PIERCE COUNTY – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) met with Emergency Management Agencies (EMAs) in Wayne, Pierce, Ware, and Glynn counties to tour Hurricane Helene damage and receive an update on the First Congressional District’s recovery.
“Thank you to the brave first responders, EMA employees, linemen, and everyone who is stepping up to keep Georgia’s First Congressional… Read more »
SAVANNAH - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) joined Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) today in a bipartisan push for disaster relief funding to prevent deep and lasting economic damage to the agricultural industry in the Southeastern United States.
Alongside Georgia’s entire congressional delegation, Carter worked with a bipartisan, bicameral group… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) joined Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Georgia’s entire congressional delegation today in a letter urging swift approval of Georgia’s request for a Major Federal Disaster Declaration, which would unlock key federal disaster funding for families, businesses, and local governments impacted by Hurricane… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Budget Committee today passed the HEALTH Panel Act, led by Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), a bill strengthening congressional oversight of and statutory authority for the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Panel of Health Advisors.
The bill will help improve the accuracy of CBO’s scores on bills related to health care by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) gave the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today issued a major disaster declaration for counties impacted by Hurricane Debby, including several in Georgia’s First Congressional District (GA-01):
“I am glad FEMA approved this necessary funding for Georgia counties impacted by Hurricane… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, issued the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today sued the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) – Optum Rx, Caremark, and Express Scripts – and their respective group purchasing organizations for spiking insulin prices, imperiling the health of over 8 million… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) this week joined all Republican members of the Georgia congressional delegation, led by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), in sending a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing concerns with the Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center's (RPDC) ability to process… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and House Agriculture Committee Vice Chair Austin Scott (R-GA) today joined Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging him to ensure that all Georgia farmers impacted by Tropical Storm Debby receive the maximum support possible from the… Read more »
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,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s hearing titled “Holding the Biden-Harris EPA Accountable for Radical Rush-to-Green Spending."
“I am pleased to welcome our sole witness today, the Inspector General of… Read more »
