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Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) voted today to defund Planned Parenthood. The House passed the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, with Carter’s support, to prohibit federal funds to Planned Parenthood for one year in the wake of several undercover videos alleging that Planned Parenthood harvests the body parts of unborn children. “The videos released exposing the appalling nature at Planned Parenthood are nothing short of horrifying,” said Carter. “While I believe taxpayer funds should ne... Read more

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) continued his fight to protect the sanctity of life today by voting to strengthen protections for babies that survive abortion. The House passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, with Carter’s support, to require any health care practitioner to preserve the life of a child born alive in the case of an abortion as they would any other child. “As a proud father and grandfather, I will do everything in my power to protect a child,” said Car... Read more

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Ga-01) condemned the actions of Planned Parenthood on the floor of the United States House of Representatives today. While on the floor, Carter said "the videos that have been released exposing the appalling acts committed by Planned Parenthood are horrifying. These are despicable acts on par with the sickest of criminals behind bars. That is exactly where these people belong. In prison, behind bars." Carter urged "federal law enforcement to execute a full cri... Read more

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter, R-Ga.-01, have introduced legislation to allow the expansion of the Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island. Companion bills in the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, S. 2024 and H.R. 3480, will increase the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 acres to 525 acres. Due to current statute, legislation is required to expand the authoriz... Read more

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) voted to reject the Obama Administration’s nuclear deal with Iran. “Some say this deal is a legacy building deal for President Obama and I agree but it won’t be the kind of legacy he is looking for,” Carter said. “This is not just a bad deal for America; it is a dangerous deal for the entire world. It rewards the world’s leading terrorist regime while exposing our allies and launching a nuclear arms race in the most unstable region in the world. We must... Read more

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) continued his work to prevent the Obama Administration from moving forward with a nuclear agreement with Iran by voting to strip the President of his ability to lift economic sanctions on the terrorist regime. Ending economic sanctions against Iran would release $150 billion in Iranian assets currently frozen abroad and generate additional economic activity in the country. “We all know this massive payout won’t be spent on schools, hospitals or the need... Read more

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Ga-01) today spoke on the floor of the United States House of Representatives against what he believes "will be one of the most consequential votes in the history of this body," the Iran nuclear deal. While on the floor, Carter spoke of the grave dangers the flawed Iran nuclear deal poses to the safety of the American people and our allies around the world. "Look only to those who know Iran best, its neighbors, who universally oppose the deal," Carter said. "W... Read more

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) voted to halt President Obama’s proposed nuclear deal with Iran until all documents – including reported secret side deals – are turned over to Congress for review. The move comes as Carter and others argue the Obama Administration has not lived up to its requirements under a congressional review bill signed into law in May. “President Obama is trying to ram rod this dangerous deal through without abiding by the terms of a law he himself signed just mon... Read more

Homerville, GA – Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-1) touted his efforts to reform education by turning power back to states, school systems, and parents this week as visited Clinch County Elementary and Middle Schools in Homerville. During the stop the freshman representative spoke with teachers, students, and school system leaders about the need to craft local solutions rather than rely on one-size-fits-all mandates out of Washington. “Students in Clinch County and all around Georgia are best served by education plans crafted by those who know them best: parents, teachers, and communities,” said Carter. “I’m fighting to take power away from Washington bureaucrats and return it where it belongs. Doing so will help tap the potential I see in these students and all those I meet with as I travel across our district.” Serving on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Carter helped advance legislation earlier this year that would: • replace national accountability scheme based on high stakes testing with state-led accountability systems for measuring student and school performance; • prevent the Department of Education from forcing states into adopting Common Core or any other nationalized standards; • ensure parents have the information they need to hold local schools accountable; • eliminate more than 65 ineffective, duplicative, and unnecessary programs, replacing them with a Local Academic Flexible grant to help schools support students; • empower parents with more school choice options by continuing support for magnet and charter school opportunities; and • strengthen efforts to improve student performance among targeted student populations, including English learners and homeless children. After the visit, Carter said he was impressed with what he saw. “It’s always great to be in Homerville but especially to be at a school here at the beginning of the school year,” he said. “I love getting to speak with the students, hear about their interests, and see the optimism in their eyes. Their optimism is infections and helped restore my hope for the future and desire to continue my work to ensure they have the same or better opportunities than those who came before them.” Carter was sworn in to his first term in Congress earlier this year representing the First Congressional District of Georgia which encompasses all or part of 17 counties in Southeast Georgia including Clinch County. ### Read more

Having owned and operated community pharmacies for nearly thirty years, I take pride in having provided my employees with the tools they needed to achieve financial independence. One of the most important tools in this effort were retirement investment plans so they could save to retire comfortably. Unfortunately the Obama administration is now taking steps threatening the ability for small businesses to provide their employees with this vital resource. If the administration gets its way, many m... Read more