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By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times House lawmakers have found an area of bipartisan interest in a divided Congress: American entrepreneurship. Reps. Rick Allen, Georgia Republican, and Mark DeSaulnier, California Democrat, are seeking to expand entrepreneurial skills training to existing federal workforce development programs.   “Having built my own business from… Read more »

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) held the Committee’s organizing meeting today, its first meeting in the 118th Congress.  Below are highlights and excerpts of her remarks:  “Welcome everyone to the Energy and Commerce Committee’s first meeting of the 118th Congress.  “Today we will welcome our newest members and we will vote on our… Read more »

By Ariel Cohen Kevin McCarthy's quest to become Speaker of the House ended after 15 votes with many concessions granted to the hardline, America first, Freedom Caucus within the GOP House delegation that prevented his unchallenged ascent. The extent of these concessions took weeks to emerge and drew controversy. Notably, Marjorie “Jewish space lasers” Taylor… Read more »

On Friday, seven members of the House of Representatives took to the House floor to urge the Biden administration and the Department of Defense to make changes to the current Tricare pharmacy program. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), Rick Allen (R-Ga.), Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), Jennifer Kiggans (R-Va.) and Barry Moore (R-Ala.) all gave… Read more »

By Kathy Bottorff  U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) joined Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) in introducing the Educational Choice for Children Act, bicameral legislation to expand education freedom and opportunity for students. Specifically, it provides a charitable donation incentive for individuals and businesses to fund scholarship awards… Read more »

By Jeremy Dillon House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans unveiled subcommittee leadership and roster changes Wednesday. Some changes include new names for two panels dealing with energy and environment issues. The announcement sets the stage for the committee to begin its work for the 118th Congress, with a hearing on energy issues already scheduled for next week. Rep. Jeff… Read more »

By the Vidalia Advance Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) has been selected to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the oldest standing committees of the House of Representatives with broad jurisdiction over such issues as health care, energy policy, cybersecurity, and telecommunications. Additionally, the committee oversees several federal departments and… Read more »

BY THE GEORGIA VIRTUE Georgia’s representatives in Washington want the Georgia Bulldogs Football Team to visit the White House in honor of their National Championship win. Congressman Buddy Carter penned a letter, signed by his colleagues, urging the visit. Despite winning the National Championship in 2022, the Bulldogs were not able to be hosted at the White House due to… Read more »

By AJC Sports, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) is leading a bipartisan group to bring the University of Georgia football team to the White House to be honored for the national championship won this year following the 2022 season. Carter wrote a letter to President Joe Biden. He sentiments were shared by the entire 16-member Georgia… Read more »

By MIL-OSI Publisher Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) introduced the American Science First Act, legislation that would close loopholes in federal research funding that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could otherwise exploit to finance their own research at the expense of the American taxpayer. Specifically, the bill would prohibit the National Science Foundation… Read more »