Last week, House Republicans passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 in what they are calling a “sensible solution to raise the debt ceiling into next year and avoid defaulting on our debt for the first time in U.S. history.”
The bill, which is 320 pages, addresses the ongoing ‘extraordinary measures’ being taken by Congress to meet financial obligations without raising the… Read more »
A comprehensive update to labor laws aimed at improving the national workforce landscape was recently proposed by congressional Republicans.
The Employee Rights Act, sponsored by Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) in the U.S. House of Representatives and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) in the Senate, responds to provisions tucked in the Democrat-led PRO Act. The sponsors argue their… Read more »
After touring the as-yet uncompleted fourth reactor at Plant Vogtle, U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Augusta and U.S. House Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, had a message — the United States needs more Vogtles.
"I'll go back to Washington with Rick and we'll share with our colleagues on Energy and Commerce, what's happening here at Plant… Read more »
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Published: Apr 24, 2023, 8:14 PM
U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia 12th District, has introduced legislation now known as the BARN Act, intended to improve farmers ability to hire guest workers from other countries, five times now, in five different sessions of Congress. He says this legislation should have a place in broader immigration… Read more »
by Cindy Morley | Apr 21, 2023
U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-GA, introduced the Employee Rights Act of 2023 this week – legislation that he says will modernize the nation’s labor policies to match the needs of the 21st century worker and workforce. Allen says this bill represents the “Republican vision for the future of the American workforce: promoting growth and innovation,… Read more »
Round-Up for the Week of April 17-21, 2023
What challenges exist at the federal, state, and local levels that delay or burden broadband deployment? How can Congress help expedite or streamline the process for broadband deployment? Is attaching telecommunications equipment on municipally or cooperatively-owned poles more difficult or expensive than on other poles? These… Read more »
Posted on April 21, 2023 by Constitutional Nobody
This week, Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the version of the Employee Rights Act (ERA) for the 118th Congress. The ERA seeks to be the pro-worker and pro-small-business response to Big Labor’s various coercive agendas, whether advanced through the Biden administration and National Labor… Read more »
April 21, 2023/in Hot Topics, News, Policy, Politics, Religion/by Family Research Council
“Why is Pride Month celebrated in June yearly, but practicing Christians don’t have their own month to celebrate their faith?” thought Penny Nance, CEO and president of Concerned Women for America as her Peloton bike asked if she would… Read more »
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS 04.19.2023
Associated Builders and Contractors announced its strong support for the Employee Rights Act, which was introduced today in the 118th Congress by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga.
With a primary objective to provide essential protections for workers’ rights, choices and freedoms, the ERA stands in stark contrast with… Read more »
Written by Catrin Wigfall | April 19, 2023
American Experiment has joined a coalition of organizations across the country urging Congress to empower American workers and protect their freedom of choice in the workplace.
Through the Employee Rights Act of 2023 (ERA), America’s antiquated labor code would be updated to better protect workers’ rights in… Read more »
