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Biden Administration abandons rule change amid congressional outcry

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter today announced the Biden Administration abandoned a controversial proposal that could have negatively impacted fifteen communities across the State of Georgia including Brunswick and Hinesville. The move comes after Carter joined more than 50 Members of Congress to oppose a plan to expand the threshold for a Metropolitan…

Carter tapped for House Republicans' 'Big Tech' Task Force

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy recently tapped U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) to serve on a taskforce taking aim at the largest technology companies that have an outsized influence in the industry and the country. The Big Tech, Censorship, and Data Taskforce is tasked with proposing policies to address political bias and anti-competitive…

Carter Leads Bipartisan Effort to Help Working Forests Recover from Natural Disasters

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) joined Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) to introduce bipartisan legislation this week that would aid working forests in recovering from natural disasters.  The Disaster Reforestation Act would amend the tax code to recognize the value of destroyed timber. “Since day one in office, Congressman Carter has been a champion of forest…

Carter slams Biden lawsuit targeting Georgia's election laws

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U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed today by the Department of Justice against the State of Georgia seeking to block election reforms enacted earlier this year: “Washington Democrats have become unhinged in their pursuit of power.  Just days after their attempt to federalize elections - the Corrupt…

CARTER JOINS BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO SECURE U.S. COMMUNICATIONS SUPPLY CHAIN

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Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA) is lending his support to a bipartisan effort to secure America's information and communication technology supply chain.  The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Strategy Act was introduced by Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) and endorsed by Reps. Jerry McNerny (D-CA) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA). “We must never be too dependent on…

Carter, Scott, Rice, Soto, Cartwright Reintroduce Proposal to Encourage America's Pharmaceutical Independence

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.), Senator Tim Scott (R-Sc.), Congressman Tom Rice (R-Sc.), Congressman Darren Soto (D-Fl.) and Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) reintroduced a proposal today to make the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain less dependent on foreign countries like China.  According to the Food and Drug Administration, approximately 72 percent of active…

Carter Introduces Bill to Prohibit Critical Race Theory in the Military

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) introduced legislation today to ban Critical Race Theory (CRT) or any other teaching methodology that promotes or causes a racial divide or lack of unity in the military. "I'm proud to represent every branch of the military, military families, and many great veterans in the First District of Georgia," said Carter. "Our service…

Carter, Buchanan lead more than 100 Republicans against waiving COVID-19 vaccine IP protections

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Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) and Vern Buchanan (R-Fl.) led more than 100 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives to express serious concerns with the Biden Administration's support for waiving intellectual property (IP) protections related to the COVID-19 vaccines.  "Waiving the IP protections for the COVID-19 vaccines will be a…

Carter Leads Letter Urging Speaker Pelosi to Take Action on Border Crisis

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) led a letter urging Nancy Pelosi to stand up to the Biden Administration's dangerous immigration policies. This letter comes after Border Patrol agents encountered a record number of unaccompanied children at the border in the month of March alone. "The current administration's rollback of Trump-era policies has proven to be…

Carter Calls for John Kerry’s Resignation

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Today, Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) sent a letter to President Biden with other House Republicans calling for Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s resignation following reports that Kerry passed classified information regarding Israeli military activity to the Iranian regime. In the letter, the members wrote, “today it was reported that your Special Envoy for…