Press Releases

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) today voted in support of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, to strengthen Medicare and replace the broken Medicare payment system which has repeatedly threatened seniors’ access to care. The legislation would permanently replace the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula which was intended to control costs… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) and Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) called on congressional leaders to support the A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft fleet, also known as the A-10C Warthog. Carter and Scott, who both represent Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia, signed a letter to the House Appropriations Committee led by Congresswoman Martha McSally (AZ-02) and Congresswoman… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) today voted in support of A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America, the House Republican budget for the coming year.  The proposal would balance the budget in less than 10 years without raising taxes in contrast to the budget proposal put forward by the Obama Administration which never balances despite $2.1 trillion in new taxes. “Our… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) introduced two pieces of legislation today to protect workers’ rights by curbing intimidation practices of labor unions and their leaders. The Freedom from Union Stalking Act and the Freedom from Union Identity Theft Act would prohibit preemption of state stalking and identity theft laws in the cases of union… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) released the following statement in response to the House Budget Committee’s introduction of its Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal, A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America, today. “The House Republican Budget released by the House Budget Committee today provides real solutions and is a plan to grow our… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s visit to the Georgia Institute of Technology campus in Atlanta today.  “I find it ironic that President Obama discussed college affordability and access to quality higher education in Atlanta when, under his watch, education costs have skyrocketed leaving… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) released the following statement today after voting against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 240 to fund the Department of Homeland Security with no restrictions on President Obama’s executive actions on amnesty. “I voted against this legislation today because this vote was about more than funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The vote… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) released the following video after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel's third address to Congress. The video may also be found here.     The full text of the speech is below: This morning, I had the honor to receive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) released the following statement today after supporting H. J. Res. 35, the House passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security at current levels through March 19, 2015. “It should have never come to this. The House passed legislation more than forty days ago to responsibly fund the Department of Homeland Security and stop the… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) released the following statement after President Obama’s decision to veto legislation to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, passed both chambers of Congress with bipartisan support. “It is an outrage that President Obama has decided to let his political pettiness stand in the way of thousands of jobs… Read more »