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Carter bill securing U.S. undersea cables passes House

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today celebrated the House of Representatives passing their Undersea Cable Protection Act, a bill strengthening national security and global connectivity by safeguarding the United States’ submarine cable infrastructure. The bill, which now heads to the Senate, accomplishes these goals by…

Carter lauds House passage of SAVE America Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today lauded the House of Representatives’ passage of the SAVE America Act, a bill safeguarding U.S. election integrity by requiring proof of citizenship and a photo identification (ID) to vote.  According to an August 2025 Pew Research Center Poll, 83% of Americans support voter ID laws.  “We know illegal…

WATCH: Carter champions his Undersea Cable permitting reform bill on House floor

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Rep. Carter speaks on the House floor Watch the Floor Remarks Here   "Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025.    "Undersea fiber optic cables carry roughly 95 percent of all intercontinental internet traffic and nearly all transoceanic digital communications.    "Trillions of dollars in financial…

WATCH: Carter defends election integrity, urges SAVE America Act passage on House floor

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  Rep. Carter speaks on the House floor Watch the Floor Remarks Here   "Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong and unapologetic support of the SAVE America Act - legislation that defends the integrity of our elections and makes one principle perfectly clear: U.S. elections are for U.S. citizens ONLY.   "This is not extreme; It's common sense. Citizenship matters.…

Carter, Allen, Bishop introduce bipartisan fix to hurricane insurance program for farmers

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), alongside Reps. Rick Allen (R-GA) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA), today introduced the Farmers’ AID Relief Act, amending the Hurricane Insurance Protection - Wind Index (HIP-WI) program to better serve farmers affected by hurricane damage.   The HIP-WI program is a wind-based insurance option managed by the U.S. Department of…

Carter to force "sanctuary" cities to comply with ICE in new bill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced the No Sanctuary Cities Act, a bill ensuring dangerous criminal illegal immigrants are not safeguarded by “sanctuary” city or state policies. The bill requires state and local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities by: Sharing custody and release information for illegal immigrants; …

Reps. Carter, Peters, Langworthy, Levin, Carey reintroduce bill encouraging drug development to combat antimicrobial resistance

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Scott Peters (D-CA), Nick Langworthy (R-NY), Mike Levin (D-CA), and Mike Carey (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act to encourage innovative drug development targeting the most threatening infections, improve the appropriate use of antibiotics…

Carter statement on FTC settlement with Express Scripts to bring down prescription drug costs

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) confirmed it has reached a historic settlement with Express Scripts, Inc. and its affiliated entities (collectively “ESI”) to bring down patients’ out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs – including insulin – by up to $7 billion over the next…

A New Era for Patients: Carter celebrates President Trump signing PBM reforms into law

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today celebrated President Trump’s signing into law key portions of Rep. Carter’s PBM Reform Act as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026.    After more than a decade of advocacy, Rep. Carter’s efforts have resulted in a major win for patients and pharmacies that will increase transparency, preserve patient…