Jobs and the Economy

U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., along with U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter, R-Ga.-01, today demanded answers from the Obama administration on its failure to include adequate levels of critical funding for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project in the president’s fiscal year 2017 budget request to Congress, released earlier today. According to the… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Ga-01) continued his fight to protect Georgia jobs and American competitiveness today by urging his colleagues to support reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. Carter noted the threat to American jobs and the irreparable damage expiration of the Export-Import Bank has caused in the First… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) voted in support of H.R. 597 today to implement important reforms and reauthorize the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank. “Failure to reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank puts thousands of jobs in the First District, and across the nation, in jeopardy and puts Georgian and American companies at a dangerous disadvantage against our global competitors,” Carter… Read more »

Friend, Today, I voted to protect Georgia jobs and American competitiveness by reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank. With two of the fastest growing ports in the nation, robust exports in general and a strong Export-Import Bank specifically are of great importance to the First District and the State of Georgia. … Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) voted today to protect the full faith and credit of the United States of America by ensuring government debt is paid in full and on time.  The Default Prevention Act would allow the Secretary of the Treasury to meet the debt obligations of the United States without regard to the statutory debt limit. “It’s time to take the full faith and… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) released the following statement today in response to the announcement in Atlanta on an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: “Robust trade is of great importance to creating jobs and prosperity throughout our country but especially in the First District with our rapidly growing Ports of Savannah and Brunswick.  While I am hopeful… Read more »

Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, R-Ga.-01 and U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., along with the entire Georgia U.S. House of Representatives delegation, today urged the administration to make the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project a top priority for its fiscal year 2017 budget recommendations. In a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army Jo-Ellen Darcy,… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed legislation backed by Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) to limit the federal government’s ability to enact new regulations without congressional approval.  The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act would require congressional approval for any federal regulation with an economic impact of… Read more »

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld controversial subsidies offered by the Obama Administration’s Internal Revenue Service to individuals purchasing insurance on federally-maintained health care exchanges. Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01), the only pharmacist in Congress, criticized the ruling and pledged to redouble his efforts to repeal and replace… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) joined a bipartisan majority today in voting to assert Congress’ role in and bring transparency and accountability to international trade negotiations. The Trade Priorities and Accountability Act, H.R. 2146, would establish Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), a process by which Congress lays out requirements for trade agreements to receive expedited… Read more »