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Carter lauds passage of strongest border security bill in House history

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today proudly voted in favor of the strongest border security bill to ever pass through the U.S. House of Representatives, the Secure the Border Act, hours before Title 42 is set to expire and increase the flow of illegal border crossings, which already broke a single-day high on Wednesday of more than 10,000. H.R. 2, the Secure the…

WYNTK: Millions of dollars in waste at southern border

| Posted in Buddy's Budget Blog

The Biden Administration is violating federal law by refusing to build the wall. President Trump, in a bipartisan fashion, authorized funding for 110 miles of border wall construction. President Biden, unilaterally, canceled it on his first day in office. As of right now, only 20 miles have been constructed, with miles-long holes in between. This has left $350 million worth of…

WATCH: Carter defends Title 42 amidst Biden’s Border Crisis

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on the House Floor, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) called for immediate consideration of H.R. 471, a bill that would block the Biden Administration’s planned revocation of Title 42: “It is no coincidence, Mr. Speaker, that a 480% spike in border encounters, combined with a 68% drop in deportations, has led…

Carter introduces Build Better Borders Act

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Today, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) announced the introduction of the Build Better Borders Act of 2021, a bill that will secure our southern border and ensure no illegal immigrant is given taxpayer dollars for breaking the law. “Drugs and crime are pouring across our southern border. Since Biden took office, illegal border crossings have increased over 200% and there is now enough…

Carter Introduces Legislation to Prevent Fraudulent Use of Social Security Numbers by Illegal Immigrants

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) introduced legislation to prevent fraudulent use of Social Security numbers by illegal immigrants.  During an audit of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Treasury Department's Inspector General found that over 1.4 million illegal immigrants could be working and operating fraudulently under the Social Security numbers of legal…

Carter: Border Security Deal is No Deal at All

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) voted against the federal funding agreement tonight which fails to adequately support critical border security measures at the Southwest border.  "This border security 'deal' is no deal at all," said Carter. "This bill simply does not include enough funding to secure our border. Congress is again punting border security…

Carter Cosponsors Bill to Build President Trump's Border Wall

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) released the following statement after cosponsoring legislation to build President Trump's border wall and combat sanctuary cities, violent illegal aliens and gangs.  "I have been to the Southwest border and I have seen the threats we face firsthand. There is much more than just illegal aliens coming across our borders. It is critical to…

Carter Introduces Legislation to Prevent Fraudulent Use of Social Security Numbers by Illegal Immigrants

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) introduced legislation today to prevent fraudulent use of Social Security numbers by illegal immigrants.  During an audit of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Treasury Department's Inspector General found that over 1.4 million illegal immigrants could be working and operating fraudulently under the Social Security numbers of legal…

Carter Votes to Secure Border, Calls for Vote on Permanent Family Separation Solution

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) voted today to secure our nation's border and improve our national security.  The Securing America's Future Act, which failed to pass the House today, supports President Trump's border wall, closes dangerous loopholes, requires the mandatory use of E-Verify and halts sanctuary cities. Additionally, the legislation ends chain migration and…

Carter: President Trump Made Right Move on DACA

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) released the following statement following the Trump administration's announcement to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: "President Trump made the right move today by ending this unconstitutional and illegal amnesty program. President Obama should have never implemented this program which he himself said he did not…