PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Vice President JD Vance appeared together today to discuss the positive impacts of the One Big, Beautiful Bill’s Working Families Tax Cut, which is ushering in a period of prosperity and growth not just in Georgia, but nationwide. In Georgia, the average family is saving $2,500 - $3,000 per year thanks to the One Big, Beautiful Bill’s pro... Read More »
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) today introduced a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day on August 21st aims to address the opioid crisis by raising awareness and remembering its victims. Synthetic opioids, including illicit fentanyl and fentanyl related su... Read More »
POOLER, GA – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today announced a grant award through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to the City of Pooler for improvements to the Pooler Recreation Center. The matching $250,000 grant is part of LWCF’s mission to protect a “seamless system of parks from backyard to backcountry.” This project will rehabilitate a playground, develop a splashpad, install ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today celebrated the Executive Order (EO) signed by President Trump entitled “Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve,” which advances key priorities for the American-Made Medicines Caucus. “This is a win for public health and national defense. With this EO, we ... Read More »
ATLANTA, GA – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) hosted a roundtable with American Petroleum Institute (API) examining how the federal government can help alleviate the increase in forecasted demand for Georgia’s energy grid. From left to right: Justin Sykes, Cynthia Niemeyer-Tieskoetter, Rep. Buddy Carter, Mike Watson Over the next ten years, Georgia Power expects up to 9,400 MW of load growth, l... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced the Timely Oversight of Operations, Liquidity, Accountability, Targeting, and Effectiveness (TOO LATE) Act, a bill granting the president explicit power to fire the Chair of the Federal Reserve. Current law is ambiguous, stipulating that the president may fire the Chair of the Federal Reserve “for cause,” which some legal schol... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a resolution honoring the six courageous Fort Stewart soldiers who subdued a gunman on August 6th, 2025, saving lives and allowing medical professionals to tend to those wounded. First Sergeant Joshua Arnold, Master Sergeant Justin Thomas, Staff Sergeant Melissa Taylor, Staff Sergeant Robert Pacheco, Sergeant Aaron Turner, and ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a resolution condemning recent anti-American remarks made by Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL). Rep. Ramirez, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, recently said that she is “a proud Guatemalan before I’m an American.” The resolution states that elected officials are expected to serve the American people, not foreign gover... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Greg Steube (R-FL), and Claudia Tenney (R-NY) today introduced the Make Our Streets Safe Again (MOSSA) Act, which would codify President Trump’s executive order to end crime and disorder on America’s streets by prioritizing public safety. Directs the Attorney General to reverse judicial precedents and end consent decrees t... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced the Establishing Responsibility for Illegals’ Crimes and Adding Deterrence and Accountability for Mayors’ Sanctuary cities (ERIC ADAMS) Act, a bill holding mayors of sanctuary cities criminally responsible for crimes of murder committed by illegal immigrants in their jurisdictions. Under this legislation, a mayor who fails to c... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) successfully advocated for the installation of overdose reversal kits near automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in House office buildings, shining a light on the need to make naloxone, an over-the-counter opioid reversal treatment, as accessible as a defibrillator. Overdoses are the number one cause of death for adults aged 18-45. House Off... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week secured wins for Georgia’s First Congressional District (GA-01) in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2025, investing in key improvements for our nation’s defense readiness and strengthening the local economy. “When GA-01’s military and economy are strong, the entire region benefits. I am proud to have brought critical fu... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA), and Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) today introduced the Veterans Health Care Stamp Act of 2025, a bill directing the United States Postal Service to issue and sell a stamp that will fund medical care and treatment for veterans. For every stamp sold, proceeds will be contributed to an account within the... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week voted in support of three key pieces of legislation aimed at providing regulatory certainty to the cryptocurrency industry and cementing the United States’ leadership in the digital economy. “We are delivering on President Trump’s call to make the United States the cryptocurrency capital of the world. This new digital arms race is not... Read More »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) introduced the Catalyzing Housing and American Ready Growth and Expansion (CHARGE) Investments Act, a bill that will encourage economic growth and development throughout the country by modernizing the eligibility for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) projects. The CHARGE Investments Act will create jobs, add housing... Read More »
