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Carter Named Friend of Farm Bureau

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) has been awarded the Friend of Farm Bureau Award by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). The Friend of Farm Bureau Award is reserved for legislators who support the priorities of AFBF, the unified national voice of agriculture. "The hard work of our farmers, ranchers,…

House Approves Carter Legislation to Ensure Government Transparency and Accountability

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The United States House of Representatives approved Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter's (GA-01) legislation today to provide transparency and accountability in the federal government. Carter's legislation ensures the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the congressional watchdog, is able to obtain the records it needs to audit, evaluate, and investigate federal agencies.…

Georgia Congressional Delegation Calls on Department of Justice to Protect Nearly 500 Jobs in Georgia

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Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, Ga.-01, along with U.S. Senator David Perdue, R-Ga., and Representatives Lynn Westmoreland, Ga.-03, Tom Price, Ga.-06, Austin Scott, Ga.-08, Doug Collins, Ga.-09, Jody Hice, Ga.-10, and Rick Allen, Ga.-12, called on the Department of Justice to honor a contract with the GEO Group, the operator of the…

Carter Acts to Block Release or Transfer of Gitmo Detainees

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) released the following statement after the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5351 today to block the release or transfer of detainees from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay: "There should be no questions about it - it is illegal to transfer detainees from…

Carter Named Guardian of Small Business

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The National Federation of Business (NFIB), the nation's advocate for small businesses, today awarded Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) with its Guardian of Small Business Award for his strong support of America's small businesses in the 114th Congress.  …

House Approves Measure to Hold VA Employees Accountable

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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) acted today to hold employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) accountable for their actions. With Carter's support, the United States House of Representatives approved legislation to make it easier to fire VA employees for performance or misconduct.  "As I travel across the First District of Georgia, I continue to hear the same…

Carter Acts for Justice for Terror Victims and Families of Terror Victims

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Approaching the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States House of Representatives passed legislation today with Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter's (GA-01) support to allow the victims and families of victims of terror attacks to sue foreign states that aid and abet acts of terror on U.S. soil. …

Democrats should stop playing politics with Zika virus funding

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It is no wonder the American people are frustrated with Washington. I was frustrated by midafternoon the first day I was sworn in to represent the First District in Congress. Few things have been more disappointing to me than the political gamesmanship surrounding the federal government’s response to the Zika virus. It is no surprise that Zika is now being locally transmitted in the…

A Dangerous Experiment

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This spring, I joined over 240 of my colleagues in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing our deep concerns with a sweeping, nationwide experiment that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has proposed. After speaking with patients and physicians in my district, there is no uncertainty that the CMMI experiment with Part B drug…