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SAVANNAH – With 11 voting days left in the U.S. House of Representatives before the FY22 budget expires, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to bring a balanced budget proposal to the Floor for a vote. During his Savannah press conference, he also outlined key elements of House Republicans’ “Commitment to America” agenda. One of those… Read more »

CHATHAM COUNTY – In response to a nationwide rise in violent crime, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) met with the Chatham County Police force to learn more about the state of policing in the First District and offer support to the brave men and women who serve and protect it. “Right now, our law enforcement officers are… Read more »

SAVANNAH – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) sat down with concerned parents from across the First District to discuss the state of parents’ rights in education. A key component of the House Republican Conference’s “Commitment to America” is to ensure a future that is free, which includes preserving the role that parents play in their child’s education. In their discussion, parents… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Biden’s announcement that he is using taxpayer dollars to pay off up to $20,000 in student loans per borrower, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) delivered the following statement: “Woke universities don’t need $300 billion in taxpayer dollars, especially when they continue to raise tuition even as the value of a four-year degree declines. Workers… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is granting Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) the Friend of Farm Bureau award for his work supporting ranchers and farmers during the 117th Congress. Rep. Carter is being awarded this distinction, in part, for his support of a resolution to create National Future Farmers of America Week, the Growing Climate Solutions… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) formed the bipartisan Congressional Domestic Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Caucus, a new working group in Congress that will focus on re-shoring and protecting the U.S.’s pharmaceutical manufacturing base.  The Caucus plans to help advance legislation that incentivizes more domestic production for critical… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule today that will increase access to hearing aids by making them available over-the-counter, an issue Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) has been championing since 2017: “Hearing aids should be just as accessible as reading glasses,” said Carter. “Only 1 in 5 Americans who need a hearing aid use one, mainly due to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) gave the following statement today after House Democrats passed the Inflation Acceleration Act, sending it to President Biden’s desk: “Washington Democrats can add ‘arsonist’ to their résumés today, having unleashed a wildfire on the American peoples’ hard-earned taxpayer dollars. This bill spends billions on Green New Deal… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Attorney General Merrick Garland’s press conference today, his first official statement since the Department of Justice approved an FBI raid of former President Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago, Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) delivered the following statement calling out his hypocrisies: “Merrick Garland says that the law should be applied evenly and fairly.… Read more »

The House is considering a spending package that has the potential to upend every sector of American life. From adding fuel to the fire of inflation to pushing Green New Deal policies and killing medical innovation, it's time to call this bill what it really is: The Inflation Acceleration Act.  In case you missed it, I was in New York City last week making sure the media… Read more »