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Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Ga-01) released the following statement today on the release of the President’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request. “While disappointing, it comes as no surprise that President Obama’s final budget provides no plan to help American taxpayers or balance the budget. Even by increasing taxes by $3.4 trillion and spending by $2.5 trillion over the next… Read more »

U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., along with U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Carter, R-Ga.-01, today demanded answers from the Obama administration on its failure to include adequate levels of critical funding for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project in the president’s fiscal year 2017 budget request to Congress, released earlier today. According to the… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) released the following statement today after the Georgia Ports Authority’s Board of Directors announced that its Executive Director, Curtis J. Foltz, will step down after twelve years of service. “I want to thank Curtis for his tireless efforts over the last twelve years. The Ports of Savannah and Brunswick are critical economic drivers for… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) released the following statement today after voting to override the President’s veto of legislation to repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood. Carter voted in support of the Veto Override on the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. The legislation failed to receive the two-thirds of votes necessary to override… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) voted in support of legislation today to implement enhanced Congressional oversight over Iranian terrorism financiers.  H.R. 3662, the Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act , blocks President Obama from offering sanctions relief to a financer until certifying that the entity is not dealing with terrorist organizations or has not conducted a… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter released the following statement after new reports that the Air Force is indefinitely freezing all plans to retire the A-10 Warthog. “It appears the Air Force is finally realizing that the A-10 is the only aircraft of its kind that can effectively accomplish its mission of protecting our troops while remaining close to the battlefield for any additional… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) voted today to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) power grab with the Waters of the United States rule. The United States House of Representatives passed S. J. Res. 22 with Carter’s support to halt the rule which would allow the EPA to regulate nearly all waters in the United States, including many streams, creeks, wetlands, and… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) released the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union Address tonight. VIDEO: Click here to view… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Ga-01) today released the following prebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union address: VIDEO:Click here to view Carter's prebuttal "Tonight, during President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union Address to the American people, I hope to hear a call for unity… Read more »

Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) released the following statement today after Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (Ga-03) announced his retirement from the United States House of Representatives at the end of the 114th Congress. “Lynn Westmoreland has worked tirelessly for more than twenty years on behalf of the people of Georgia. In the state legislature Lynn fought for those he… Read more »