WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) today introduced their bipartisan bill, the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) Codification Act. The bill strengthens the statutory authority of the ITS testing center, which is essential for informing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA)… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), and Randy Weber (R-TX) introduced the Health Care Provider Shortage Minimization Act, a bill to address the health care workforce shortage by ensuring that underserved and rural communities can retain highly skilled health care professionals.
Hospitals often rely on… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter delivered opening remarks at today’s House Committee on the Budget markup for the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025.
See his full opening remarks here.
Rep. Carter’s remarks, as prepared for delivery:
Thank you for holding this markup today, Mr. Chairman.
Today we are taking a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK) to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services:
“Making America Healthy Again starts with addressing our nation’s chronic disease epidemic, and Secretary Kennedy is an excellent… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released the following statement today after introducing a bill authorizing President Trump to acquire Greenland and renaming it Red, White, and Blueland:
“America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland. President Trump has correctly identified the purchase of what is now Greenland… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, by a vote of 312 to 108.
“As Republicans work to fix the previous Administration’s border crisis… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing titled Combatting Existing and Emerging Illicit Drug Threats.
Subcommittee Chairman Carter's opening statement as prepared for delivery:
“As we gavel in the first Energy and Commerce… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released the following statement after President Trump signed his first bill, the Laken Riley Act, into law:
“Law and order is being restored in this nation. President Trump was sent to Washington with a mandate to secure our southern border, and he has already taken a critical step to do so by signing this bill into law. Laken… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Ron Estes (R-KS) today introduced the HEALTH Panel Act, a bill strengthening congressional oversight of, and statutory authority for, the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Panel of Health Advisers.
The bill will help improve the accuracy of CBO’s scores on bills related to health care by codifying the Panel of Health… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries today held a legislative hearing on the Undersea Cable Protection Act, led by Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), a bill that strengthens national security and global connectivity by safeguarding the United States’ submarine cable infrastructure.
The bill… Read more »
