Rep. Carter Appointed to Health Subcommittee on Energy & Commerce Committee

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga. (1st CD), issued the following news release:

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 Human Services, the National Institute of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Indian Health Service.

The subcommittee will also be tasked this year with working on the repeal and replacement of Obamacare.

"As the only pharmacist in Congress and a lifelong health care professional, I am ready to use my knowledge and unique experience on the Subcommittee on Health to improve health care for all Americans," said Carter. "I know firsthand that patients deserve better and our subcommittee has a great responsibility this year to resuscitate our broken health care system. I am committed to this challenge and I will work with Chairman Walden, Chairman Burgess, and my colleagues on the committee to finally deliver a health care system that is more affordable, accessible, and patient-centered."

Congressman Michael C. Burgess (TX-26), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, welcomed Carter to the subcommittee.

"Buddy brings a lifetime of health care experience to the subcommittee," said Chairman Burgess. "As a fellow health care professional, Buddy knows firsthand the burden of the federal government in health care and the crushing weight of the ACA. We have a tremendous amount of hard work ahead of us to reform our health care system and I am glad to have Buddy on our team."

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