WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after President Biden announced that he will not seek reelection: “Democrat party bosses lied to 14 million voters that President Biden was fit to serve another term. Now that Biden has stepped aside, those same party bosses are conspiring to anoint a new candidate, whose legacy as ‘Border Czar’ is stained... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today joined Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) and 17 House Republican colleagues in a letter to the National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) urging it to reconsider its proposal reducing the recreational fishing season for red snapper along the South Atlantic coastline to a single day on July 12, 2024. The letter comes as recreational fishermen... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter, a pharmacist by trade, released the following statement today after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a bipartisan interim report on its investigation into Pharmacy Benefit Managers' (PBM) practices and their impacts on patients: “Since day one in Congress, I’ve been calling on the FTC to investigate PBMs, which use deceptive and anti-compe... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today gave the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of President Trump, granting the President of the United States immunity from criminal prosecution for official actions taken while in office: “The constitution was upheld today. Biden’s Department of Justice has been weaponized against his p... Read More »
Tens of thousands of children are living in youth residential treatment facilities nationwide. At their best, these programs provide counseling, treatment, and care for struggling teens and children. Unfortunately, investigations have uncovered harrowing stories of abuse at these centers, including fight clubs, sexual abuse, forced isolation, inadequate medical care, and even death. In Case You Mi... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued its Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo ruling, overturning the 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which established the Chevron deference and gave unelected bureaucrats overreaching regulatory control over Am... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today testified before the House Natural Resources Committee in favor of his bipartisan bill to delay funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) proposed jobs-killing, dangerous speed restrictions for boats 35’ to 65’ until the Department of Commerce can fully implement new monitoring systems for North Atlantic rig... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez and Director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, raising concerns over Express Scripts’ exclusive contract to administer TRICARE’s pharmacy program. Express Scripts – owned by Cigna ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter today leads a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calling for transparency and operational improvements at the United States Postal Service (USPS) Regional Processing and Distribution Center (RPDC) in Jacksonville, Florida, following months of resident and industry complaints regarding late or lost mail. Joining Rep. Carter in signing this letter... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients calling for President Biden to submit to a cognitive test following his sharp decline in public trust after credible reports surfaced suggesting that Biden is not mentally fit to uphold the duties of the office of the President. This letter comes after the Wall Street Journal publish... Read More »
SAVANNAH – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today announces that the application for employees, businesses, and non-profits in the First Congressional District of Georgia (GA-01) to participate in his “Take Buddy to Work Day” campaign is live on his website, buddycarter.house.gov. During the House of Representatives’ district work period, beginning in the month of August, Rep. Carter will work a... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today announced the introduction of the Foreign Research Transparency Act of 2024, a bill requiring foreign sub-grantees to disclose all documents related to U.S. taxpayer-funded research. This bill comes after EcoHealth Alliance and the Wuhan Institute of Virology refused to disclose materials related to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) f... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Scott Peters (D-CA) today celebrated the Senate’s passage of their bipartisan Global Nuclear Energy Assessment and Cooperation Act, sending it to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. This bill will bolster the United States' nuclear energy sector while inhibiting our adversaries' nuclear capabilities, including both China and the ... Read More »
Washington, D.C - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter is honored to have received the “Champion of Healthcare Innovation” award during Healthcare Leadership Council’s (HLC) annual Innovation Expo on Capitol Hill. The HLC is the leading health industry association representing CEOs and C-suite executives from all sectors of healthcare. Rep. Carter receives the Champion of Healthcare Innovation Award from ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year (FY) 2025, a bill that will properly equip our military with deadly force, combat the rise of China, restore American deterrence, and improve qualit... Read More »
