118th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) voted against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – On Saturday, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) joined Dr. Calvin Mackie, Founder and CEO of STEM NOLA, local elected officials, and community leaders at STEM Saturday Rocket Day to celebrate funding for the Center for the Innovative Training of Youth. Last Congress, Rep. Carter secured $2,000,000 for STEM NOLA through Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) has introduced the Mental Health Workforce Act which addresses the urgent crisis of the lack of diversity among mental health care providers in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.), and Reps. Joe Neguse (D-Co.), Shelia Jackson Lee (D-Tx.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fl.), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-Fl.), Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Juan Ciscomani (R-Az.), and Jenniffer González Colón (R-Pr.) announced the re-formation of the Bipartisan Congressional Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Caucus for the 118th Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement in response to United States Supreme Court’s decisions ruling on student loan forgiveness:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement in response to United States Supreme Court’s decision ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and UNC:
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is allocating $1,355,554,552 in funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to help close the digital divide. Louisiana’s grant was in the top ten highest awards through this program.
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority has received a $71,439,261 grant to put new American-built buses on the road and improve transit service. The grants, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration, were made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Rep. Carter helped get passed in Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement in response to United States Supreme Court case Ardoin v. Robinson, acknowledging that the court took the case in error.
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will award New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) $24,826,905 for the final design and construction of the Downtown Transit Center and connecting transit corridor. This funding was made possible through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Congressman Carter supported.