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In this Edition:
- House Conservatives Block $108 Billion Giveaway to Foreign Banks
- National Education Freedom Week Bill Introduced
- Carter Introduces Undiagnosed Disease Registry Bill
- Carter Pushes Renewable Energy
- Central Texas Pays Homage on Memorial Day
House Blocks $108 Billion Giveaway to Foreign Banks
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was forced to withdraw an attempt by Democrats to give $108 billion in taxpayer money as a bailout to the International Monetary Fund, as House conservatives led by Republicans brought national attention to the attempt, according to United Press International (UPI) (6/5). “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters at a news conference the bill now appears to have no Republican support. That means she needs to convince at least 18 of the Democrats who voted against it to change their minds.”
“House Democrats are obviously no longer content just to give away trillions to failing American businesses," said U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX). “They now want to give away over a hundred billion to the IMF to fund bankrupt overseas business interests. And to attempt to do so as an earmark on legislation specifically to support our armed forces in a time of war is an insult to both our men and women in uniform and the taxpayers.
“President Obama is currently doing a good job in continuing the handoff to Iraqi forces while surging in Afghanistan," says Carter. "We can’t let the wild spending spree of House Democrats block the bipartisan progress we’re making towards victory in both theaters, and this kind of legislative outrage threatens just that."
National Education Freedom Week Bill Introduced by Carter
The first week of June should be designated National Education Freedom Week in recognition of the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Americans have a constitutional right to choose private education, according to U.S. Rep. John Carter (R-TX).
Carter this week introduced legislation to remind the nation of the historic 9-0 decision by the nation’s highest court on June 1, 1925 in Pierce v. Society of Sisters. … .In that case, the justices confirmed the constitutional right of parents to choose private over public education. … .’As we seek to expand educational freedom for families in this new century, there are more options than ever before,’ said Carter. ‘From public charter schools, to private and religious schools, to homeschooling, there is no reason we can’t offer school choices to every American student. But the key to preserving educational freedom is in educating the public on their rights. Far too many Americans are totally unaware that this issue was settled in their favor long ago. This annual observance will serve to remind every family in America that they have a constitutional right to determine how best to educate their children, that cannot be usurped by government."
Carter Introduces Undiagnosed Disease Registry Bill
KWTX (WACO) NewsTalk Radio (May 21) reports, “Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, introduced a bill Thursday that would create a national database of undiagnosed diseases maintained by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to advance detection, treatment and cure of undiagnosed and unregistered illnesses. The “Charles August Long ‘Cal” Undiagnosed Disease Registry Act of 2009” is named in honor of 5-year-old Carl August Long of Cedar Park who died in December of 2006 of an undiagnosed illness, Carter said.”
The Washington Times (June 4) pointed to the potential benefits to veterans suffering from undiagnosed illness in its military column by reporter SGT Shaft, who wrote “this bill could significantly lessen the amount of time necessary to research and diagnose their symptoms and develop effective treatments. The National Institutes of Health recently began a program to provide help for patients suffering from undiagnosed diseases and to date has received more than 2,000 requests for help. The Carter bill is intended to work with the NIH effort to allow for a repository of all case information gathered at the CDC.”
Carter Pushes Renewable Energy Training Institute
The East Williamson County Higher Education Center is receiving over $800,000 for new facilities including funds “to help establish a Renewable Energy Training Institute (RETI) … .to provide training for green-collar jobs,” according to the Taylor Daily Press (June 1). “Recent visits to East Williamson County and the Taylor area by a number of large-scale renewable energy manufacturers spurred initial interest in establishment of the RETI. The plan has garnered support from Congressman John Carter and Rep. Diana Maldonado.”
Texas Honors Its Heroes on Memorial Day
“For those living near the biggest military post in the country, Memorial Day was a grand but somber ceremony,” reports KXXV TV Killeen (5/25). “Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, Sen. John Cornyn, and Congressman John Carter were on hand as well to pay their respects. Tanya Adams attended with her five children. She lost her husband in 2004 when he died fighting overseas in Iraq. ‘He was a great father, he was a great everything, great husband, great friend, he was the one who kept the company up when everyone was down.’"
“Congressman John Carter closed his Memorial Day speech by saying that military families carry just as much importance as the military itself,” wrote the Killeen Daily Herald (5/21).
“This year’s services focused on the children of those who have recently given their lives for their country,” broadcast KVUE TV24 Austin. “At the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, the gravesides of service men and women were adorned with flags and flowers. Nearby, nine more recently fallen soldiers, and the 15 children they left behind, were being honored in a Gold Medal of Remembrance ceremony. … "I see this medal as something else, as a reminder that a child as they become adults can remember their lost parent. I think that it is a critical part of this whole thing, to keep that memory alive for those people who died on behalf of this country," said Representative Carter.”
Harker Heights began Memorial Day recognition early with a parade, according to the Killeen Daily Herald (5/30). "The parade, marshaled by Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, III Corps and Fort Hood commander, began at Harker Heights High School and ended at Carl Levin Park. … . Saturday's events were just precursor to the city's traditional Memorial Day ceremony on Monday. It will take place at 9 a.m. in the City Hall parking lot at 305 Miller's Crossing. There will be the placing of the wreaths, a gun salute and guest speakers Maj. Gen. Jeffery W. Hammond, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, and Congressman John Carter.”
