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Carter Leads 43 Members Demanding Answers from HHS About Unaccompanied Children at the Border

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) and 43 Republican members sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra demanding answers about the unaccompanied children (UC) crossing the southern border. The letter asks for information on the processes being used to transfer UC from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities to Office of Refugee Resettlement…

Carter Reintroduces Bill to Expand and Establish State Strategic Stockpiles

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) today reintroduced legislation to establish and expand state strategic stockpiles to prepare for future events like the COVID-19 pandemic. "The COVID-19 pandemic made it very clear that we need to be better prepared for future health emergencies," said Carter. "Over the past year, many states were not prepared to deal with the large…

Carter Appointed to Second Term on Select Committee on Climate Change

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) has been appointed by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.) to serve a second term on the Select Committee on Climate Change. "I asked to join this select committee because climate change is real and the need to protect our environment is real," said Carter. "Congress needs to work together in a bipartisan fashion to create…

Carter, Blunt Rochester Introduce Legislation to Increase Access to Telehealth for Seniors

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Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-De.) introduced legislation today to increase access to telehealth for seniors.  The Telehealth Modernization Act permanently removes Medicare's geographic and originating site restrictions which require a patient to live in a rural area and be physically in a doctor's office or clinic to use telehealth…

Carter, GOP Doctors Caucus Members to President Biden: Follow the Science, Reopen Schools

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Yesterday, Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) and members of the GOP Doctors Caucus wrote to President Biden and COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zients urging them to work with governors to get students back in the classroom as quickly as possible. “Many children rely on their schools for key socialization, education, and nutritional health services. The abrupt transition…

Carter Named to House Budget Committee

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) has been selected to serve on the House Budget Committee for the 117th Congress. "The House Budget Committee is more important right now than ever," said Carter. "As Democrats move a 'budget' that is a blank check for the policies of the left and is empty of real long-term budgeting, we need to fight back. Congress owes Americans a…

Carter Acts to Ensure Americans Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Before Terrorists

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Following reports this weekend that prisoners at Guantanamo Bay would be offered the COVID-19 vaccine, Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) today joined colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to introduce legislation to prohibit the federal government from providing the vaccine to detainees at Guantanamo Bay ahead of Americans.  "It's unbelievable that we need to…

Carter Statement on Impeachment

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) released the following statement on the impeachment proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives:  "In 2017, Democrats in Congress objected to more state electoral certifications than Republicans did last week. Since then, they have been pushing their divisive impeachment narrative and already put the country through one…

President Trump Signs Carter Legislation to Name Post Office for Senator Jack Hill into Law

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President Donald J. Trump has signed into law legislation introduced by Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) to name the Post Office Building at 111 James Street in Reidsville, Georgia as the Senator Jack Hill Post Office Building. “For five years it was my honor to sit next to Jack Hill in the Georgia State Senate. He was a close friend and mentor to me and I miss him very…

Carter Introduces the Fair Tax Act

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) has introduced H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act, to replace the current tax code with a national consumption tax known as the Fair Tax. "My first act as a member of Congress was co-sponsoring the Fair Tax," said Carter. "Following the retirement of my friend and fellow Georgian former Representative Rob Woodall, I knew someone needed to carry on this…