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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Ga-01) acted today to address and end the opioid epidemic in the United States. The House passed the House Amendment to S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, with Carter's support, combining 18 bills previously passed in the House this week to create a comprehensive strategy to address and prevent prescription drug abuse.  "Our… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a package of bipartisan bills aimed at addressing the opioid abuse crisis including H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act. This bill authorizes $103 million in grants to states for programs aimed at providing substance abuse treatment. Included in the bill is a bipartisan measure introduced by Representatives… Read more »

Today, United States District Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled in favor of House Republicans in a lawsuit against the Obama administration’s use of taxpayer funds for Obamacare. In the ruling, Judge Collyer ruled that it is unconstitutional for the administration to use federal funds to make payments to insurance companies under Obamacare without an… Read more »

Before my election to Congress, I served more than thirty years as a community pharmacist.  In that time, I witnessed and participated in some of the greatest advancements in the history of medicine. I have seen diseases that once required hospitalization become illnesses treated from home with medication.  I have seen an antibiotic regimen that once required four tablets… Read more »

When I opened my first pharmacy some twenty-eight years ago, all I asked for was a level playing field and a fair shot at success.  As a “little guy,” I could not afford lawyers or accountants to help me through those critical starting years.  For several years, I could not even afford to pay myself!    In the years since I have achieved the American Dream –… Read more »

U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., along with Representatives Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, Ga.-01,Sanford Bishop, Ga.-02, Lynn Westmoreland, Ga.-03, Hank Johnson, Ga.-04, Rob Woodall, Ga.-07, Austin Scott, Ga.-08, Jody Hice, Ga.-10, Rick Allen, Ga.-12, David Scott, Ga.-13, and Tom Graves, Ga.-14,called on the Department of… Read more »

In the more than thirty years I have practiced pharmacy, I have witnessed a tremendous evolution in the profession. The clinical foundation and training of a pharmacist graduating today is leaps and bounds above where I started my practice. However, one thing has not changed:  a pharmacists’ role in patient care goes well beyond dispensing medications. Today, as before, many… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Ga-01) voted today to ensure Americans are able to access affordable retirement advice. H. J. Res. 88, the Protecting Access to Affordable Retirement Advice Act, passed the United States House of Representatives today with Carter's support and will prevent the Department of Labor's controversial "fiduciary" rule from going into effect. The rule… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Ga-01) released the following statement today after voting in support of H. Res. 658 condemning the terrorist attacks in Brussels: “The horrific attacks in Brussels yesterday were an attack on all of us and I am honored to stand with the House today to condemn these actions in the… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to highlight the need to support the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in St. Marys during fiscal year 2017 budget discussions. … Read more »