President Biden doesn’t have my background in retail, but he should still understand this basic concept: if you break it, you buy it. The same applies to federal policies: if you create a mess, you own that mess. This administration is adept at the first half – creating messes – but seems entirely unaware of the second part - the consequences of those poor policies.
When President Biden came into office, he inherited one of, if not the, most secure southern border in history. That didn’t last long. From day one, this administration’s approach to border security has essentially been to do exactly the opposite of everything President Trump did during his time in office. More than 9.5 million illegal immigrant encounters and 1.8 million known gotaways later, those policies are working exactly as Biden and open-border democrats intended.
Unsurprisingly, this plan is backfiring.
In an election year stunt motivated by poor poll numbers, President Biden reversed his previous claim that he’s “done all [he] can” to secure the border and issued a weak executive order that he wants us all to believe will solve the border crisis. But much like the Senate’s amnesty bill that died because it did not address the real problems at our southern border, this executive order is all smoke and mirrors.
Under this executive order, if it is enforced perfectly, a MINIMUM of 1.8 million illegal immigrants will be permitted to enter the United States every year. To put that into perspective, that number is 4.5 times higher than the number of illegal immigrants encountered at the southern border in FY20. Somehow, it gets worse. Biden’s executive order does nothing to end parole abuses or catch and release. It provides no new resources for our brave border patrol officers. It does nothing to deport the illegal immigrants already in our country. It merely requires that border patrol wait until 2,500 people break our immigration laws every day before they will be enforced.
Unless someone changed the definition of “crackdown” to “maintaining the status quo,” then this executive order does nothing but commit to the lawlessness that has plagued our border ever since Biden placed an “open for business” sign where a wall should be.
The American people see through this stunt and will hold Biden accountable for his refusal to enforce the law and protect American lives. |
In this week's Buddy's Briefing, we are discussing the International Criminal Court's baseless warrants for Israeli leaders.
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Georgia congressman's bill could reduce animal testing for cosmetics and drugs By: Michael Scaturro
"U.S Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-St. Simons Island) is sponsoring the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, which aims to facilitate the development, qualification, and adoption of testing methods that could reduce or possibly even replace the use of animals in nonclinical testing. Carter says the bill will establish clear guidelines for non-animal test methods that hold the potential to deliver results more accurately and quickly, without harm to mice, monkeys, or beagles, which are often used in safety tests...
““The FDA Modernization Act 3.0 will allow for development of safe, effective treatments and therapies without unnecessary animal suffering,” Carter told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “We have a law allowing for animal-free testing methods on the books, and it’s time we put it to use by expanding testing options....
"That older bill — the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 — passed in 2022, also with bipartisan support. FDA 2.0 freed the federal Food and Drug Administration from requiring animal tests — a helpful change because the FDA’s 1938 charter has often required animal testing data before drugs and cosmetics could enter the marketplace. The updated version of the bill would go further, Carter said, by requiring FDA to establish a process to qualify the new testing methods and expedite drug applications that incorporate non-animal approaches. It would also require the FDA to report its progress in those efforts to Congress....
"Animal rights groups and companies applauded the effort, while continuing to petition the FDA to move faster in approving non-animal testing methods under the existing 2022 law. They say the new law is necessary because the older law essentially gave the FDA the option to accept non-animal tests, but didn’t explicitly require FDA to give them priority, said Dave Allen, senior director of the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety....
"The FDA said it supports industry efforts to develop and use alternative methods, but that, given the complexity of some biological tests, alternative testing methods cannot always predict side effects and safety concerns. “Scientists must do more research and validation on alternative testing methods before they can be routinely and more broadly used,” the FDA said....
"Carter says the FDA 3.0 bill could see passage before the November elections. If it does, the law would help the U.S. catch up with the United Kingdom, Australia, and the European Union, which have had more limits on animal testing of cosmetics..."
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Monday, June 3, 2024: After a great but exhausting trip last week to Africa, I’m back in Washington this morning and my day begins with a virtual meeting with our office consultant, Mark Sobol. Mark leads the Congressional Excellence Program that was started in 2021 at the direction of the Select Committee on Modernization and Committee on House Administration to help make Congress a more effective, efficient, and transparent institution. The program has grown to support nearly 25 congressional offices. Later, I head to the House Chamber where I pay tribute to the 2024 Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame honorees, including Donald Chumley, who starred in football at my alma mater, Groves High School in Garden City, the University of Georgia Women’s Tennis Doubles team of Dasha Vidmanova and Aysegul Mert for winning UGA’s first ever Women’s Tennis NCAA Championship, and longtime Effingham County Sheriff’s officer Sgt. Travis Dailey who recently passed. Next, I have a series of staff meetings including a virtual district staff call, followed by scheduling, communications, and legislative staff meetings. Afterwards, I have a call with the mother of a veteran who recently passed to discuss VA issues and help her navigate the system. Next, we have our weekly Energy and Commerce (E&C) Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials (ENV) subcommittee meeting to discuss our work for the upcoming week before I complete my required yearly ethics training for members of Congress. Afterwards, I head off Capitol Hill to accept a humanitarian award from the Mother’s Against Prescription Drug Abuse (MAPDA), a group formed in 2011 by two mothers whose children were affected by the opioid epidemic and saw the need to protect other families form their tragic experiences. MAPDA is focused on solutions, prevention, education, and drug awareness communication programs. Once back on Capitol Hill, I head to our weekly Whip team meeting before heading to the House Chamber for our first vote series of the week. Afterwards, I pay tribute to Lucille Patton Holloway from Savannah for her work during WWII. Next, I head to a meeting with one of my House colleagues who is hoping to be appointed to the E&C committee next session.
Rep. Carter presides over the House of Representatives
Tuesday, June 4, 2024: After our weekly Border Security Caucus meeting, I head off Capitol Hill to a meeting with representatives from the American-Israel community before heading back to the Capitol for our weekly GOP conference meeting. Once back in our office, I have a meeting with a group of orthopedic surgeons to discuss our health care system and the lack of physician-owned hospitals before heading to the plaza steps at the Capitol to take pictures with our interns for this quarter. Next, I head to the House Chamber for our first vote series of the day before heading back to our office where I meet with the Farm Journal Foundation to discuss global food security and agriculture research within the farm bill and FY25 appropriations. After a meeting with the Georgia Health Care Association, I head off Capitol Hill for a meeting with groups interested in E&C business before heading back to our office for a meeting with Coastal Children’s Advocacy Center followed by a meeting with former Australian Ambassador to the U.S., Joe Hockey. After joining in on an all-staff conference call, I head to the Pentagon for a briefing by Lt. Gen. Karl Gingrich to the Coastal Georgia Military Affairs Coalition, a group of elected and appointed officials from Savannah, Richmond Hill, Hinesville, and Chatham, Bryan, and Liberty Counties. The briefing covers the work being done at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield as well as the opportunity for the coalition to express to the Gen. the community’s concerns and needs surrounding the bases. Once back on Capitol Hill, I head to the House Chamber for our second and final vote series of the day and afterwards pay tribute to Tricia Armstrong from Jesup who recently passed. I also have the opportunity to meet with the CEO of Publix, Kevin Murphy, outside the Chamber after votes. Once back in our office, I have a taped interview with Newsmax to discuss how the Biden administration has weaponized the Department of Justice before heading to the Senate to attend the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund’s (JDRF) “In it to end it” rally.
Rep. Carter meets with the Georgia Healthcare Association
Wednesday, June 5, 2024: After a meeting off Capitol Hill with Vulcan Materials executives to discuss their work as the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates- primarily crushed stone, sand, and gravel. Once back on Capitol Hill, I head to an E&C member breakfast before heading back off Capitol Hill for a meeting with AMWAY representatives to discuss independent business owner opportunities. Next, I head to the House Chamber for our last vote series of the week where we pass the FY ’25 Military Construction/VA (MILCON) appropriation bill, the first of what will hopefully be 12 appropriation bills that we pass. After remaining in the House Chamber to pay tribute to Cricket Mobley from Waycross who recently passed, I head to the House restaurant where I host our interns for lunch today. Once back in our office, I have a call with a private, non-profit business in our district to discuss an issue with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) before recording this week’s edition of Buddy’s Briefing, Material Minute and a very heartfelt video in honor of my dear friend, Woody Woodside from Brunswick, who passed recently. Next, I head to the airport for my return trip home and, once back in the district, I have a radio interview with Austin Rhodes as we discuss President Biden’s too little, too late, efforts to secure the southern border.
Rep. Carter honors the life of Cricket Mobley
Thursday, June 6, 2024: I’m honored to have the opportunity this morning to address the Government Affairs Council of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce at their spring meeting on St. Simons Island and bring them up to date on happenings in Washington. Later, I join in on our all-staff conference call before heading to the lake in North Georgia for our annual family vacation.
Rep. Carter address the Georgia Chamber of Commerce in St. Simons |
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