U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) issued the following statement today after voting in support of H.R. 2157, the Supplemental Appropriations Act, which would provide critical disaster relief funding for farmers and ranchers who suffered devastating losses due to natural disasters, including Hurricane Michael and the 2017 freeze to blueberry and peach crops. H.R. 2157 passed in the House tod... Read more »
The House on Friday passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would deliver long-sought relief to farmers, victims of hurricanes and floods, and rebuild southern military bases, as Democrats try to dislodge the legislation from a Senate logjam over aid to hurricane-slammed Puerto Rico. The measure passed by a 257-150 vote over the opposition of most Republicans, who said it should also include t... Read more »
Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy and 30 of his GOP colleagues wrote an open letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisting no spending measure she puts forth on the House floor will violate the Budget Control Act of 2011. “We write to respectfully request that you only bring forward spending measures which adhere to the budget caps put in place by the Budget Control Act (“BCA”) of 2011, as amended,”... Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) hosted a reception in Augusta, Georgia to recognize the artwork submissions from high school students in Georgia’s 12th district for the 2019 Congressional Art Competition. During the reception, Congressman Allen announced and presented awards to this year’s first place winner, first runner up, second runner up, third runner up, and the “People’s Choi... Read more »
WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue wants to relocate the headquarters of two research divisions of his department out of Washington, and two Georgia communities — Athens and Griffin — are among the many competing for the prize. Leaders in dozens of states covet the headquarters of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for their 600-plus ... Read more »
Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) and Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced a resolution reaffirming the importance of the U.S.’s economic relationship with Israel. The resolution highlights the many ways U.S.-Israel economic cooperation has benefited both countries, including encouraging technological innovation and scientific advancement. Upon introduction, Rep. Alle... Read more »
Columbia County, GA - A local middle school track team found that helping others stretches further than a finish line. they made a big difference for a local hero. A simple trip across a soccer field could have turned into a disaster for a veteran in a wheelchair. That's when some young students with big hearts stepped in to help. Today, they were on the Evans Middle School Auditorium's stage, enj... Read more »
Tom Robertson sees both technical and political obstacles to finding a workable solution to creating a fish passage in the Savannah River at New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam. Speaking Monday to the Kiwanis Club of Augusta, Robertson of Cranston Engineering Group said there is a long and tangled history to finding a way to get migratory fish past the lock and dam, which opened in 1937. The lock was ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday evening, U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12), on the House floor, asked Democratic leadership for unanimous consent for the full House of Representatives to consider H.R. 962, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, of which Congressman Allen is an original cosponsor. This legislation would require any health care practitioner present at the time a child is bo... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Rick Allen called on House leadership Monday to consider a bill requiring health providers to provide medical care for a child born alive after an abortion procedure. Allen, R-Augusta, is one of 48 original co-sponsors of House Resolution 962, the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.” Democrats have refused to consider the resolution 20 times, Allen’s office said in a news rele... Read more »
