WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly 40 Members of Congress from across the southeastern United States, including Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), have asked U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gina Raimondo to direct the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to allow better science and improved access to red snapper fishing opportunities.
The letter expresses strong… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House today passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act, which spends more than $50 billion taxpayer dollars during an inflation-driven recession. Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) voted in opposition.
While this legislation was originally intended to be a strong bipartisan investment in U.S. microchip manufacturing to combat the Chinese… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the House Floor, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) congratulated First District native and current Minnesota Twins centerfielder Byron Buxton for being tapped to play in the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star game.
Watch his remarks here:
“I rise today to celebrate Byron Buxton being named to the Major… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House today passed H.R. 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act, which included provisions from Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter’s (R-GA) Greater Access to Telehealth Act that will expand access to telehealth services.
“As a pharmacist who grew up in South Georgia, I know first-hand how difficult access to health care can be for rural Americans,”… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2023, supported by Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), will fund a fleet of Columbia Class Submarines at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
This several billion-dollar investment will eventually replace Kings Bay's current Ohio Class submarine fleet, giving Georgia the 21st century… Read more »
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 »
