Monday, November 17, 2025: It felt like being back home Saturday as I was in Blairsville in Union County in the North Georgia mountains speaking to the Union County GOP. Fifty years ago, at the tender age of 18, I left my home in Port Wentworth on the coast of Georgia, driving my 1973 Chevrolet Vega, and spent the next two years of my life as a student at Young Harris College (YHC) in Towns County next door. As with so many people, YHC changed my life, for it was here I grew into adulthood. It was here that I met and fell in love with my Chemistry lab partner who I have been with ever since, and who God blessed us with three sons and eight grandchildren. After speaking to this great group of patriots in Union County, I headed over to YHC where I joined in the homecoming celebration and basketball game. On Sunday, I was blessed to attend Roswell Street Baptist Church in Roswell in Fulton County, and receive a great message from Location Pastor Christian Norman and meet members of this welcoming and warm congregation. This morning, I have a virtual training session with our communications consultant and staff before heading to a breakfast meeting with local leaders. Afterwards, I head to the airport where I fly back to Washington and, once in our office, have a virtual meeting with our district staff followed by a meeting with our Chief of Staff. After an Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee member meeting to discuss our agenda for the upcoming weeks, I head back to our office, where I have a meeting with our scheduling staff, followed by a meeting with our legislative staff. Next, I head to our weekly Whip Team meeting before heading to our first vote series of the week. Afterwards, I head off Capitol Hill to a Republican Main Street Caucus meeting where we hear from National Institute of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya.
Rep. Carter meets with Alora Pharmaceuticals
Tuesday, November 18, 2025: My first meeting of the day is with my good friends from Georgia’s Rural Telephone and Broadband Association (GTBA), the trade association representing Georgia’s 22 rural telephone and broadband companies. Our main topic of discussion is the Universal Service Fund (USF), a system of telecommunications subsidies and fees used to promote universal access to telecommunications services in the U.S. After heading to our weekly GOP Conference, I head to an E&C Communications and Technology (C&T) Subcommittee markup on broadband permitting bills that lasts a couple of hours before meeting with representatives from ControlAI, a group from England whose mission is to reduce the catastrophic risks from advanced artificial intelligence. Next, I head to a Budget Committee hearing on the oversight of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Once back in our office, I meet with my good friends from Alora Pharmaceuticals to discuss issues with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before filming a video for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association. After heading to our first vote series of the day, I return to our office and meet with the Morehouse College MARCH Ambassadors, a very impressive group of students visiting Washington to deepen their understanding of the policymaking process and advocate on issues impacting our nation. Next, I meet with the CEO/Founder of Tides Medical, Joe Spell, to discuss skin substitute products before joining in on our all-staff conference call. After a meeting with our communications staff, I head off Capitol Hill for a few meetings before heading back to the Capitol for a late night vote series.
Rep. Carter accepts Center Forward 'Good Governance' Award
Wednesday, November 19, 2025: I begin the morning with a Budget Committee roundtable meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Next, I head to a bipartisan Doctor’s Caucus Meeting with Republican and Democratic members. Once back in our office, I meet with Chatham County Manager Michael Kaigler, who brings me up to date on their issues, before having a virtual call with Pharmacy Compounding Centers of America (PCAA), where I bring them up to date on pharmacy issues. After a meeting off Capitol Hill, I’m back in our office and I have a radio interview with Wilkow Majority to discuss the end of the Schumer/Ossoff shutdown, affordability, and the Epstein files. Next, I head back off Capitol Hill, where I attend the Honeywell American Aviation Leadership summit, before heading back to Capitol Hill, where I have an E&C member briefing on kids' online safety legislation, followed by a meeting with some of the recently released Israeli hostages. After heading off Capitol Hill to attend the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Coalition Launch headed up by my former congressional colleague and good friend Garret Graves, I head back to the Capitol for our second vote series of the day and afterwards, pay tribute to Georgia Southern student Esther Omoyiwola, the 225th Anniversary of the First Baptist Church of Savannah, Frank Gartner of Liberty County who recently passed, and Katherine Spies, a former Gulfstream pilot who has been selected as a candidate for NASA’s next astronaut class.
Rep. Carter meets with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Thursday, November 20, 2025: Today starts with an early morning live interview on Newsmax, where we discuss the appropriations process and the Epstein files. Then, I head to a GOP Doctors Caucus meeting where we hear from the Council on Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals. Next, I waive onto an E&C Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade (CMT) subcommittee hearing on Tourism and Daylight Savings Time before heading back to our office, where I meet with Moldovan Ambassador Vlad Kulminski. Afterwards, I head back to E&C for a private meeting on health care before heading to the House Chamber where I speak during debate on the Refiner Act, addressing petrochemical refineries in the U.S. Once back in our office, I have a virtual call with constituents from the Doctor Patient Forum before pre-taping an interview with WSB-TV in Atlanta on the state of the U.S. Economy. Next, I head to an E&C member briefing on health before pre-taping an interview with WSAV-TV in Savannah on a letter I sent to the Department of Homeland Security and ICE calling for a surge of federal law enforcement to address illegal immigration in Atlanta. After an E&C member briefing on permitting reform, I head to the Canon Rotunda, where I have a live interview on NewsNation to discuss the recently released jobs numbers, and later head to the House Chamber for votes. Afterwards, I pay tribute to Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith, who has been honored as Georgia’s Sheriff of the Year. Later, I head off Capitol Hill, where I am honored to speak at the Netflix reception for the final season of Stranger Things.
Rep. Carter speaks at Netflix's Stranger Things Reception
Friday, November 21, 2025: I’m in the House Chamber this morning as I pay tribute to Kent Hamilton from Norman Park, who was recognized as the 2025 Southeastern Farmer of the Year. Afterwards, I head to an E&C member meeting and then return to the House Chamber, where I speak on a resolution condemning socialism and vote in favor of the resolution that passes afterwards during our last vote series of the week. Once back in our office, I have a meeting with our Legislative Director before having a call with our Chief of Staff and District Director. Next, I film this week’s edition of Buddy’s Briefing before pre-taping an interview with Atlanta News First regarding my letter to DHS and ICE. After a meeting off Capitol Hill, I have a virtual call with our office consultant, Mark Sobol, before heading to the airport and flying to Atlanta. Later, I have a pre-taped interview with CBS Atlanta to discuss my letter to DHS and ICE.
Rep. Carter meets with Tides Medical
