Earl "Buddy" L. Carter

Defense / Veterans

America’s veterans put everything on the line to protect our freedom and they deserve the best possible care when returning home. I am proud to represent so many veterans in the First District and their employment, benefits and health care are a top priority for me. However, currently, the Veterans Administration is not providing the care our veterans deserve. To address this, I introduced an amendment to target a deceptive practice at the VA intended to cover up the backlog of veterans waiting for care. I will not sit idly by while bureaucrats at the VA attempt to hide their incompetence and deny veterans the care they need. It’s the very least we can do for those who served our country so honorably. Learn more

With our rich military heritage, these issues are extremely important to me. I’m very proud of the men and women who serve in our military and it is my intention to do everything possible to ensure they continue to be the best equipped, most highly trained, and well cared for fighting force in the world. Learn more

Economy

To assist our farmers, Congress must provide the agriculture industry with a guest worker program that works. The failed H-2A system needs to be rewritten in order to make the system viable for farmers. Additionally, our farmers need to be shielded from overregulation, especially from the Environmental Protection Agency, to ensure they are able to accomplish their important work without Washington standing in the way. Learn more

Education

It’s clear that our education system is not adequately serving our children and it’s not going to be fixed by Washington bureaucrats who think they know what is best for our children. We need to get big government out of the classroom and empower our schools and districts to innovate in order to meet the needs of their students. Learn more

As a former member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, I support legislation to put restraints on the Washington bureaucrats, rein in the Department of Education, support school choice, eliminate the train wreck of Common Core, and put the keys to our children’s education and future back in local control. Learn more

Environment / Energy

I support an all-of-the-above energy approach. This begins with increasing domestic production of all forms of American energy. We must also promote new, clean and reliable sources of energy and cut bureaucratic red tape on American-made fuel and energy. By doing this, we will create jobs, reduce energy prices, grow our economy and reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy from often hostile nations. Learn more

Guns

Efforts to expand gun control and restrict access to legal gun use have proven ineffective in reducing crime. In fact, they leave guns in the hand of criminals while leaving ordinary, honest, law-abiding citizens defenseless. We can reduce crime by holding criminals accountable for their actions, not by adding unnecessary layers of gun control. Learn more

Our founding fathers believed so strongly in the right to bear arms that they ensured it in the Bill of Rights. I won’t back down when it comes to supporting the Second Amendment. Learn more

Healthcare

Serving the health care needs of thousands of patients in South and Coastal Georgia for over 30 years, I have identified reforms we can enact to accomplish this task. First, we must re-introduce free market principles to our health care system. The worst thing Obamacare has done to our health care system is to drive the free market out. The result is the consolidation of health care and the elimination of competition which drives up costs and takes away choices. Second, patients and health care providers must be put back in charge of health care choices and the role of big health insurance companies and government bureaucrats must be controlled. Obamacare has done more to take decision making away from patients and providers than anything I’ve ever seen before. Finally, health care delivery must come through a comprehensive approach that empowers all aspects of allied health. Although doctors will always remain in charge and recognized as the leader of the health care team, modern health care requires the whole host of health care professionals to expand their role and increase their interaction with patients. Learn more

American families deserve better than Obamacare. As a Member of Congress, I will not rest in my fight to repeal the law in its entirety and replace it with market-oriented solutions that get government out of the way of more affordable, accessible, and patient-centered health care. Learn more

Immigration

The first step to reforming our immigration system is enforcing the laws we already have to discourage illegal immigration. We can do this by ensuring that all jobs are only made available to those authorized in the United States by requiring the use of the E-Verify program. This must be coupled with guest worker reform to ensure those unable to fill their jobs with American workers have access to a legal workforce. Learn more

Infrastructure / Transportation

In Congress, I continue my focus on infrastructure by standing up for the Ports of Savannah and Brunswick, advocating for important rail and highway projects, and serving as the voice of South and Coastal Georgia when it comes to ensuring the federal government meets it obligations to our infrastructure. Learn more

Taxes / Budget

With the highest corporate tax rate in the world and an overly complex tax code, I believe eliminating the IRS is one of the best moves we can make to empower all Americans to achieve the American Dream. Learn more

Congress owes Georgians a responsible, balanced budget that preserves the economic opportunities, personal freedoms, and individual liberties of our children and grandchildren. I will continue to fight to end Washington’s out of control spending addiction. Learn more