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.… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the Department of Health and Human Services' memo warning pharmacists that failing to fill prescriptions for abortion pills will violate federal law, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, sounded the alarm on this gross abuse of executive authority:
“Bureaucrats should not infringe on a pharmacist’s ability to do their job. There is no… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Energy and Commerce Committee today passed the bipartisan Lymphedema Treatment Act, which expands Medicare coverage to include necessary compression treatment items for Lymphedema.
Nearly 5 million people suffer from this disease nationwide, which is frequently the result of cancer treatments and causes life-long, painful swelling that can impede daily… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will now allow authorized, state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid, an oral treatment for COVID-19.
Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), a pharmacist by trade, sees this Emergency Use Authorization expansion as the necessary link between COVID-19 patients and treatment:
“Pharmacists are the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the urging of Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), the House Appropriations Committee included an additional $16 million in the President’s FY2023 budget to promote the aviation manufacturing industry's safety, innovation, and job security.
The package will now include an additional $6 million for staffing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA)… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the states, including Georgia, in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), determining that the Obama Administration’s sweeping environmental restrictions violated executive authority.
Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) signed a “friend of the court” brief in December advocating for this ruling.
“The… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) reacted to today’s landmark Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning the federal abortion protections in Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood in favor of states’ rights:
“Millions of children have been silent victims of a decades-long siege on their right to life. The heartbeats… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the face of a nationwide mental health crisis, the U.S. House of Representatives, with support from Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), today passed the bipartisan Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, which will improve school safety for young Americans and provide necessary aid to those suffering from severe mental illness.
“This is how we heal… Read more »
