SAVANNAH – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released the following statement today after a school shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, GA reported multiple injuries and fatalities:
“I am praying for all of Barrow County today as we mourn the lives lost and those impacted by a senseless, tragic act of violence at Apalachee High School. Thank you to our brave law… Read more »
This Tuesday, August 20th, Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter hosted a Naloxone training event at Groves High School in Georgia's First Congressional District. Attended by private businesses and private citizens, Rep. Carter detailed the importance of over-the-counter naloxone products as a tool to help combat America's fentanyl and opioid crisis.
Rep. Carter delivers remarks at the… Read more »
SAVANNAH – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today announced that Walgreens will facilitate the donation of 900 units of naloxone, an overdose reversal drug, to organizations in Georgia’s First Congressional District.
The donation comes ahead of Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention Day, August 21st, and is made in conjunction with Rep. Carter’s naloxone training event hosted in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., (D-GA) introduced a bill to rename the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Poultry Research Center in Athens, Georgia after the late President of the Georgia Poultry Federation, Francis “Abit” Massey.
Abit Massey, who passed in June at the age of 96, served as President of the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today led a letter to President Biden in support of Governor Brian Kemp’s request for an emergency declaration for the state of Georgia ahead of Hurricane Debby’s expected landfall.
In the letter, the members write: “Given the potential catastrophic impact that this hurricane may have on Georgia, the state and federal government… Read more »
SAVANNAH – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a resolution declaring August 21, 2024, as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day.
The resolution aims to preserve the memory of those who lost their lives to illicit fentanyl poisoning, acknowledge the devastation caused by using illicit fentanyl, and raise awareness of the dangers of this deadly drug. In… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after President Biden announced that he will not seek reelection:
“Democrat party bosses lied to 14 million voters that President Biden was fit to serve another term. Now that Biden has stepped aside, those same party bosses are conspiring to anoint a new candidate, whose legacy as ‘Border… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today joined Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC) and 17 House Republican colleagues in a letter to the National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) urging it to reconsider its proposal reducing the recreational fishing season for red snapper along the South Atlantic coastline to a single day on July 12, 2024.
The letter comes as… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter, a pharmacist by trade, released the following statement today after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a bipartisan interim report on its investigation into Pharmacy Benefit Managers' (PBM) practices and their impacts on patients:
“Since day one in Congress, I’ve been calling on the FTC to investigate PBMs, which use… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today gave the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of President Trump, granting the President of the United States immunity from criminal prosecution for official actions taken while in office:
“The constitution was upheld today. Biden’s Department of Justice has been weaponized… Read more »
