Press Releases

SAVANNAH - Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) invites community members across Georgia’s First Congressional District to join him this Valentine’s Day in thanking first responders for the hard work they do to protect their community by participating in his third annual “Friends of the First” campaign. Carter delivers… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), John Joyce (R-PA), and Kim Schrier (D-WA) today introduced the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Reauthorization Act of 2024, a critical piece of legislation that will ensure children receive appropriate health care during a medical emergency. Established in 1984, EMSC is the only… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a rule to allow Medicare Part B coverage of doctor-prescribed compression garments, the clinically recognized treatment for lymphedema. This rule was made possible by the passage of the Lymphedema Treatment Act, authored by U.S. Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Jan… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), appointee to the conference committee on the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), successfully secured a pay raise for U.S. troops, protected TRICARE beneficiaries’ access to their local pharmacy, and provided federal distinction for the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Pooler in the final bill, which passed… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) today sent a letter to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram voicing support for the agency’s temporary rules allowing patients to continue to be prescribed controlled substances via telemedicine, as clinically appropriate, and advocating for swift issuance of a final rule that… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) today led a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Department of Labor Acting Secretary Julie Su urging them to protect patients’ access to life-saving medications by… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s bipartisan Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, which included two of Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter’s (R-GA) bills reining in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the shadowy middlemen that drive up costs for prescription medications and create barriers to care. The bills sponsored by… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) spoke in favor of H.R. 3226, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2023, which passed the House today in a bipartisan manner and will help address Georgia’s high rates of preterm births and infant mortality. The PREEMIE Act, which Rep. Carter proudly cosponsors, will reauthorize critical programs that expand research and education into… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Nikema Williams (D-GA) made good on a friendly wager with Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Robert Aderholt (R-AL) by providing a lunch of Georgia’s own Chick-Fil-A recognizing the University of Alabama’s surprise upset win against the University of Georgia in Saturday’s SEC Championship game. “I’m a man of my word, but… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) announced the introduction of Sammy’s Law, critical child safety legislation which would help parents be better informed about a child’s dangerous interactions on social… Read more »