) sent two letters requesting disaster recovery assistance following the Bourbon Street terrorist attack in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement in response to the attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans last night:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement after the Social Security Fairness Act passed in the Senate. Congressman Carter is an original cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation and has been advocating for these provisions to be repealed since before he was elected to Congress.