Carter statement on ending DHS shutdown, torching Ossoff

WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after voting to pass the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

"I voted with President Donald Trump and his promise to deliver a stronger, safer, and more prosperous America, funding the Department of Homeland Security. For 76 days, Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff held DHS funding hostage, putting American citizens' safety at risk. Amid conflict with Iran, the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, a third assassination attempt on the President of the United States, and wildfires devastating South Georgia, it's beyond clear that Senator Ossoff has turned his back on Georgians, the people he was elected to serve.

"Democrats continue to operate from a broken playbook, first attempting to defund the police, and now defunding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to block the removal of criminal illegal aliens who have taken innocent lives, like Laken Riley. While Senator Ossoff played politics, I helped deliver, alongside the President, the Working Families Tax Cuts-the largest tax cuts in American history-putting more money back in your pockets-without Democratic support. Today is no different. Republicans moved forward to fully fund DHS, first in part, then with plans to address ICE and CBP through reconciliation, again without Democratic support. I will continue to fight for President Trump, Georgians, and the America First agenda."

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