Monday, January 13, 2025: I was honored this past Saturday to speak to the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association at their convention in Savannah and bring them up to date on news from Washington. In Georgia, fruit and vegetables are the number two agriculture cash crop with most being grown for the fresh market to be sold and consumed in other states. Yesterday, I traveled to Atlanta where I attended the 62nd Annual Wild Hog Supper supporting Feeding Georgia’s Farm to Food Bank Program and held the night before the start of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia’s constitution calls for the legislative session to begin on the second Monday of January each year and lasts to late March or early April with no more than 40 legislative days. After flying back to Washington this morning, I’m in our office and my first meeting is with the health subcommittee staff of Energy and Commerce (E&C) along with our health staff and that of our Vice-Chair, Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL). I am honored to serve as Chair of this subcommittee and find these weekly meetings where we review and preview our work to be most helpful. Next, I have a virtual call with our district staff before having a virtual call with staff from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a briefing on the second interim report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM’s) that is being released tomorrow. Afterwards, I have a series of staff meetings including with our scheduling team, communications team and legislative team. Next, I head to our weekly Whip Team meeting before heading to the House Chamber for our first vote series of the week. Afterwards, I remain in the Chamber and pay tribute to Dr. Mandy Reece, who has recently been named Dean of the Philadelphia College of Medicine (PCOM) School of Pharmacy in Atlanta. My final meeting of the day is off Capitol Hill with the Republican Main Street Caucus, a group of conservative members working to develop common sense, pragmatic legislation and promote kitchen-table policies, as we hear from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) regarding budget reconciliation.
Rep. Carter pays tribute to Dr. Mandy Reece
Tuesday, January 14, 2025: I’m off Capitol Hill this morning as I join U.S. News and World Report and other members of Congress for a salon breakfast where we discuss potential outcomes of landmark economic legislation in the 119th Congress and policy discussions around trade, tariffs and inflation. Once back on Capitol Hill, I head to our weekly GOP Conference meeting before heading to the House Chamber where I pay tribute to long time Savannah Country Day School (SCDS) athletic director Lamar Kirkley, my former Georgia State Senate colleague Vincent Fort who recently passed, former McIntosh County Sheriff Charles Wilber Jones who recently passed, and Stacy Jennings from Savannah who has been named Woman of the Year by the Coastal Area United Way. Next, I head to an E&C member meeting where we discuss areas under our committee’s jurisdiction that can be used in budget reconciliation before heading to an RG2 caucus lunch where we hear from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on budget reconciliation. After heading to the House Chamber where I speak on H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, I head back to our office where I meet with the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of the Center for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) within the Administration for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at Health and Human Services (HHS). Next, I have a virtual interview with WJXT in Jacksonville to preview the upcoming presidential inauguration before joining in on our all staff conference call. After heading to the House Chamber for our first and only vote series of the day and paying tribute to Patricia Schreck, long time organist at St. John’s Cathedral in Savannah who recently passed, I head off Capitol Hill where I join my colleague and good friend Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC) for a bipartisan healthcare discussion with Center Forward.
Rep. Carter speaks on H.R. 28
Wednesday, January 15, 2025: I’m live on Morning Xtra Radio in Atlanta this morning as I join my good friends for a discussion on news from Washington and the Fair Tax that I have introduced. Afterwards, I head to an E&C GOP member pre-organizing meeting before heading to an E&C full committee organizing meeting. After heading to the House Chamber where I pay tribute to long time Bainbridge and Rabun County football coach Sonny Smart who recently passed, I head to the Conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) where we hear from White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller and Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) on Budget Reconciliation. Following a meeting in our office with Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) to discuss PBM’s and a virtual meeting with Brigham Buhler, a Pharmacy owner from Texas to discuss the same subject matter, I film this week’s edition of Buddy’s Briefing. After attending yet another meeting on- you guessed it- budget reconciliation, I head to the House Chamber for our only vote series of the day before heading to a meeting of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) caucus.
Rep. Carter pays tribute to Sonny Smart
Thursday, January 16, 2025: After a live interview on NewsMax bright and early this morning to discuss the first 100 days of President Trumps administration, I head to a Doctor’s Caucus organizational meeting before heading to an E&C GOP member meeting to discuss budget reconciliation. Afterwards, I head to the House Chamber for our final vote series of the week and remain to pay tribute to Senior Citizens, Inc., who are celebrating their 65th anniversary this year. Next, I head to the airport for my return trip on and during the drive I join in on our all staff conference call. Once back home, I head to Senior Citizens, Inc., in Savannah where I present them with a copy of the resolution I had entered into the permanent record of the House of Representatives earlier today honoring their 65th anniversary.
Rep. Carter visits Senior Citizens, Inc.
Friday, January 17, 2025: I’m always glad to be able to join my Band of Brothers in Garden City for our weekly Bible study and this morning, our leader and my good friend, Rev. Kenny Grant, delivers a great lesson as usual. Afterwards, I head to Southside Fire Department on Dean Forest Rd in Savannah to meet with my good friend Chuck Keans before heading to our Savannah district office for a meeting with two constituents concerning the Nation Labor Review Board (NLRB). Next, I head to downtown Savannah where I visit with a group of historic preservation advocates to see one of their rehabilitation projects that utilized a historic tax credit. As a lifelong resident of the Savannah area, I am exceedingly proud of our downtown historic district and the preservation efforts undertaken by so many. Once back in our Savannah district office, I pre-tape an interview with WSAV-TV to discuss the upcoming presidential inauguration before heading to downtown Savannah to meet with newly elected Chatham County Sheriff Richard Coleman, a Savannah native who I am certain will serve our county well. After heading back to our Savannah office, I have a radio interview with Breaking Battlegrounds radio to discuss the Fair Tax and other news of the day follow by a pre-tape interview with WTOC-TV to discuss the presidential inauguration. After a constituent meeting to discuss maternal mortality legislation, I have a constituent meeting to discuss my Disaster Reforestation Act before heading to our Brunswick office where I have a constituent meeting concerning an energy project in Camden County. Next, I film a video for an upcoming announcement at the Georgia Ports Authority Brunswick facility before ending a very busy week.
Rep. Carter joins Newsmax
