Carter Failed to Report $48,000 Profit in 2008

By Paul Singer
Roll Call Staff

Nov. 2, 2009, 4:43 p.m.

Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) acknowledged Monday that he had failed to report $48,000 in capital gains from stock sales in 2008, in addition to the approximately $300,000 he previously acknowledged misreporting in 2006 and 2007.

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Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article