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Carter introduces bill funding Holocaust education

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Kathy Manning (D-NC), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) today introduced the Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023, a bill to reauthorize a program that provides funding and resources for schools to properly educate students about the Holocaust.…

White House heeds Carter’s warning to increase American-made medicines and reduce drug shortages

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House announced new actions to strengthen America’s pharmaceutical supply chains and address prescription drug shortages following Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter’s (R-GA) leadership on these issues as a pharmacist by trade and Chair of the Domestic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Caucus. Currently, the U.S. is experiencing a shortage of over 240 essential…

Carter, Rodgers slam TikTok for spreading terrorist propaganda, antisemitism following Hamas attack on Israel

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led a letter today to TikTok CEO Shou Chew demanding action to combat the platform’s spread of terrorist propaganda and antisemitic content surrounding Hamas’ attack on Israel. The letter, signed by 25 members, comes as videos on the Chinese Communist Party…

Carter bill renaming Hinesville VA Clinic after local heroes passes House

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the "John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic,” championed by Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and supported by every member of the Georgia Congressional Delegation, passed the House today. H.R. 593 honors four Liberty County…

Carter urges house office buildings to stock naloxone as fentanyl crisis rages on

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, today sent a letter to the Committee on House Administration, the Office of Attending Physician, and the Architect of the Capitol urging them to stock FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal agents, such as naloxone, in House of Representative Office Buildings near defibrillators. This comes as the fentanyl…

Carter procures funding for Nahunta to improve wastewater collection and treatment

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) procured funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants program last week to improve wastewater collection and treatment system in Nahunta, Georgia. USDA awarded the City of Nahunta a $2.812 million grant and $2.126 million loan to fund this project, which will…

Carter secures water, conservation wins for first district

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week secured several wins for conservation and water system improvements in Georgia’s First Congressional District as part of the House-passed Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The bill included $1.75 million for Springfield, GA’s Sewer Force Main Construction project,…

Carter hosts cybersecurity roundtable with local business, government leaders

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BRUNSWICK – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hosted state and local government, academic, and private sector leaders in a cybersecurity roundtable today to discuss emerging cyber threats, tools, and available federal resources. Carter delivers…

ICYMI: Carter bill to put naloxone in schools inspires federal guidance

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the Biden administration sent a letter urging schools to carry naloxone, an overdose reversal drug, to protect students from fentanyl poisonings and opioid overdoses. As a pharmacist, I was glad to see our president finally taking some action on the fentanyl crisis, which is killing almost 200 people per day in this country. If a plane crashed today and…