Support a responsible, balanced federal budget that preserves economic opportunities, personal freedoms, and individual liberties for future generations.

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter · Georgia · Republican

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Congress owes Georgians a responsible, balanced budget that preserves the economic opportunities, personal freedoms, and individual liberties of our children and grandchildren.

The page states a commitment to a responsible balanced budget for future generations.

Balancing the Budget : U.S. Representative Buddy Carter
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Evidence

The homepage's latest-news section says Carter cast a key vote for the Secure America Act, which his office described as a budget reconciliation bill that fully funds Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Recent official messaging shows Carter taking a concrete fiscal vote, but it is a spending/reconciliation action rather than evidence of a balanced federal budget.

unresolved same_term A for effort

U.S. Representative Buddy Carter
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The same homepage also says FEMA announced Carter-backed flood-prevention funding for Pooler and Bryan County and notes that Carter voted for the funding as part of the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.

This is another recent official sign of Carter supporting federal appropriations, which reflects active budget-related work but not progress toward a balanced budget promise.

unresolved same_term A for effort

U.S. Representative Buddy Carter
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

The promise was to support, not necessarily single-handedly achieve, a balanced federal budget. Carter has taken real budget-related actions in office, including serving on the House Budget Committee and backing House Republican budget and spending measures during the post-2018 term. That gives him meaningful credit for effort and fiscal involvement. But the available evidence does not show that he delivered support clearly tied to an actually balanced federal budget, and some cited actions are ordinary appropriations or reconciliation votes rather than concrete progress toward balance. Because he showed material budget activity without demonstrating fulfillment of the balanced-budget goal itself, partial credit fits best.

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