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Carter statement on EPA approving California’s gas-powered car ban

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved California’s waiver to implement its de facto ban on gas-powered vehicles: “The dangerously radical Biden-Harris administration is…

Carter selected to chair Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today was selected by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair-Elect Brett Guthrie (R-KY) to serve as Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health for the 119th Congress. "As a pharmacist for more than forty years, I am thrilled to sit atop the Health Subcommittee for the 119th Congress…

Carter, Merkley, Cornyn, Tuberville, and Khanna Joined by Paris Hilton in Celebrating the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Passing the House, Heads to President's Desk

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01), Ro Khanna (CA-17), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), were joined by Paris Hilton in celebrating the passage of the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act (SICAA) in the House. The legislation, which passed the Senate last week by unanimous consent, will…

WATCH: Carter bill providing holocaust education resources heads to President’s desk

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) spoke in favor of his bill, the Never Again Education Reauthorization Act, which passed the House of Representatives today and reauthorizes a program that provides funding and resources for schools to properly educate students about the horrors of the Holocaust.   Watch Rep. Carter’s remarks here    Read…

Carter Joins Congressional DOGE Caucus

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter joined the Delivering Outstanding Government Efficiency Caucus (DOGE), a new caucus highlighting the work of and coordinating with the Department of Government Efficiency to implement legislation reducing waste, fraud, and abuse. “The American people voted for change and that is exactly what President-elect Trump is delivering with…

Carter opens John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic

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 HINESVILLE – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) celebrated the official renaming of the Hinesville Veterans Affairs Clinic to the John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic in honor of four First Congressional District heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the Vietnam War. This ceremony comes after Carter’s bill, H.R. 593, was signed…

Carter leads letter calling on DOJ to investigate PBMs’ role in opioid crisis

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), and Cliff Bentz (R-OR) sent a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the role pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) may have played in the opioid crisis In the letter, the Members write, “Recent reports,…

Carter Introduces Resolution Honoring the Lives Lost in Tragedy on Sapelo Island

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) led members of the Georgia delegation in a House Resolution honoring the seven lives lost on October 19, 2024 in the tragic gangway collapse on Sapelo Island during a Gullah Geechee Culture Day celebration.  "The tragic events of October 19, 2024, will be felt forever. It is heartbreaking that a day of…

Bi-Partisan Bill Spearheaded by Carter, Soto, Bilirakis and Schiff Signed into Law

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024 authored by Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Gus Bilirakis (R-GA), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) in the House, along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Todd Young (R-IN) in the Senate, has been signed into law.  This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes…

Carter, Blackburn introduce bill securing U.S. undersea cables

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) this week introduced the Undersea Cable Protection Act, a bill that strengthens national security and global connectivity by safeguarding the United States’ submarine cable infrastructure. The bill accomplishes these goals by ensuring diversity of routes for national security, eliminating…