National security is not a game. It is not something we can afford to play politics with, delay, or take for granted.

Yet that is exactly what Democrats are doing by refusing to provide our intelligence and law enforcement professionals with the tools they need to protect our homeland.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is one of the most valuable intelligence tools our nation possesses. It allows our intelligence community to collect critical foreign intelligence on non-U.S. persons located outside the United States and has helped prevent terrorist attacks, uncover espionage operations, and identify threats to our national security.

The men and women tasked with defending our country should not have to operate with one hand tied behind their backs because Congress failed to do its job. Democrats must join us in acting swiftly to reauthorize Section 702 and ensure our intelligence professionals have the authorities they need to keep Americans safe.

The world is becoming more dangerous, not less dangerous. Now is not the time to weaken America's intelligence capabilities.

Alongside reauthorizing FISA, we must ensure strong leadership throughout our intelligence community. That is why I commend President Donald J. Trump for nominating Jay Clayton to serve as Director of National Intelligence.

The Director of National Intelligence is responsible for coordinating America's intelligence agencies and ensuring that decision-makers have the information they need to identify threats before they reach our shores.

At a time when our nation faces growing threats from China, Iran, terrorist organizations, cybercriminals, and other foreign adversaries, Jay Clayton is a strong choice to lead the intelligence community and help safeguard our national security.

National security should not be a partisan issue. Democrats and Republicans alike should recognize that protecting the American people comes before politics.

The threats facing our nation do not take days off, and neither can we.

I will continue working with my colleagues to ensure our intelligence professionals have the resources, authorities, and leadership necessary to keep America safe, secure, and strong.

On this week’s edition of Buddy’s Briefing, we discuss the Secure America Act and how Republicans delivered on voters’ call for a secure border by fully funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through 2029, strengthening public safety, restoring order at the border, and ensuring law enforcement has the resources needed to protect American communities.

Monday, June 8, 2026: I’m up early this morning and live on Newsmax for an interview where I discuss Reconciliation 2.0 that passed the Senate last week. We expect to vote on it in the House later this week, as well as the administration’s war on fraud. Later, I head to the airport for my return trip to Washington and, during the drive, I have a phone conference with a Georgia physician regarding current Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) policy on skin substitutes. While I applaud CMS for addressing this situation that was clearly out of control and ripe with fraud, as often happens in the federal government, they have swung the pendulum too far and patients are now unable to obtain these much-needed products. Once back in Washington, I head to our weekly Whip team meeting before heading to the House Chamber for our first vote series of the week. Afterwards, I head to our weekly Republican Main Street Partnership (RMSP) meeting where we have a political update.

Rep. Carter joins Newsmax to discuss Reconciliation 2.0

Tuesday, June 9, 2026: After attending a Meet the Cabinet Series meeting with Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, I head to our weekly GOP Conference meeting where we discuss the calendar for the week as well as current issues. Once back in our office, I join in on our all-staff conference call before having a meeting with our scheduling staff followed by a meeting with our legislative staff. Next, I have a meeting with representatives from The Blood Connection to discuss support of the safety of the blood supply. The Blood Connection is a member of America’s Blood Centers, a national organization founded in 1962 representing community-based, independent blood centers. Currently, members operate more than 700 blood collection sites in more that 1,100 communities providing close to 60 percent of the U.S., and a quarter of the Canadian blood supply. Afterwards, I have a meeting off Capitol Hill with 6 of the 9 interns that we currently have working in the office. This group includes 3 from the University of Georgia, one from Virginia Tech, one from University College Cork in Ireland, one from Emory and 3 from Clemson (bless their hearts). Once back in our office, I meet with representatives from the Southeast Propane Alliance (SEPA) to learn more about this industry that is rapidly becoming one of the nation’s most widely used fuels in residential, commercial, recreational and industrial settings. In fact, in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia combined, the industry has an estimated economic impact of over $4 billion. Afterwards, I head to the Senate side of the Capitol where I speak to The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) who are in town for their annual advocacy mission. ZOA is focused on promoting a strong U.S. and Israel relationship and fighting antisemitism. Next, I head back to the House Chamber for our first vote series of the day and afterwards join the interns on the Capitol Plaza for pictures. Returning to the House Chamber, I speak on the Reconciliation 2.0 bill that we will be voting on later today before heading back to our office for a meeting with a healthcare advocate to discuss price transparency in healthcare. After meeting with Conservatives for Clean Energy (CEN) in Georgia, I meet with Mr. Serhii Nahorniak, Chairperson of the Sub-committee on Energy Efficiency of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Next, I meet with Rare Earth Americas (REA), an exploration stage company advancing a portfolio of critical minerals projects focused on high-grade heavy rare earth mineral assets in the United States and Brazil. After meeting with our White House liaison, I head back to the House Chamber for our second vote series of the day and, once back in our office, I meet with our Communications staff before filming this week’s edition of Buddy’s Briefing. Next, I head back to the House Chamber for our third, and final, vote series of the day.

Rep. Carter with first session summer interns

Thursday, June 11, 2026: I’m up early and live on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business this morning as we discuss our passing Reconciliation 2.0 and a possible Reconciliation 3.0 vote as well as the Administration’s war on fraud. Afterwards, I head to our weekly Doctor’s caucus meeting where we hear from Admiral Brian Christine, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) and Head of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. Afterwards, I head to our weekly Energy and Commerce member meeting before heading to the House Chamber for our final vote series of the week. After votes, I remain in the Chamber and pay tribute to Battalion Chief Chris Eddy who tragically passed away at the age of 35 from an explosion while attempting to put out a fire in a refrigerated container unit. Recently, I introduced legislation called Chief Eddy’s Law that would require placarding be placed on refrigerated containers so firefighters would be able to quickly recognize if a container truck has the potential to explode. Once back in our office, I meet with a constituent to discuss information and cyber risk in government and commercial operations.  

Rep. Carter speaks on his bill, Chief Eddy’s Law

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