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NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement as prepared for delivery on the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina:
“Hello everyone, I’m Congressman Troy Carter and I proudly represent Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District. It is a pleasure to be with you today.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement:
“There is a lot of noise about so-called ‘fraud’ in Medicaid — but let’s be clear about what this audit shows. The problem is not families, seniors, or vulnerable people abusing the system. The problem is insurance companies being paid millions of dollars after patients had already died.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) sent a letter to President Trump regarding the recent decision to suspend regular U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inspections of New Orleans’ levee system:
Read Congressman Carter’s full letter below:
Dear Mr. President, Director Vought, and Assistant Secretary Telle:
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.