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House Natural Resources Committee passes Carter bill protecting boaters, harbor pilots and funding right whale tracking technology

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Committee today passed a bipartisan bill, led by Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Mary Peltola (D-AK), to delay funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) proposed jobs-killing, dangerous speed restrictions for boats 35’ to 65’ until the Department of Commerce can, through funding authorized in this bill,…

Carter announces “Take Buddy To Work Day,” encourages GA-01 businesses, employees to apply

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SAVANNAH – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today announces that the application for employees, businesses, and non-profits in the First Congressional District of Georgia (GA-01) to participate in his “Take Buddy to Work Day” campaign is live on his website, buddycarter.house.gov. During the House of Representatives’ district work period, beginning in the month of August, Rep.…

Subcommittee Chair Carter introduces bill reversing negative impacts of Biden’s jobs-killing air quality standards

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced H.R. 7650, the Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024, a bill that makes practical changes to reform the broken process used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and implement the National Ambient…

Carter procures funding for Port of Brunswick expansion

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a request from Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) that the federal government provide funding for the Brunswick Harbor Modifications Project, Congress allocated $1.5 million to modify the existing federal navigation channel at the Port of Brunswick. While Rep. Carter disagreed with elements of the underlying bill, H.R. 2617, he supported this vital…

Carter welcomes Hyundai to Bryan County

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ELLABELL – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) welcomed the Hyundai Motor Group to Bryan County, Georgia following today’s groundbreaking of their latest electric vehicle manufacturing plant, a $5.54 billion investment that will create more than 8,100 jobs in Georgia: “We are excited to have a new neighbor here in the First…

Carter named “Guardian of Small Business”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter was presented with the National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) Guardian of Small Business Award for his fierce defense of small businesses during the 117th Congress. “Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. As a former small business owner in Georgia’s First…

Carter: Washington Democrats just threw fuel on the fire of inflation

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) gave the following statement today after House Democrats passed the Inflation Acceleration Act, sending it to President Biden’s desk: “Washington Democrats can add ‘arsonist’ to their résumés today, having unleashed a wildfire on the American peoples’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars. This bill spends billions on Green New Deal…

ICYMI: The Inflation Acceleration Act

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The House is considering a spending package that has the potential to upend every sector of American life. From adding fuel to the fire of inflation to pushing Green New Deal policies and killing medical innovation, it's time to call this bill what it really is: The Inflation Acceleration Act.  In case you missed it, I was in New York City last week making sure the media…

ICYMI: We're in a recession

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Our nation’s Gross Domestic Product fell two straight quarters in a row, which by Speaker Pelosi's own definition constitutes a recession.  In case you missed it, Rep. Buddy Carter broke down the moves President Biden must take to lift the U.S. out of a recession and help struggling Americans pay for everyday goods, which are exorbitantly high across the board right…

Carter: CHIPS and Stagflation Act is a swing and a miss

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House today passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act, which spends more than $50 billion taxpayer dollars during an inflation-driven recession. Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) voted in opposition. While this legislation was originally intended to be a strong bipartisan investment in U.S. microchip manufacturing to combat the Chinese…