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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today delivered more than $146 million to Georgia’s First Congressional District in the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which now heads to the Senate.    The bill includes $119 million for Kings Bay Naval Base, $27 million for the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Air National Guard… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) today introduced the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net Act (340B ACCESS Act). This legislation establishes critical oversight and transparency of the 340B program while providing clear, practical, and achievable solutions to help ensure the 340B program can… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today released the following statement regarding a forthcoming Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on Vision Benefit Managers (VBMs): “We’re happy to hear GAO is nearing completion of its work detailing the growing abuses of Vision Benefit Managers. Since GAO was first tasked with this project… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today secured $65.7 million through the House-passed Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 to fund the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ modification and maintenance of the Port of Brunswick and the Port of Savannah.    The House of Representatives passed this bill Thursday,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for her disgusting remarks at the People’s Conference for Palestine, an antisemitic conference that cheered on terrorism against the state of Israel and Jewish people and called for the United States to be neutralized.  In her comments, she vilified her… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) today introduced the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2025, a bill to extend telehealth flexibilities for seniors on Medicare through fiscal year 2027.    “Telehealth is a vital part of our health care system, and we must ensure that it is available to patients who need it. By extending… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today celebrated the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to accept for review the resubmission of the New Drug Application for Stealth Biotherapeutics’ Barth Syndrome treatment elamipretide, with the goal of reaching a decision by September 26, 2025. This comes after Rep. Carter sent a letter advocating for the FDA to… Read more »

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Vice President JD Vance appeared together today to discuss the positive impacts of the One Big, Beautiful Bill’s Working Families Tax Cut, which is ushering in a period of prosperity and growth not just in Georgia, but nationwide. In Georgia, the average family is saving $2,500 - $3,000 per year thanks to the One Big,… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) today introduced a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day.  National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day on August 21st aims to address the opioid crisis by raising awareness and remembering its victims. Synthetic opioids, including illicit… Read more »

POOLER, GA – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today announced a grant award through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to the City of Pooler for improvements to the Pooler Recreation Center.    The matching $250,000 grant is part of LWCF’s mission to protect a “seamless system of parks from backyard to backcountry.” This project will rehabilitate a playground,… Read more »