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ICYMI: The Inflation Acceleration Act

| Posted in Buddy's Budget Blog

The House is considering a spending package that has the potential to upend every sector of American life. From adding fuel to the fire of inflation to pushing Green New Deal policies and killing medical innovation, it's time to call this bill what it really is: The Inflation Acceleration Act.  In case you missed it, I was in New York City last week making sure the media…

ICYMI: We're in a recession

| Posted in Buddy's Budget Blog

Our nation’s Gross Domestic Product fell two straight quarters in a row, which by Speaker Pelosi's own definition constitutes a recession.  In case you missed it, Rep. Buddy Carter broke down the moves President Biden must take to lift the U.S. out of a recession and help struggling Americans pay for everyday goods, which are exorbitantly high across the board right…

Members warn Gulf Coast red snapper season could be cut short

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly 40 Members of Congress from across the southeastern United States, including Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), have asked U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gina Raimondo to direct the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to allow better science and improved access to red snapper fishing opportunities. The letter expresses strong…

Carter: CHIPS and Stagflation Act is a swing and a miss

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House today passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act, which spends more than $50 billion taxpayer dollars during an inflation-driven recession. Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) voted in opposition. While this legislation was originally intended to be a strong bipartisan investment in U.S. microchip manufacturing to combat the Chinese…

Carter increases access to telehealth services

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House today passed H.R. 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act, which included provisions from Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter’s (R-GA) Greater Access to Telehealth Act that will expand access to telehealth services. “As a pharmacist who grew up in South Georgia, I know first-hand how difficult access to health care can be for rural Americans,”…

Carter helps bring next generation of naval equipment to Georgia

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2023, supported by Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), will fund a fleet of Columbia Class Submarines at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.  This several billion-dollar investment will eventually replace Kings Bay's current Ohio Class submarine fleet, giving Georgia the 21st century…

Carter sounds alarm on Biden Admin’s pro-abortion threats against pharmacists: “disastrous consequences”

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following last week’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) guidance warning pharmacists that they may be in violation of civil rights laws if they do no fill prescriptions for elective abortions, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, sent a letter highlighting the widespread legal and ethical consequences of the irresponsible guidance.…

Carter calls on MLB to ‘redress harm’ caused by pulling All-Star game from Atlanta

| Posted in Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) sent a letter to Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Robert Manfred today asking how the MLB plans to “redress the harm” caused by its “baseless attacks” on the Election Integrity Act. Despite an uptick in voter turnout since the Election Integrity Act was passed, the MLB has not retracted its…

ICYMI: Reps. Carter, Stefanik introduce legislation to prevent federal funding for abortion transportation

| Posted in Press Releases

 WASHINGTON, D.C. -  Republican Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter and Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik introduced legislation Thursday that would prevent federal funding for transportation to get an abortion. The legislation, titled the Defunding Abortion Transportation Act, says that states cannot provide non-emergency medical transportation funds (NEMT) to transport…