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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to request support for operations at Moody Air Force Base in Lowndes County, including the A-10 fleet operated by the 23d Wing, during fiscal year 2016 budget discussions. … Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to highlight the need to support the missions at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Air Field during fiscal year 2016 budget discussions.… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to highlight the need to support the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in St. Marys during fiscal year 2016 budget discussions. … Read more »

Washington, D.C. –  As the federal government considers expanding offshore energy production to the Atlantic Coast, Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) has just returned from a fact-finding mission to the Gulf of Mexico to learn more about the industry and how it could impact the First District of Georgia. … Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) today voted in support of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, to strengthen Medicare and replace the broken Medicare payment system which has repeatedly threatened seniors’ access to care. The legislation would permanently replace the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula which was intended to control costs… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) and Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) called on congressional leaders to support the A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft fleet, also known as the A-10C Warthog. Carter and Scott, who both represent Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, Georgia, signed a letter to the House Appropriations Committee led by Congresswoman Martha McSally (AZ-02) and Congresswoman… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) today voted in support of A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America, the House Republican budget for the coming year.  The proposal would balance the budget in less than 10 years without raising taxes in contrast to the budget proposal put forward by the Obama Administration which never balances despite $2.1 trillion in new taxes. “Our… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) introduced two pieces of legislation today to protect workers’ rights by curbing intimidation practices of labor unions and their leaders. The Freedom from Union Stalking Act and the Freedom from Union Identity Theft Act would prohibit preemption of state stalking and identity theft laws in the cases of union… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) released the following statement in response to the House Budget Committee’s introduction of its Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal, A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America, today. “The House Republican Budget released by the House Budget Committee today provides real solutions and is a plan to grow our… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s visit to the Georgia Institute of Technology campus in Atlanta today.  “I find it ironic that President Obama discussed college affordability and access to quality higher education in Atlanta when, under his watch, education costs have skyrocketed leaving… Read more »