Press Releases

BRUNSWICK, GA — Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement regarding the wildfire impacting Brantley County:   I’m closely monitoring the wildfire in Brantley County and communicating with federal, state, and local leaders to ensure our community receives the appropriate resources. This is a heartbreaking tragedy, and my wife, Amy,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week celebrated House passage of the Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025, a bill that extends critical programs that increase access to health care services in rural communities. Rural residents often encounter barriers to accessing health care, including workforce shortages, distance and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today spoke in support of the Mystic Alerts Act, a bipartisan bill to modernize America's emergency alert systems and strengthen public safety communications, especially for rural communities.   This bill will strengthen the emergency alerting framework by directing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today released a statement celebrating the Working Families Tax Cuts, President Trump's landmark legislation that provided the largest tax cut in American history. Every Democrat in Congress voted against it, and had they won, American families, workers, and small business owners would be facing a massive tax increase today instead… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), alongside Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Wesley Hunt (R-TX) today introduced a resolution recognizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for their service in safeguarding communities nationwide and for going above and beyond their duties by assisting overworked Transportation Security Administration (TSA)… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) today celebrated the passage of the Mystic Alerts Act out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.   This bill will strengthen the emergency alerting framework by directing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish standards and requirements that allow alerts to be delivered… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today celebrated House passage of the Deporting Fraudsters Act, introduced by Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH), which he co-sponsors. This bill would render aliens, or non-U.S. nationals, inadmissible and deportable from the United States if they admit to, or are convicted of, defrauding the United States government.   This bill… Read more »

After nearly 5 decades of terror from Iran, President Donald Trump took decisive action to weaken and confront the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.   Over those decades, Iran crossed every single red line.   Now, the bravery of the United States Armed Forces is on full display, and President Trump has made his message clear: the conflict will end when… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after voting against H. Con. Res. 38, supporting American troops in response to an imminent foreign threat: “Our troops are risking their lives, with some already making the ultimate sacrifice, to protect the United States against the world’s largest sponsor of terrorism. Iran wants death for… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) today celebrated the Energy and Commerce Committee’s advancement of their bipartisan Sammy’s Law Act, a bill requiring large social media companies to monitor for potentially dangerous online activity involving children under the age of 17. Sammy’s Law is a bill safeguarding children online by… Read more »