United States Representative Congressman Buddy Carter hosted a town hall meeting in Savannah, Wednesday morning.

It took place at the Armstrong Center. The congressman said he held the meeting to discuss issues in Washington that are important to all Georgians, and to hear about things that are specifically important to residents in our area.

"Look, I take this job very seriously. I want to do a good job, and I'm going to do a good job. I need to hear from the people and their concerns. I need to know what's impacting them and where they need help,” said U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R, First District GA.

Environmental concerns and veteran affairs issues were two big topics.One of them regarding the ongoing water crisis in Michigan and how it was uncovered and handled by state and local officials.

"We don't need to let what has happened in Flint, Michigan happen again. We don't need to let happen what happened on the Ogeechee River happen again. Shame on us if we do that. The EPA does play a role, but there are times when I think there is over-reach of the EPA. That's what bothers me the most,” said Rep. Carter.

WTOC spoke with the congressman on a number of issues - from the Affordable Care Act - to gun control laws, and even one problem facing many across the Coastal Empire - the protection of small businesses over big business. Carter says they are always working on the bureaucracy of it all.

"They create more jobs than any other sector, and we have got to make sure, we, in Congress, have done our part to stop the bureaucracy to exist. The biggest adjustment I have had to make is the bureaucracy and trying to work through the bureaucracy," he said.