Press Releases

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-Ga-12) issued the following statement after the House passed the Senate-amended version of H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, today. The bill will now go to the President’s desk for signature. Congressman Allen, who sits on the House Education and Workforce Committee, the committee of jurisdiction, played… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-Ga-12) issued the following statement ahead of tomorrow’s bipartisan Innovation Forum and Showcase. This event is hosted by the House Education and Workforce Committee in order to hear from innovators around the country on how they plan to address our nation’s education and workforce development challenges. Congressman Allen has been a member of the House… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-Ga-12) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6147, legislation that contains the Fiscal Year 2019 Interior and Environment and Financial Services and General Government funding bills. “With today’s passage of H.R. 6147, my colleagues and I have secured a brighter future for our kids and grandkids with a… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-Ga-12) issued the following statement after being selected to represent the House Education and Workforce Committee, one committee of jurisdiction, during the conference process on the farm bill. The House of Representatives passed the motion to go to conference on the 2018 Farm Bill today, and members of the House and Senate will soon hammer out any… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen issued the following statement after attending the grand opening of the Georgia Cyber Center’s Hull McKnight Building in Augusta last night. The Hull McKnight building is the first of two buildings that will make up the more than $100 million cyber education and innovation complex located in the heart of downtown Augusta. “Last night’s grand opening of the… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-Ga-12) issued the following statement after President Trump nominated Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States to fill the seat vacated by Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement in June. “I applaud President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States last night. Judge… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, an annual piece of legislation that appropriates funds to the Department of Defense to ensure that our Armed Forces are fully equipped to meet the current threats to our nation by a vote of 359-49.   U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) introduced a bipartisan amendment… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-Ga-12) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 6136, the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act, which failed in the House of Representatives today by a vote of 121-301. “I’ve said it before and I will say it again – I believe our immigration system is broken, but the legislation brought before the House today did not go… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-Ga-12) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives failed to pass H.R. 4760, the Securing America’s Future Act, which would enact meaningful reforms to our nation’s immigration policies. “Simply put, I believe our nation’s immigration system is broken, and the failure of today’s vote to fund the wall, end chain migration,… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-Ga-12) released the following statement after President Donald Trump recommended merging the Department of Education and the Department of Labor as an overall reorganization of the federal government. “President Trump’s proposal to reorganize the executive branch and merge the Departments of Education and Labor clearly underscores the correlation… Read more »