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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) joined President Donald J. Trump today as S. 2372, the VA MISSION Act of 2018, was signed into law. This legislation will strengthen health care services at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and provide our nation's veterans with more choice and quality care in the VA system or providers in their own communities.  … Read more »

The United States House of Representatives approved legislation today to keep the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) on track towards completion.  The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which passed the House today with Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter's (R-Ga.) support, provides the necessary cost update authorization for SHEP to ensure federal dollars continue… Read more »

Since President Trump took office, our economy has been strong – low unemployment, the lowest African American unemployment since the statistic has been kept by the Department of Labor, high consumer confidence, and record setting stock market gains.  Since February 2017, 2.28 million jobs have been added to the economy. Now, America can add wage growth to this… Read more »

The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved three bills introduced by Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) today as part of his ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.  "These bills will provide important tools to combat the opioid epidemic," said Carter. "I am glad they are headed to the House floor for consideration as we continue our bipartisan fight… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw America from the nuclear deal with Iran and reimpose sanctions lifted under the deal: "I applaud President Trump's decision to remove America from this bad deal. I have said from the beginning that America should never be part of a deal built on… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) introduced legislation today to increase transparency and improve the 340B drug discount program for patients.  The 340B drug discount program was created by Congress to provide front-end discounts on covered outpatient drugs purchased by specified providers, including some hospitals, that serve vulnerable patient populations. For… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) introduced legislation today to remove barriers to abuse deterrent opioids. Abuse deterrent formulations (ADFs) represent a breakthrough technology that helps prevent the crushing, snorting, and injection of painkillers.  Currently, many prescription drug plans present access barriers for chronic pain patients to ADFs including… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) released the following message on Tax Day 2018 - the last time Americans will file taxes under the old, burdensome tax code before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is fully implemented.  Click here to view Carter's Tax Day message. Full… Read more »

Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) and Cheri Bustos (D-Il.) introduced legislation today to increase access to treatment for those suffering from opioid and other addictions.  Currently, federal law prohibits a medical practitioner from dispensing controlled substances through the internet without first evaluating the patient in-person. This legislation,… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-Ga.) released the following statement after Speaker Paul D. Ryan announced his retirement from the United States House of Representatives at the conclusion of the 115th Congress: "I thank Speaker Ryan for his tremendous leadership, commitment to conservative principles, and friendship. When Paul became Speaker he set a bold agenda to better the… Read more »