Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) tonight sent the below statement following President Trump’s first State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress of his second term: “Tonight, Democrats – including Jon Ossoff – refused to stand up for the American people.   “They stayed seated when President Trump pronounced that our southern border… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled against the President's legal authority to enact global tariffs:  "The Supreme Court just undercut the President’s ability to defend American workers. President Donald Trump was elected to fight unfair trade and stop… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced the Growing America’s Pharmaceutical Supply Act, a bill that will alleviate drug shortages by giving outsourcing facilities the certainty necessary to invest in producing these medications.    Currently, when a drug is listed on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug shortage list, 503B… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urging the Department to investigate the use of foreign-based Remote Assistance Operators (RAOs) by autonomous vehicle companies, particularly Waymo, operating on public roads in the United States.   This letter comes after Waymo’s Chief… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today celebrated the House of Representatives passing their Undersea Cable Protection Act, a bill strengthening national security and global connectivity by safeguarding the United States’ submarine cable infrastructure. The bill, which now heads to the Senate, accomplishes these goals by… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today lauded the House of Representatives’ passage of the SAVE America Act, a bill safeguarding U.S. election integrity by requiring proof of citizenship and a photo identification (ID) to vote.  According to an August 2025 Pew Research Center Poll, 83% of Americans support voter ID laws.  “We know illegal… Read more »

Rep. Carter speaks on the House floor Watch the Floor Remarks Here   "Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025.    "Undersea fiber optic cables carry roughly 95 percent of all intercontinental internet traffic and nearly all transoceanic digital communications.    "Trillions of dollars in financial… Read more »

  Rep. Carter speaks on the House floor Watch the Floor Remarks Here   "Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong and unapologetic support of the SAVE America Act - legislation that defends the integrity of our elections and makes one principle perfectly clear: U.S. elections are for U.S. citizens ONLY.   "This is not extreme; It's common sense. Citizenship matters.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), alongside Reps. Rick Allen (R-GA) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA), today introduced the Farmers’ AID Relief Act, amending the Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) program to better serve farmers affected by hurricane damage.   The HIP-WI program is a wind-based insurance option managed by the U.S. Department of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced the No Sanctuary Cities Act, a bill ensuring dangerous criminal illegal immigrants are not safeguarded by “sanctuary” city or state policies. The bill requires state and local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities by: Sharing custody and release information for illegal immigrants; … Read more »