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Carter Appointed to Health Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce Committee January 9, 2017 Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) was appointed today to serve on the Subcommittee on Health on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 115th Congress. The Subcommittee on Health has jurisdiction over public health, mental health, hospital construction, biomedical research and development, health information privacy and security, public health insurance, private health insurance, medical malpractice and medical malpractice insurance, drug abuse, the Department of Health and Hu... More
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House Unanimously Passes Carter Legislation to Ensure Government Transparency and Accountability January 5, 2017 The United States House of Representatives unanimously passed Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter's (GA-01) legislation to provide transparency and accountability in the federal government. Passed just a day after introduction, the GAO Access and Oversight Act provides the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the congressional watchdog, with enhanced tools to oversee federal programs and ensures GAO is able to obtain records it needs to audit, evaluate, and investigate federal agencies. "I am ... More
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Carter Appointed to the Energy and Commerce Committee January 4, 2017 Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) was appointed today to serve on the powerful Committee on Energy and Commerce in the 115th Congress. The Committee on Energy and Commerce, the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, is vested with responsibility for the nation's telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health research, environmental quality, energy policy, and interstate and foreign commerce. In announcing the appointment... More
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Carter Sworn in as Congressman for Georgia's First District January 3, 2017 Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) was sworn into the 115th United States Congress today to serve his second term as the United States Representative for Georgia's First Congressional District. Congressman Carter, Amy Carter, and Speaker Paul D. Ryan "Serving the First District of Georgia has been one of the greatest honors of my life and I am excited to continue this great responsibility in the 115th Congress," Carter said. "While I am proud of the accomplishments and conservative victo... More
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Carter Reintroduces Legislation to Ensure Government Transparency and Accountability January 3, 2017 Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01) reintroduced legislation today to provide transparency and accountability in the federal government. Carter's legislation ensures the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the congressional watchdog, is able to obtain the records it needs to audit, evaluate, and investigate federal agencies. Additionally, if an agency does not cooperate with GAO, the legislation allows GAO to use civil actions to require an agency to produce the necessary documents or... More
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