Press Releases

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) released the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union Address tonight.

“I am again disappointed, but not surprised, that tonight’s speech was another missed opportunity from this President.  I had hoped to hear a speech that would unite the country around a strategy to confront radical Islamic terror or a plan to put America back to work.  Closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay and making it harder for Americans to enjoy their Second Amendment rights will do neither.  Instead, we heard another partisan speech heavy on rhetoric and false promises while light on facts or concrete solutions.  This failure of leadership will likely be the legacy left by the Obama Administration.

“The challenges we face as a country are too grave to sit back and waste the next year on talking past each other.  We in the House will focus on delivering positive solutions that make America safer, expand opportunity, and restore fiscal discipline.  We will combat executive overreach and turn back the tide of bureaucratic encroachment on our liberties.  We will continue our fight for a better America and I strongly encourage the President to work with Congress to do the same. His place in the history books, as well as the future our great nation, depends on it.”

Please click here to view Carter's reaction to the 2016 State of the Union.