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This week, Iran reportedly fired two ballistic missiles with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" written in Hebrew on them. These missiles were fired just days after Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it test-fired several ballistic missiles as part of a military exercise in clear violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution prohibiting Iran from conducting any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
I have said this before and I will said it again. Iran clearly cannot be trusted. This is just another example proving Iran has never played by the rules and they won't start now. It also once again proves the Administration's plan to allow a nuclear Iran imperils Israel, our closest ally in the most unstable region in the world.
Last year I voted to reject President Obama's dangerous nuclear deal and I will continue to fight the threats of Iran including with Congress' power of the purse as we enter budget negotiations. We must protect our homeland and stand with our allies. The world's largest leading sponsor of terrorism cannot and will not be trusted. |
| From our Nation's Capitol XLVI |
Monday, March 7, 2016: As I wrote in last week’s journal, while I was in flight from Washington to Savannah last Thursday, my first grandson was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. Of course, I was on the first flight out of Savannah on Friday morning and on my way to meet Christopher Talmadge Carter. After spending over six hours visiting I, along with my wife Amy who had driven up earlier in the week, made the 7½ hour drive back to Savannah. Although I was obviously exhausted from all the travel, it was worth every minute to hold this little miracle of God. I couldn’t help but remember what my good friend Georgia House Majority Leader Jon Burns (R-Newington) once told me - “Whatever you’ve heard about grandchildren, you can double it and you’re still not there.” How right he is! As fate would have it, I experienced the circle of life on Saturday as I attended the funeral of State Rep. Bob Bryant. Bob and I were elected to the Georgia State House in 2004 and served together for the next five years. He and I passed our first legislation together, as we co-sponsored a bill making the Savannah-Chatham School board non-partisan. Bob was a man of great integrity and, although I will miss him greatly, I will continue to draw inspiration from him. I also had the honor of speaking at the 271st birthday celebration of General Casimir Pulaski, who gave his life in Savannah during the American Revolution. On Sunday, I attended our Annual Congressional Art Reception for the First District as well as at the public investiture of Mike Foran as Grand Marshal of the 2016 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Mike’s service to his community, strong faith, and dedication to the Irish Catholic community make him the perfect person to receive this distinction.
Congressman Carter at the Grand Opening of Envirovac in Garden City |
Today, I attend the grand opening of Envirovac’s new facilities in Garden City, where Governor Nathan Deal delivered the keynote address and legendary University of Georgia football Coach Vince Dooley helped cut the ribbon. My good friend, Kevin Jackson, CEO of Envirovac, played for Coach Dooley at the University of Georgia and was a Captain of the 1980 National Champions. Later this morning, we hosted our second annual 1st District Veterans Forum at the Armstrong Center at Armstrong State University where we had representatives for the VA as well as outside groups present to help our Veterans seeking assistance. Afterwards, I travel to Atlanta where I will be visiting different groups tomorrow before qualifying for re-election on Wednesday morning at the Capitol.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016: My first visit in Atlanta this morning is to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport where I am led on a behind the scenes tour of the world’s busiest airport including backroom baggage checks by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Congressman Carter at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport |
As a member of the Committee on Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on Transportation Security it is important for me to witness firsthand the work of this agency. I also visited the International terminal as well as the control tower where we witnessed the flight controllers at work. Next, I visited my friends Julie Kerlin and Tom Lewis at Georgia State University (GSU) in downtown Atlanta to see the outstanding work they are doing. I often equate the renovations and preservations that GSU is doing in downtown Atlanta to what the Savannah College of Art and Design did in Savannah in the early 80’s. Both of these fine institutions can be credited with helping to save their respective downtown areas. But perhaps most impressive at GSU is the cutting edge biomedical research that they are doing at one of their many impressive lab facilities on campus. Our final visit of the day is at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the leading national public health institute in the U.S. This is my first visit to this world renowned facility that’s main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury and disability. The work that these world class medical personnel are doing is phenomenal and critical. Touring the emergency operations center, one can see that they are currently focusing on four emergency issues- Ebola, Zika, Polio and the Flint, Michigan, water issue. This center reminds me of a NASA command center where experts in all of these areas are gathered taking phone calls and posting timely information about the various issues to the CDC website. We also visited the antimicrobial resistance lab where the CDC does tests on all types of contagious diseases.
Congressman Carter at Georgia State University |
Wednesday, March 9, 2016: I’m back at the
State Capitol this morning as I qualify to run for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives for the First Congressional District. It seems like yesterday I was running for this office, and in many ways it was as it is a two year term, just like all the other offices I have ever held. Once I have finished the paperwork and everything is in order, I drive back home to Savannah where I deliver the keynote address for the Certificate for Veteran’s Service Providers Program at Armstrong State University (ASU). Phil Gore, Military Education Coordinator at ASU, does an outstanding job with this program and is hosting this group of providers who have received certificates from Operation College Promise, a national policy, research and education program which supports the transition and postsecondary advancement of our nation’s veterans.
Congressman Carter at the Veteran's Service Providers Program |
Thursday, March 10, 2016: My first meeting of the day is with the Friends of Fort Stewart led by Executive Director Paul Andreshak as we discuss issues relevant to Fort Stewart and how we in the Southeast Georgia community can assist and support this great facility and economic engine. Paul and his group do an excellent job keeping up to date with leaders of Fort Stewart and make many trips to Washington and the Pentagon to advocate for the facility. After a trip to the outpatient clinic at a local Savannah area hospital to meet with Dr. Judson Cuttino and tour the facility, I spend the rest of the afternoon in my district office meeting with constituents on issues ranging from foreign Visas to the U.S. Post Office to health care.
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