Today, Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Cater (R-GA) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize Rosalynn Smith Carter’s 50 year legacy in mental health advocacy. Recently in September, Senator David Perdue (R-GA) introduced the Senate companion to this resolution. “Since her time in the White House, Former First Lady Rosalynn Smith Carter has dedicated her life to helping others,” Carter said. “Certainly one of her most admirable missions has been her work...
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Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-De.) today introduced legislation to establish an essential medicines strategic stockpile. "At the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, we quickly realized how reliant our medical supply chain is on foreign countries like China and India," said Carter. "This reliance creates both public health and security risks for the American people. For example, as the COVID-19 virus spread around the world earlier this year, India ...
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The federal funding bill signed into law last night by President Donald J. Trump extends the authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through the end of September 2021. Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) fought for this extension for more than a year, while working on long-term reforms for the program. "It is good news that the NFIP has been extended for another year," said Carter. "This extension ensures the rug will not be pulled out from underneath endangered popul...
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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) has signed a discharge petition to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on legislation to reopen the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to allow certain small businesses to apply for a second loan from the funding that remains in the program. "As small businesses in the First District and across the nation suffer due to no fault of their own, there is more than $130 billion left in the Paycheck Protection Program," said Carter. "I have signe...
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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) has signed on to a resolution to condemn any attempt to expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court of the United States. "Since 1869, the number of justices on the Supreme Court has remained at nine. It should stay that way," said Carter. "Unfortunately, because President Trump has rightfully made a nomination to the Supreme Court, Democrats are threatening to expand or 'pack' the Supreme Court. This is dangerous and threatens the delicate syste...
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The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation introduced by Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) to improve and increase access to telemedicine for veterans. The VA Mission Act, signed into law in June 2018, reformed a wide range of veteran health care issues, but the telemedicine portion of the law includes an error that prohibits trainees from using the telemedicine system. These trainees are typically interns, residents, fellows, or graduate students who are working with ...
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The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation introduced by Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) to establish and expand state strategic stockpiles to prepare for future events like the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation establishes a pilot program to award dollar-for-dollar federal matching grants to states to expand or maintain a strategic stockpile of commercially available drugs, medical equipment, personal protective equipment, and other medical products deemed es...
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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) today announced federal grants for health centers in the First District from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The health centers will use these funds to further strengthen quality improvement activities and expand quality primary health care service delivery. "As we continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critically important to ensure the health centers in the First District are able to deliver the best care possi...
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Recently, Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) signed the newly launched Police Pledge. Rep. Carter signs the Police Pledge The pledge calls on Americans to “stand with America’s Police and pledge to oppose any bill, resolution, or movement to ‘Defund the Police.’” "Defunding the police is one of the most insane ideas I've ever heard," said Carter. "As we see waves of violence and chaos in cities across the country, it's more important than ever to defend, not defund, the police. In the Fi...
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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) released the following statement today following the House vote on H.R. 8015, partisan legislation related to the Post Office. "This is a fabricated crisis created by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic party. Instead of coming to the negotiating table to create a real compromise on relief for Americans who have been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, Democrats are spreading misinformation and fear about the post office. To be clear, the post office is ...
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