Georgia Will Have Republicans in Top Three U.S. House Committees

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By Eric Burk Georgia will have four Republicans in three of the most powerful House of Representatives committees: Representative Andrew Clyde (R-GA-09) was picked for the Appropriations Committee, and Representative Rick Allen (R-GA-12) was selected for the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA-01) already serves on that committee, and…

Rep. Rick Allen to Newsmax: 'We Must Hold These People Accountable'

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By Nicole Wells As the classified documents scandal currently engulfing President Joe Biden continues to unfold, Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga., told Newsmax on Tuesday that Republicans "must hold these people accountable" for their actions. "This administration does not want to be held accountable," Allen told "The Chris Salcedo Show." "Neither does the FBI, neither do our…

Allen: ‘China is also complicit in allowing unrestricted access to the compounds that go into making’ fentanyl

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By State Newswire Report Congressman Rick Allen (R-GA) supports the creation of the new House committee on China that will work to hold China accountable for supplying fentanyl to Mexico, which is brought over the border with the help of President Joe Biden's policies. “Joe Biden’s pro-amnesty policies have left our southern border in shambles,” Allen said. “On…

Pentagon ‘Not Currently Pursuing’ Back Pay for Troops Discharged over Vaccine Mandate

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By KRISTINA WONG The Pentagon said Tuesday it is not pursuing back pay for service members who were discharged from the military for not complying with the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for the military. “Right now, we are not currently pursuing back-pay to service members who were dismissed for refusing to take the COVID vaccination,” Pentagon Press Secretary Air…

Rep. Rick Allen to Newsmax: Biden Document Discoveries 'Poetic Justice'

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By Sandy Fitzgerald The revelations about President Joe Biden's hidden classified documents, as well as a special counsel already having been assigned to investigate the case, mean "poetic justice," Rep. Rick Allen said on Newsmax Saturday.  "They make this big deal over President [Donald] Trump, who has the authority to declassify documents. Then, all of a sudden, we…

Rep. Allen selected to serve on House Energy and Commerce Committee

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

Unions want it to be ‘game over’ for the secret ballot

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BY F. VINCENT VERNUCCIO, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR What a difference a year makes for the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The union and more than a dozen allies wrote a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last winter, criticizing Microsoft over its proposed acquisition of the video game company Activision Blizzard. Ten months later, the union’s concerns about…

Rep. Allen to serve on House Energy and Commerce Committee

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By CBS 12 (WRDW) WASHINGTON (WRDW/WAGT) - U.S. Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Augusta, has been selected to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. One of the oldest standing committees of the House of Representatives, the panel chaired by Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers has broad jurisdiction over such issues as health care, energy policy, cybersecurity and telecommunications. It…

Local leaders share update on Bon Air Apartments

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By Lauren Young AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - FOX54 was first to report last year on the conditions at Summerville's Bon Air Apartments. This week, FOX54 spoke with some of the politicians who told us then they were demanding improvement.   After Bon Air Apartments failed a HUD inspection, Congressman Rick Allen and Commissioner Catherine Smith-McKnight told…

What the new committee Republicans want to do

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By Victoria Knight & Maya Goldman The new Republican members of the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees are ready to work on Medicare, prescription drug costs, telehealth policies, PBMs and more. Here's what we're hearing from the Republicans we chased down in the halls this week and the staffers we bothered when their bosses escaped…

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