HINESVILLE – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) celebrated the official renaming of the Hinesville Veterans Affairs Clinic to the John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic in honor of four First Congressional District heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the Vietnam War.
This ceremony comes after Carter’s bill, H.R. 593, was signed into… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), and Cliff Bentz (R-OR) sent a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the role pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) may have played in the opioid crisis
In the letter, the Members write, “Recent reports,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) led members of the Georgia delegation in a House Resolution honoring the seven lives lost on October 19, 2024 in the tragic gangway collapse on Sapelo Island during a Gullah Geechee Culture Day celebration.
"The tragic events of October 19, 2024, will be felt forever. It is heartbreaking that a day of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024 authored by Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Gus Bilirakis (R-GA), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) in the House, along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Todd Young (R-IN) in the Senate, has been signed into law.
This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) this week introduced the Undersea Cable Protection Act, a bill that strengthens national security and global connectivity by safeguarding the United States’ submarine cable infrastructure.
The bill accomplishes these goals by ensuring diversity of routes for national security, eliminating… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today delivered the following statement congratulating President-elect Donald J. Trump on his decisive victory:
“Georgians showed up and helped deliver a historic victory for President-elect Donald Trump. This election was about opportunity. The left talked about creating an opportunity economy, but Trump delivered it when he… Read more »
SAVANNAH – Following Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter’s (R-GA) letter of support, the Federal Railroad Administration today awarded $26.5 million to the Georgia Ports Authority for construction of a new rail yard at the Port of Brunswick’s Colonel Island Auto Terminal.
As the fastest growing Ro/Ro port in the nation, this funding will allow the Port of Brunswick to handle the… Read more »
DARIEN – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement in response to the ferry dock collapse on Sapelo Island, which caused at least seven fatalities and sent eight individuals to the hospital:
“My heart breaks for Sapelo Island, the Gullah-Geechee community, the victims, and the families grieving a loved one following yesterday’s tragedy. Instead of the… Read more »
SAVANNAH – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week announced a disaster declaration for Georgia counties impacted by Tropical Storm Debby, including all 15 counties in Georgia’s First Congressional District, following a letter from Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) requesting such assistance for farmers’ and growers’ recovery.
Tropical Storm Debby’s devastating rain and… Read more »
BRUNSWICK – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week distributed a donation facilitated by Walgreens of 1,000 units of naloxone, an overdose reversal drug, to organizations in Georgia’s First Congressional District.
More than 300 units each were delivered to the Ware State Prison, Anchored Wellness in Jesup, and Gateway Community Service Board in Brunswick.
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