10.27.09
Williamson County Democrats on Carter’s financial disclosure woes
The Williamson County Democratic Party responded to Rep. John Carter’s (R-Round Rock) income disclosure problem, today saying Carter is a “victim of his own hypocrisy”. The local party is calling on Carter to:
“.. ask the House Ethics Committee to open an investigation of his own actions and immediately make public ALL financial holdings and transactions with Exxon and other financial relationships.”
Further stating that:
“The next time Rep. John Carter wants to use his floor time at the House of Representatives to launch a mean-spirited, vitriolic attack against a fellow congressman, he should first take a look in the mirror and make sure those attacks are directed at the right person.”
Now we know the local media is aware of this issue. Read EOW’s reporting on this issue here and here. Full press release in rest of entry…
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2009 Contact: Lindsey Ellerbach, 512-388-1993
Rep. John Carter: A Victim of His Own Hypocrisy
Rep. John Carter (R-TX) has spent the past few weeks leading the attacks against Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) for his failure to disclose financial holdings.
Unfortunately, for Rep. Carter, he himself, failed to disclose nearly $300,000 in personal profits made from the sale of Exxon stock. In 2006 and 2007, Carter made nearly $200,000 in profit and another $97,000 by selling some of his vast holdings in Exxon. Both times he failed to report the profit in his personal disclosure filings. (Source: Roll Call; See Carter’s PFS)
Clearly, Rep. Carter has a firm grasp on the House rules, considering his vicious attacks against Mr. Rangel over the past year. However, he somehow managed to overlook his own financial indiscretions.
Now that Mr. Carter has finally admitted to his failure to disclose income, he should ask the House Ethics Committee to open an investigation of his own actions and immediately make public ALL financial holdings and transactions with Exxon and other financial relationships.
The next time Rep. John Carter wants to use his floor time at the House of Representatives to launch a mean-spirited, vitriolic attack against a fellow congressman, he should first take a look in the mirror and make sure those attacks are directed at the right person.