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Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) voted in support of H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, today to improve K-12 education and reform the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, currently known as No Child Left Behind. “As a father and grandfather, I know firsthand how important it is for our children to have access to the best education possible,” Carter said. “It’s clear,… Read more »

Though it sits just 90 miles to our southernmost point, traveling to Cuba is like traveling back in time. On a recent mission there. I was struck immediately by what we would consider antique cars and crumbling buildings that date back to the 1950’s. This is an important time to visit Cuba as the Obama administration continues efforts to normalize relations with the Castro regime. I… Read more »

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld controversial subsidies offered by the Obama Administration’s Internal Revenue Service to individuals purchasing insurance on federally-maintained health care exchanges. Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01), the only pharmacist in Congress, criticized the ruling and pledged to redouble his efforts to repeal and replace… Read more »

The United States House of Representatives today passed Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter’s (GA-01) DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015.  The legislation unanimously passed the House and would require the Chief FOIA Officer at the Department of Homeland Security to improve and streamline the FOIA request process at the department to reduce their backlog and provide greater… Read more »

Today, Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) joined the United States Army at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. to award Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield with the Army Communities of Excellence (ACOE) Gold Award.  “The award today proves what we’ve always known; Fort Stewart and Hunter are without a doubt the best army installations in the nation,” Carter said. “This… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) joined a bipartisan majority today in voting to assert Congress’ role in and bring transparency and accountability to international trade negotiations. The Trade Priorities and Accountability Act, H.R. 2146, would establish Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), a process by which Congress lays out requirements for trade agreements to receive expedited… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) today joined a bipartisan majority in voting to assert Congress’ role in and bring transparency and accountability to international trade negotiations.  The Trade Act, HR 1314, would establish Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), a process by which Congress lays out requirements for trade agreements to receive expedited consideration. “With… Read more »

The United States House of Representatives today approved more than $452 million to preserve the present force structure of the A-10 Thunderbolt fleet. The fiscal year 2016 Defense Appropriations bill also prohibits the Air Force from placing A-10s in backup status or retirement securing protection of the 23d Wing stationed at Moody Air Force Base. Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter… Read more »

The United States House of Representatives today approved more than $971 million for the Ohio-class missile submarine replacement reactor program. This is in addition to $186 million approved by the House last month. Leading to the vote today, Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) was the leader in securing this funding. He testified in front of the House Appropriations Committee… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) released the following statement today in support of Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) after his announcement regarding his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. “Johnny Isakson’s leadership is invaluable to our state and our nation.  It is clear he is approaching this challenge like he has approached every other: refusing to let anything get in the… Read more »