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TEXAS LAWMAKER VOTES AGAINST LIFTING TAX ON IMPORTED BABY FORMULA On Friday, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) was the only member of the House to vote against a bill that would temporarily suspend tariffs for imported baby formula. Rep. Gohmert explained his opposition in a speech on the House floor, saying that this vote was “thrown upon” Republicans at the… Read more »

U.S. House health care affordability subcommittee offering solutions POSTED BY: THE REPORTER JULY 16, 2022 The Affordability Subcommittee of the Healthy Future Task Force – consisting of Rep. Victoria Spartz (Ind.-05), Rep. Kevin Hern (Okla.-01), and Rep. Rick Allen (Ga.-12) – announced on Thursday the Task Force’s solutions to make health care more accessible and… Read more »

How area members of Congress voted last week WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with the week’s roll call votes, the House also passed the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act (H.R. 7535), to encourage the migration of federal government information technology systems to quantum-resistant… Read more »

Hern announces Healthy Future Task Force solutions to make health care more affordable Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, chairman of the Healthy Future Task Force Subcommittee on Affordability, unveiled the Subcommittee’s solutions to make health care more accessible and affordable alongside Task Force members Rick Allen of Georgia and Victoria Spartz of… Read more »

MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Cammack Joins Sen. Rubio, Colleagues In Letter To Sec. Vilsack Requesting Update On USDA Promise To Investigate Drug Smuggling In Mexico Food Imports Today, Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) joined Senator Marco Rubio and colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging the USDA to follow… Read more »

Utah program gets unemployed folks back to work quickly By Buzz Brockway Vice president of policy, Georgia Center for Opportunity PEACHTREE CORNERS  |  Last month I joined two of my colleagues on a trip to Washington, D.C. Our purpose was to meet with Congressman Rick Allen (Ga.-12) and Congressman Burgess Owens (Utah-4) to discuss integrating workforce development… Read more »

House passes bill to suspend tariffs on imported baby formula The House overwhelmingly passed a bill on Friday to suspend tariffs on imported baby formula. The big picture: The bill passed 421-2, with two Republicans voting against it, comes amid a continuing baby formula shortage in the United States. Rep Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) voted against the… Read more »

Gohmert lone House lawmaker to oppose baby formula bill Rep. Louie Gohmert  (R-Texas) was the only House lawmaker to oppose a bill on Friday to temporarily suspend tariffs on imports of baby formula.  The measure, titled the Formula Act, initially cleared the House in a bipartisan 421-2 vote. Hours later, Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) said he voted against the… Read more »

The Jolt: New poll suggests ticket-splitting in top Georgia races A new poll offers one of the clearest snapshots yet of the state’s marquee matchups – and provides further evidence of a budding ticket-splitting trend that could help shape the November outcome. The poll of likely voters commissioned by the Georgia AARP shows Republican Gov. Brian Kemp with a comfortable 52-45%… Read more »

Bishop co-heads effort to name Veterans Affairs office to honor Isakson   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga., and Congressman Rick Allen, R-Ga., were joined by all members of Georgia’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation — Buddy Carter, Drew Ferguson, Hank Johnson, Nikema Williams, Lucy McBath, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Austin Scott, Andrew Clyde, Jody Hice,… Read more »