WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed a weak election year executive order that fails to make any progress towards securing our southern border:
“Biden’s election year stunt is an attempt to essentially legalize the lawlessness that has plagued our southern border since the day he took… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) gave the following response today after President Biden delivered his third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress:
“Early on, I said I needed to hear three things from President Biden tonight: his plan to secure the border, an outline of his budget, which was due February 5th, and his national security strategy.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released the following statement ahead of President Biden’s planned State of the Union (SOTU) address to a joint session of Congress on Thursday, March 7, which comes on the heels of UGA student Laken Riley’s murder at the hands of an illegal immigrant that reignited calls to secure the southern border:
"I’ve seen enough. If the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) reintroduced legislation empowering law enforcement to apply our immigration laws in the face of President Biden’s inaction.
The Empowering Law Enforcement Act would grant state and local law enforcement inherent… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
