Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. John R. Carter [R, TX-31]

Immigration bill heads for Senate floor

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...language granting parity to same-sex couples. In the House, Republicans crafting immigration legislation, including Rep. John Carter of Texas, have criticized the Senate measure. Senate opponents previewed some of those arguments during the panel debate

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This Week in Immigration: SJC Sends Immigration Reform to the Floor

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...Luis Gutierrez (IL), Zoe Lofgren (CA), John Yarmuth (KY), and Xavier Becerra (CA), and Republicans Raul Labrador (ID), John Carter (TX), Mario Diaz-Balart (FL), and Sam Johnson (TX) – has come to an “agreement of principles” and will release a bil

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House immigration talks hang on health care

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...would be forced to undergo procedures that could bankrupt them, and eventually lead to deportation. “They wrote it,” said Rep. John Carter (R-Texas), a member of the bipartisan group, referring to the initial language. The situation is so tenuous th

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Senate, House Battle Over Immigration Bills

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...a comment The House GOP asserts that no matter how many senators vote for the Senate bill, the House will not accept it. Rep. John Carter (R-Texas), said, “I don’t think it can pass the House. I think our bill has a better chance of passing the Hous

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House Immigration Bill Begins to Emerge

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...the plan more palatable to their GOP colleagues."Our bill has a better chance of passing the House than the Senate bill," Rep. John Carter (R., Texas) said Friday.Both the House and Senate plans would make the 11 million illegal immigrants already livin

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House group in accord on immigration

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...had a deal. "We have an agreement in principle. We're now going to work on finishing up the drafting of the bill," said Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, a leader of the group. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., another member, said over Twitter: "Important breakthr

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Bipartisan House group has first-round immigration deal

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...on comprehensive immigration reform both parties consider fair and equitable. "We have an agreement in principle," Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, said after he and other members of the so-called Gang of Eight ended a 2-hour meeting over submarine sandwiches

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House Immigration Group Agrees To Preliminary Principles For 15-Year Path To Citizenship

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Thursday, Rep. John Carter (R-TX) indicated that the House bipartisan group working on immigration reform finalized an “agreement in principle” on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Although many of the bill’s elements are not yet known, the

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House group agrees on immigration reform

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...floor Thursday. The four Republican members of the House group include Diaz-Balart, Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho, and Rep. John Carter and Rep. Sam Johnson, both of Texas. The four Democrats are Reps. Xavier Becerra and Zoe Lofgren, both of California, R

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Bipartisan House Group Sets Immigration Deal

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...toward the cost of health insurance and how many guest workers should be admitted into the country on work visas.Rep. John Carter (R., Texas) told reporters before the deal was announced that Republicans planned to introduce legislation the first week o

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House group reaches deal on immigration bill

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...and enforceable piece of legislation." The announcement caps off a stressful week for members of the group, as Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, threatened to quit the group if they didn't reach an agreement by Thursday. But the group came together Thursday ni

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House group reaches deal on immigration bill

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

Bipartisan House Group Says It's Reached Immigration Deal

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...be allowed in, as well as low-skilled construction and service industry employees." According to the AP: "Republican Rep. John Carter of Texas said earlier Thursday that there was consideration of moving forward with a bipartisan bill without the health

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House Immigration Group Reaches a Deal

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...temporary workers and health care for immigrants being granted legal status under the legislation. Republican Rep. John Carter of Texas said earlier Thursday that there was consideration of moving forward with a bipartisan bill without the health care p

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House Immigration Group Releases Deal On Principles For Reform

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Reps. Xavier Becerra (Calif.), Luis Gutierrez (Ill.), Zoe Lofgren (Calif.) and John Yarmuth (Ky.), along with Republican Reps. John Carter (Texas), Diaz-Balart (Fla.), Sam Johnson (Texas) and Raul Labrador (Idaho). Although members have said in the past

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House immigration bill by June

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...House’s bipartisan immigration group plans to release its bill by the first week of June, Rep. John Carter said Thursday. The Texas Republican said the group is working to reach agreement on how the legislation would handle health care for immigrants

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House immigration group gropes for deal

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Democratic and four Republican lawmakers were meeting Thursday to see whether they could salvage a deal. One member, Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, said the group couldn’t reach agreement on the question of health care coverage for immigrants living in th

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House immigration group gropes for deal

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...four Democratic and four Republican lawmakers were meeting Thursday to see whether they could salvage a deal. One member, Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, said the group couldn't reach agreement on the question of health care coverage for immigrants living in

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House group reaches deal on immigration bill

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

Bipartisan House immigration talks foundering, Republican warns

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...warned. Noting that the group of four Democrats and four Republicans is scheduled to meet again Thursday, a frustrated Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, said, "Tomorrow night as far as I'm concerned is the last night I'm going to meet." "I want it done tomorro

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