WASHINGTON, D.C. – Inflation, fueled by runaway government spending, is at 8.5%, a forty-year high. At the same time, the federal debt has surpassed $30 trillion.
To combat these crises, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced the Paying America’s Inflationary Debt (PAID) Act, a bill that will take the over $100 billion in unspent American Rescue Plan dollars and use them… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today is the first annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day. Rep Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, is educating families about the dangers of this lethal drug.
“Fentanyl overdoses are at an all-time high. This drug, often disguised as a simple painkiller, is ravaging our communities,” said Carter. “As a pharmacist, I am calling on the public to… Read more »
SAVANNAH – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today announced his support for H.R. 6659, the Health Care for Burn Pits Veterans Act, recently introduced by Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL). He was joined by veteran’s groups in Georgia’s First Congressional District who support the bill, which will expand eligibility for VA care to post-9/11 combat veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled its bipartisan package to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) User Fee Agreements. The package, introduced by Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), includes four provisions led by Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) that would… Read more »
When small business owners make irresponsible budget decisions, they face the consequences. But if the federal government fails to balance its budget, it is the taxpayers who face the consequences. This phenomenon is playing out right before our eyes.
President Biden’s FY2023 budget calls for $73 trillion in spending, a 66% increase from the previous decade, including $16 trillion in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on the House Floor, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) called for immediate consideration of H.R. 471, a bill that would block the Biden Administration’s planned revocation of Title 42:
“It is no coincidence, Mr. Speaker, that a 480% spike in border encounters, combined with a 68% drop in deportations, has led… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Our GDP fell 1.4% in the first quarter of 2022 according to data released today, the weakest showing since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) responded to this dismal number, which fell far below economists’ expectations:
“The Biden Administration is actively preventing our workers, job creators, and small business owners from… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Since day one in Congress, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) has been sounding the alarm on the predatory practices of the pharmaceutical industry’s middlemen, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
Following Rep. Carter’s March, 2022 call with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, she publicly agreed that PBMs reduce patient’s access to life-saving… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) earned the American Conservative Union Foundation’s (ACUF) Award for Conservative Achievement for his dedication to conservative values during the first session of the 117th Congress.
“I came to Congress to defend the Constitution and promote America First policies that are important to Georgia’s First Congressional District. This… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Georgia businesses and residents affected by the severe storms and tornadoes on April 5-6, 2022, may apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced.
Administrator Guzman made the loans available in response to a letter from Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp on April 20, 2022,… Read more »
