Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) introduced legislation today 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 the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to gai...
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After months of negotiations, disaster aid secured by Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) to assist Georgia blueberry growers who were devastated by unusually harsh freezes is headed to President Trump's desk to be signed into law. In 2017, Georgia was expected to produce around 90 million pounds of blueberries, but was drastically reduced to 30 million because of the record setting freeze combined with warm winter weather. In 2018, blueberry growers faced another freeze and another year ...
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Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) and Marc Veasey (D-Tx.) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve energy efficiency in federal buildings. The All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act increases flexibility in energy sources for federal buildings by removing the current ban on the use of fossil fuels in federal buildings while implementing energy efficiency targets. This will allow federal facility managers to choose the energy mix that is most effective in meeti...
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After months of negotiations, Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) secured funding in the disaster aid bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today to assist Georgia blueberry growers who were devastated by an unusually harsh freeze. In 2017, Georgia was expected to produce around 90 million pounds of blueberries, but was drastically reduced to 30 million because of the record setting freeze combined with warm winter weather. This legislation would provide the assistance needed...
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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) slammed House Democrats today for bringing legislation titled the Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act to a vote when the legislation does not address pre-existing conditions. Instead, the legislation would hinder the ability of states to lower premiums for Americans across the country. On the floor, Carter said, "I rise today in opposition to the so-called 'Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act.' Mr. Speaker, this is a ...
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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense today to highlight the need to fully support the military installations in the First District of Georgia during fiscal year 2020 budget discussions. Click here to view Carter's testimony on the importance of First District military installations before the House Appropriations Committee Highlights Kings Bay: "Kings Bay is home to the Atlantic ballistic missile submarine fleet and I’ve see...
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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) voted today to extend the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). "The Violence Against Women Act is critical to prevent domestic violence and protect victims of heinous crimes," said Carter. "This legislation is far too important to be caught up in political games and I am alarmed that my Democratic colleagues continue to block extensions of this legislation as Congress works to reform VAWA. Survivors of domestic violence, and all women in America, absolute...
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After the Georgia House of Representatives passed a resolution opposing offshore energy exploration, Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) today requested that Georgia be excluded from offshore energy plans until the concerns of the legislature are addressed. In a letter to Acting Secretary of the Department of the Interior David Bernhardt, Carter wrote, "as the representative of the First District of Georgia, I was elected to represent the entire coast of our state and to be their voice in...
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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter's (R-Ga.) bipartisan legislation to increase transparency in the drug pricing system was approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee today. Currently, Congress’ independent advisory commissions, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), do not have access to certain drug pricing data. MedPAC and MACPAC need data, such as information about drug rebates, in ord...
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Today, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee marked up and passed a series of bills aimed at lowering prescription drug costs, including Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA)’s bipartisan BLOCKING Act, HR 938, that would increase competition in the generic drug market. “We know that when generic versions of medication are on the market it stimulates competition and keeps the cost of drugs down for everyone,” said Rep. Schrader. “But generic dr...
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