Veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez and Director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Lieutenant General Telita Crosland, raising concerns over Express Scripts’ exclusive contract to administer TRICARE’s pharmacy program. Express Scripts –… Read more »

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, was officially signed into law on May 13, 2024. H.R. 593… Read more »

BRUNSWICK – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) secured $2.1 million for the Golden Isles Veterans Village as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Buddy Carter (left) tours Golden Isles Veterans Village in March 2023 with Lorene Reid (right).  Photo courtesy of Brunswick News   The… Read more »

SAVANNAH – Following the success of last year’s “Firsts of the First” campaign, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) proudly announces that this year’s Valentine’s Day appreciation event, renamed “Friends of the First,” will thank veterans and veteran’s services employees for the hard work they do protecting and serving both our nation and our nation’s heroes. On February 14th,… Read more »

SAVANNAH – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today announced his support for H.R. 6659, the Health Care for Burn Pits Veterans Act, recently introduced by Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL). He was joined by veteran’s groups in Georgia’s First Congressional District who support the bill, which will expand eligibility for VA care to post-9/11 combat veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) introduced a bill for Congress to formally designate the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, Georgia as the official Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in the United States. Originating in Savannah, GA, the Mighty Eighth Air Force celebrated its 80th anniversary in January of this year. “The Mighty… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) testified yesterday before the House Veterans Affairs Committee to bring attention to important issues for veterans in the First District of Georgia.  Click here to view or download Rep. Carter's testimony before the House Veterans Affairs Committee … Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) introduced legislation today to improve and increase access to telemedicine for veterans. The VA Mission Act, signed into law in June 2018, reformed a wide range of veteran health care issues, but the telemedicine portion of the law includes an error that prohibits trainees from using the telemedicine system. These trainees are typically… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) joined President Donald J. Trump today as S. 2372, the VA MISSION Act of 2018, was signed into law. This legislation will strengthen health care services at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and provide our nation's veterans with more choice and quality care in the VA system or providers in their own communities.  … Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) introduced legislation today to protect American veterans from military service deposit errors made by federal agencies. The Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act authorizes federal agencies that make a mistake in calculating military service deposits and pensions to pay the incorrectly accrued interest on behalf of… Read more »