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Biden’s Budget is intergenerational theft

| Posted in Buddy's Budget Blog

When small business owners make irresponsible budget decisions, they face the consequences. But if the federal government fails to balance its budget, it is the taxpayers who face the consequences. This phenomenon is playing out right before our eyes. President Biden’s FY2023 budget calls for $73 trillion in spending, a 66% increase from the previous decade, including $16 trillion in…

ICYMI: Biden's failures led to 8.5% inflation rate

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Biden will blame everyone except himself for the shocking 8.5% inflation rate hitting consumer's wallets and paychecks. Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) isn't letting him pass the buck.  In Case You Missed It on CNBC and Fox Business, policies have consequences, and the working class is paying the price of Washington Democrats' one-party…

Biden Budget harms taxpayers, job creators

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the release of President Biden’s FY 2023 budget, Committee on the Budget Member Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) slammed the President’s disregard for Americans’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars: “After more than a year of record federal spending, Biden’s ‘solution’ for struggling Americans is more of the same. More of the same inflationary spending, America…

Build Back Broke threatens Americans' livelihoods

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Washington, D.C. – House Democrats today rammed through President Biden’s radical socialist spending spree, capping off a year of historic government waste. U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) proudly voted no on the so-called Build Back Better agenda. “This bill provides one of the largest SALT tax breaks ever, proving once and for all that the Biden agenda benefits the…

Carter blasts Democrats’ Build Back Broke Agenda

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WASHINGTON, D.C.- The House today paved the way for Washington Democrats to enact the largest tax and spending spree in our nation’s history. U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) proudly voted against this reckless legislation. This legislation is nothing more than a bargaining chip in the leftists’ attempt to extort taxpayers for trillions of dollars to fund a socialist…

Rep. Carter: Use Debt Limit to Enact Fiscal Restraint

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 U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter joined Republican members of the House Budget Committee in calling on congressional leaders to include spending restraints and controls to combat rising inflation in the coming debate on the nation’s debt limit. Carter and his colleagues argue the current limit suspension, which is set to expire on July 31st, provides a critical…

Carter: Our Troops Deserve the Security of a Full Funding Bill

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) today voted against the dangerous short-term, stop-gap spending bill passed in the United States House of Representatives. "We cannot continue this dangerous cycle of putting bandaids on our federal funding," said Carter. "With this vote today, we are simply kicking the can down the road yet again. This time, it's only for a few…

Carter Votes to Cut Waste, Save $15 Billion

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) voted in support of legislation today based on President Donald J. Trump's spending cut package. The legislation, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, cuts $14.835 billion of wasteful, unused federal spending.  "I have always said that the national debt is the single biggest threat to our national…

Carter Votes to Balance Budget, Pave the Way for Tax Reform

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) voted today for the House Republican budget for the coming year. The proposal would balance the budget within 10 years, strengthen our national defense, and work to rein in Washington's spending and improper payments.  "I have long said that the national debt is the single greatest threat to our national security," said Carter. "It is…

House Approves Border Wall Construction, Critical Support for the First District in Funding Bill

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) voted in support of the Make America Secure Appropriations Act today to fund national security and First District priorities for fiscal year 2018.  This legislation includes critical funding for the First District of Georgia including $50.06 million for the construction of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project and a combined $37.97…