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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… Read more »

Legislation introduced by Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) to prevent scams during the COVID-19 pandemic is now law. President Donald J. Trump today signed Carter's Combating Pandemic Scams Act. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in numerous scams across the country. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been working… Read more »

Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.), along with Representatives Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.) and Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tn.) are encouraging LG Chem and SK Innovation to "find a workable, amicable and accountable resolution" to their electric vehicle battery trade dispute. A letter was sent in light of the U.S. ITC having determined today to extend the target date for completion of the… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) today applauded the unanimous Supreme Court decision in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association. Arkansas law, Act 900, required pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to raise reimbursement rates for drugs if they are below the pharmacy’s wholesale acquisition costs. The PBMs argued that federal law supersedes the state law… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) today filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the Texas v. Pennsylvania, et al. case.  Recently, the Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court to invalidate the presidential elections in four states, arguing that those states used the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to unlawfully change election laws… Read more »

Following requests from Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.), the United States Air Force announced today they will replace aging C-130H aircraft at the 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah with newer C-130J models.  "This is great news," said Carter. "This decision will ensure longevity for the mission in Savannah and assist them in their role as the region’s… Read more »

Today, Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Cater (R-GA) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize Rosalynn Smith Carter’s 50 year legacy in mental health advocacy. Recently in September, Senator David Perdue (R-GA) introduced the Senate companion to this resolution.  “Since her time in the White House, Former First Lady Rosalynn Smith… Read more »

Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-De.) today introduced legislation to establish an essential medicines strategic stockpile.  "At the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, we quickly realized how reliant our medical supply chain is on foreign countries like China and India," said Carter. "This reliance creates both public… Read more »

The federal funding bill signed into law last night by President Donald J. Trump extends the authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through the end of September 2021. Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) fought for this extension for more than a year, while working on long-term reforms for the program.  "It is good news that the NFIP has been… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) has signed a discharge petition to force a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on legislation to reopen the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to allow certain small businesses to apply for a second loan from the funding that remains in the program. "As small businesses in the First District and across the nation suffer due to no fault of… Read more »