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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) released the following statement supporting President Donald J. Trump's decision to restore the Mexico City Policy which prohibits taxpayer funds to non-governmental organizations in foreign countries that provide or promote abortions: "President Trump has wasted no time joining us in the fight to ensure American taxpayers are never… Read more »

The U.S. House members of the Georgia Congressional Delegation today applauded President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nomination of former Georgia Governor George Ervin “Sonny” Perdue III to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.   The following delegation members issued statements on President-elect Trump’s choice of Sonny Perdue for Secretary of… Read more »

The United States Senate passed 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. Additionally, if an agency does… Read more »

U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and U.S. Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, R-Ga.-01, introduced legislation in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to expand and protect Fort Frederica National Monument located on St. Simons Island, Ga.   “Preserving the rich history and archaeological heritage of one of Georgia’s oldest landmarks will give visitors a… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) voted today in support of the FY 2017 Budget Resolution to provide the tools necessary to repeal Obamacare. "I am proud to vote today to pave the way for the repeal of Obamacare," said Carter. "This is the first step in an important process to finally get rid of the Obamacare train wreck and resuscitate our broken health care system. With this… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) and U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules, reintroduced a resolution in the United States House of Representatives today recognizing the historical importance of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and calling on the National Museum of African American History and Culture to appropriately honor his life… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) was appointed today to serve on the Subcommittee on Health on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 115th Congress.   The Subcommittee on Health has jurisdiction over public health, mental health, hospital construction, biomedical research and development, health information privacy and security, public health insurance,… Read more »

The United States House of Representatives unanimously passed Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter's (GA-01) legislation to provide transparency and accountability in the federal government. Passed just a day after introduction, the GAO Access and Oversight Act provides the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the congressional watchdog, with enhanced tools to oversee federal… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) was appointed today to serve on the powerful Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 115th Congress. The Committee on Energy and Commerce, the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, is vested with responsibility for the nation's telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) was sworn into the 115th United States Congress today to serve his second term as the United States Representative for Georgia's First Congressional District.  Congressman Carter, Amy Carter, and Speaker Paul D. Ryan "Serving the First District of Georgia has been one of the greatest… Read more »