U.S. Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) and U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules, reintroduced a resolution in the United States House of Representatives today recognizing the historical importance of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and calling on the National Museum of African American History and Culture to appropriately honor his life… Read more »
Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) was appointed today to serve on the Subcommittee on Health on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 115th Congress.
The Subcommittee on Health has jurisdiction over public health, mental health, hospital construction, biomedical research and development, health information privacy and security, public health insurance,… Read more »
The United States House of Representatives unanimously passed Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter's (GA-01) legislation to provide transparency and accountability in the federal government. Passed just a day after introduction, the GAO Access and Oversight Act provides the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the congressional watchdog, with enhanced tools to oversee federal… Read more »
Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) was appointed today to serve on the powerful Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 115th Congress. The Committee on Energy and Commerce, the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, is vested with responsibility for the nation's telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health… Read more »
Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) was sworn into the 115th United States Congress today to serve his second term as the United States Representative for Georgia's First Congressional District.
Congressman Carter, Amy Carter, and Speaker Paul D. Ryan
"Serving the First District of Georgia has been one of the greatest… Read more »
Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) reintroduced legislation today to provide transparency and accountability in the federal government. Carter's legislation ensures the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the congressional watchdog, is able to obtain the records it needs to audit, evaluate, and investigate federal agencies. Additionally, if an agency does not cooperate with… Read more »
POOLER, GA - Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) congratulated JCB on the United States Army's announcement that JCB has won the Light Capacity Rough Terrain Forklift (LCRTF) contract that will last through 2026. Carter assisted with securing this contract for 1,609 forklifts that is estimated to add 100 jobs.
"This announcement is the result of years of hard work and I am… Read more »
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., and U.S. Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, R-Ga.-01, today urged the new administration to make the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) a top priority.
In a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director-Designate Mick Mulvaney, Isakson, Perdue and Carter called on the Trump administration to fully fund and… Read more »
Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) today announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Chatham County for Private Property Debris Removal. The move comes after weeks of effort led by Carter along with Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue. In addition to leading letters with the Senators, Carter and his staff had several meetings, conference calls, and… Read more »
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and David Perdue (R-GA) and U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy" Carter (R-GA-01) today praised the bicameral passage of their legislation to reauthorize Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC). The bipartisan FLETC reauthorization bill will now to go President Obama’s desk for his signature.
Reauthorizing our Federal Law Enforcement… Read more »