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ATLANTA – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) announced today that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. a grant to support the Sickle Cell Data Collection (SCDC) Program in Georgia. Individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience debilitating pain and often have a significantly lower life expectancy than… Read more »

WAYCROSS – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week secured federal funding through the Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to purchase necessary equipment for the Ware County Sheriff's Office and the City of Waycross Police Department. The grant will allow the City of Waycross to purchase an air purification system for the… Read more »

BRUNSWICK – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week procured federal funding through the Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program to purchase bikes for the Glynn County Police Department. The grant will allow the Glynn County Police Department to purchase five bikes for the Department’s patrol division, which will assist in implementing… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today cosponsored legislation to ensure members of the military are paid in the event of a government shutdown, originally introduced by Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA). Titled the “Pay Our Troops Act,” this bill will protect military members’ pay, including the Coast Guard and certain U.S. Department of Defense civilian employees and… Read more »

SAVANNAH, GA – The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) announced today that it received a donation of Albuterol inhalers from Cipla USA. This donation was made possible through collaboration between Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Cipla USA to improve student health and safety. As a part of the donation, 50 schools within the SCCPSS district were… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week announced a grant for the Safe Harbor Center in Brunswick through the Family Youth and Services Bureau’s (FYSB) Basic Center Program (BCP), supported by Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), that aims to strengthen community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) today appointed Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) to the conference committee on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets the military’s fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding levels and provides for national security and military priorities. The bipartisan, bicameral conference committee will meet to improve and work… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) secured $3.8 million through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund trauma-informed support services and mental health care for Liberty County School System (LCSS) students. From 2019-2021, Liberty County reported the highest suicide rates in Southeast Georgia, and LCSS is feeling the effects of this crisis on… Read more »

SAVANNAH – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) marked 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance by donating blood at Savannah Blood Connection, drawing attention to the increased need for donors following a year of unprecedented weather emergencies, including Hurricane Idalia and the Maui Wildfires. Carter donates blood at Savannah Blood… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), John Rose (R-TN), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) this week introduced the Neighborhood Options for Patients Buying Medicines (NO PBMs) Act, which would improve options and access to prescription drugs for seniors bringing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in alignment with Medicare plans, therefore allowing… Read more »