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Carter Introduces Resolution Honoring University of Georgia Football Team

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA) led the Georgia Delegation in honoring the University of Georgia Bulldogs (UGA) football team for their remarkable, undefeated season. The 2022-23 season was historic for the Bulldogs as it is their first 15-0 season in program history, and included a Southeastern Conference Championship, a Peach Bowl…

Carter calls for FDA to protect children, rescind dangerous abortion pill regulations

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today led a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), alongside 24 Republican members of Congress, calling on the administration to safeguard women and children’s health by rescinding its dangerous, problematic abortion pill regulations. The letter comes after FDA Commissioner Califf modified the Risk Evaluation and…

Carter introduces Fair Tax Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act, to replace the current tax code with a national consumption tax known as the Fair Tax. “Cosponsoring this Georgia-made legislation was my first act as a Member of Congress and is, fittingly, the first bill I am introducing in the 118th Congress,” said Rep. Buddy Carter. “Instead of adding…

Carter congratulates McCarthy, calls for immediate action on Commitment to America

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s election into the leadership role today, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) congratulated the speaker and urged the Republican Conference to come together and deliver on the Commitment to America: “We’ve witnessed something historic this week. The Republican party did not shy away from open debate on the House Floor, and we…

Carter, Williams place friendly wager on outcome of College Football National Championship game

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – University of Georgia graduate Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Texas Christian University graduate Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) placed a friendly wager today ahead of Monday night’s College Football National Championship game between the two schools.  The Member supporting the losing team will wear the winning team’s jersey on the House…

Carter procures funding for Port of Brunswick expansion

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a request from Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) that the federal government provide funding for the Brunswick Harbor Modifications Project, Congress allocated $1.5 million to modify the existing federal navigation channel at the Port of Brunswick. While Rep. Carter disagreed with elements of the underlying bill, H.R. 2617, he supported this vital…

Carter prevents closure of Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) successfully blocked any military funds from being used to close the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) in the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which President Biden signed into law today. This landmark provision comes after months of advocacy from Rep. Carter, as well as a bipartisan group…

Carter Secures New Resources to Boost Health Care Workforce Across Georgia

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) has secured new resources to help train and keep more health care workers in Georgia. In August, Sen. Ossoff, Rep. Carter, and 11 bipartisan members of Georgia’s Congressional Delegation launched an inquiry with the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to approve a new program to bring…

ICYMI: There's gonna be a "new sheriff in town" that cracks down on "taxpayer muggings"

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Washington Democrats passed another irresponsible, short-term funding bill because they can’t seem to get their priorities straight. Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) spoke to Newsmax to shine a light on this fiscal malpractice. In case you missed it, here are the highlights: ON “RIGGED” SPENDING “All this money…

Carter and Meng celebrate inclusion of END Wildlife Trafficking Act in NDAA

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Grace Meng (D-NY) applauded the inclusion of their bipartisan legislation to combat international wildlife trafficking and to strengthen interagency efforts to tackle the issue in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which passed the House of Representatives today. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Rob…