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Throughout his congressional tenure, Carter adamantly backed federal initiatives to aid the economically disadvantaged, having been elected from a poor constituency.<ref name=wapo/> He supported the liberal [[Great Society]] programs, and sponsored legislation providing preventative medical care for children who were poor.
Throughout his congressional tenure, Carter adamantly backed federal initiatives to aid the economically disadvantaged, having been elected from a poor constituency.<ref name=wapo/> He supported the liberal [[Great Society]] programs, and sponsored legislation providing preventative medical care for children who were poor.
According to an obituary by ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Carter was a "staunch opponent of [[abortion]]."<ref name=wapo/> Indeed, he voted for the [[Hyde Amendment]] in late July 1976 which banned federal funding for abortion.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/94-1976/h952 ON A SEPARATE VOTE IN THE HOUSE, TO AGREE TO THE HYDE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14232, WHICH PROHIBITS THE USE OF FUNDS IN THE BILL TO PAY FOR OR TO PROMOTE ABORTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref>
During the impeachment hearings against President [[Richard Nixon]] over [[Watergate]], Carter was quick to defend Nixon and denounced the "liberal limousine press."<ref name=wapo/>
During the impeachment hearings against President [[Richard Nixon]] over [[Watergate]], Carter was quick to defend Nixon and denounced the "liberal limousine press."<ref name=wapo/>