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By Michael Katz    |   Thursday, 13 April 2023 03:13 PM EDT https://www.newsmax.com/politics/rick-allen-u-s-allies/2023/04/13/id/1116079/ A massive leak of U.S. government secrets through a private chat room on an online platform popular with gamers shows Congress needs to scrutinize America's intelligence community and the way government… Read more »

By Abraham Kenmore, Augusta Chronicle A year ago, Jaysin Saxton was a Starbucks shift supervisor, leading the union organizing at the Augusta store at 228 Robert C Daniel Jr. Parkway, the first store in the state to unionize. Last week, Saxton, who was fired for his actions during a union protest, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor &… Read more »

TRAINING CENTER VIOLENCE. Republican members of Georgia’s congressional delegation filed a resolution last week condemning the violence at the proposed public safety training center in Atlanta. U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter took the lead on the language, and six other Georgia GOP members signed on as cosponsors: Reps. Andrew Clyde, Drew Ferguson, Austin Scott, Rich McCormick, Barry… Read more »

By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi | Fox News A group of Republicans in the House of Representatives are sending a letter to President Biden demanding an investigation into the Chinese Communist Party's position in the recently-collapsed Silicon Valley Bank. The GOP lawmakers are seeking to clarify how federal efforts to restructure the bank could benefit CCP-backed… Read more »

TIKTOK FURY. Members of the U.S. House showed bipartisan fury toward the chief executive of Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which has 150 million active users in the U.S. CEO Shou Zi Chew was grilled by members during a hearing that lasted roughly five hours Thursday. Two Georgia Republicans serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Like their colleagues,… Read more »

https://www.wjbf.com/news/congressman-rick-allen-discusses-todays-big-political-issues/ Rick Allen takes a break from Capitol Hill to come back to the 12th District of Georgia. He is our guest on The Means Report. Congressman Allen talks about the war in Ukraine, the U.S. banking system, and our farmers. Watch our interview and join us for The Means Report, Monday afternoons at 12:30… Read more »

... Nothing that Chew said seemed to weaken the bipartisan united front against TikTok that was presented by committee members. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) pointedly said that Chew gave him “no reason to believe” that TikTok would comply with any American orders that conflict with what the CCP wants. Although Chew continually denied that the CCP controlled TikTok—while remaining vague on many… Read more »

TikTok CEO questioned over drug accessibility on the platform Several Congress members took the opportunity on Thursday to question Chew about drug concerns on TikTok. Angie Craig of Minnesota referenced a Washington Post report from earlier this month that showed drugs are easily accessible on the platform. “What are you going to do to move past these token efforts to… Read more »

Fort Valley State University will be able to establish a new poultry science major, and the University of Georgia’s poultry science program will make upgrades to its labs and equipment with $4 million in new funding announced on March 13. On March 6 the USDA announced $7.5 million in new funding to help expand domestic meat processing capabilities through Augusta-based CSRA Business… Read more »

American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. (APCI) announced today that it heartily endorses the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act, a bipartisan bill introduced in Congress last week that seeks to end significant pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) excesses affecting prescription drug pricing in Medicaid managed care. APCI also commends Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and the coalition… Read more »