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    U.S. Representative John R. Carter was re-elected in a landslide in November 2012 to his sixth term representing Texas' Thirty-First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Carter was selected this term as Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Appropriations and also to serve on the Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee and Defense Subcommittee. In addition, this is his third term as Co-Chairman of the bipartisan House Army Caucus. He has been a member of the House Appropriations Committee since 2004.

    Since his first election in 2002, Congressman Carter has established himself as a leader in Congress who has the foresight and courage to author and support numerous pieces of legislation that would increase the protection of U.S. citizens and bring justice to those who threaten our freedom and way of life.

    Congressman Carter is one of the few House Members who has authored legislation signed into law under both Presidents Bush and Obama. In spite of now being a veteran Congressman, John Carter is still known as "Judge" for having served over 20 years on the district court bench in Williamson County, which he won as the first county-wide elected Republican in Williamson County history. Before becoming a Judge, Congressman Carter had a successful private law practice and continued to practice law while serving as the Municipal Judge in Round Rock.

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    Congressman Carter's leadership ability has been recognized by his colleagues and others. During his first term, Congressman Carter was named one of the "Top Five Freshman" in Congress by Capitol Hill's leading newspaper.

    In July 2004, President Bush held a signing ceremony for Congressman Carter's Identity Theft bill at the White House. The law lessens the burden of proof making identity theft easier to prove and prosecute and also defines and creates punishment for aggravated identity theft.

    A true Texan at heart, Congressman Carter was born and raised in Houston and has spent his adult life in Central Texas. Carter attended Texas Tech University where he graduated with a degree in History and then graduated from the University of Texas Law School in 1969.Congressman Carter and his wife, Erika, met in Holland and have been happily married since June 15, 1968. Since then they have built a home and raised a family of four on Christian beliefs and strong Texas Values. Congressman Carter and Mrs. Carter are also a proud grandparents to six precious grandchildren.  

     

     

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Social Security and Medicare

 

It's been said too many times without being heard: Medicare and Social Security, our country's entitlement programs, are quickly dying.  Without immediate action by Congress these programs will go belly-up in the next few decades, leaving millions of Americans without the Social Security and Medicare benefits they earned through years of hard work. I firmly believe that deliberate refusal to address the entitlement crisis our country is facing is irresponsible.

 

According to reports made in 2009, the Social Security fund will be depleted by 2037, and the Medicare fund will face the same fate in 2017. And the Congressional Budget Office recently reported that Medicare and Medicaid spending is projected to rise an average of about 7 percent a year between 2011 and 2020. Gross spending for Medicare will total $528 billion in 2010 and more than $1 trillion by 2020. And Social Security spending will grow 6 percent a year through 2020. In the next 30 years, three entitlement programs - Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid - will consume 20 percent of the nation's economy. That is equivalent to the cost of the entire federal government today, and it will take twice the current rate of taxes just to maintain the current level of entitlement benefits.

 

Retiree benefits are primarily paid out from annual tax receipts levied under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) and Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA). While the program is currently running surpluses, as the number of taxable contributors becomes surpassed by the number of recipients, annual taxes will no longer be able to cover Social Security’s expenses and its trust funds will have to be accessed to cover the shortfalls. That is why I support issues such as the Social Security Preservation Act, which would ensure that the annual surplus of the Social Security Trust Fund be invested in marketable interest-bearing obligations of the United States or certificates of deposit in insured depository institutions. I support the intentions of this bill and will work with my colleagues to ensure that additional social security funds are being used in a beneficial way for Americans.

 

I believe Congress has an opportunity to undertake meaningful reform that will help our entitlement programs fulfill their missions for the long haul. The fate of these programs will be directly tied to the action-or lack thereof-we take on these issues. I believe American workers and their families have waited too long and worked too hard to pay into these programs for their government to ignore this coming storm. I believe Congress has a responsibility to address this problem today. I pledge to work with Democrats and Republicans in Congress to reform Medicare and Social Security to make sure they are around for our children and grandchildren.

 

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    Washington DC
     
    409 Cannon H.O.B.
    Washington, D.C. 20515
    (202) 225-3864
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    Round Rock Office
     
    1717 North IH 35
    Suite 303
    Round Rock, TX 78664
    (512) 246-1600
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    Bell County Office
    6544B S. General Bruce Drive
    Temple, TX 76502
    Located next to the DPS office
    (254) 933-1392
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