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 an integral role in drafting, marking up and passing today’s legislation. “In the construction industry, I s...
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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 Education and Workforce Committee since being elected to Congress and will hear testimony from Eric Parker, ...
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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 bold, new approach to the appropriations process and government spending. In addition to the strong pro-life provis...
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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 differences between the two prospective bills. “I am humbled to have been selected to represent the House Educati...
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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 Georgia Cyber Center’s Hull McKnight Building was a historic event for the city of Augusta, Georgia’s 12th dis...
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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 Kavanagh has devoted his life to the service of others and has a proven track record of upholding the constitutio...
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When Robin and I were 25, we took our hard-earned savings and started our own construction business. I’m sure my wife, Robin, would agree that it was tough growing a business while we raised our young family, but with a lot of hard work, we were able to follow our dream and successfully grow our own construction company. Under our old tax system, however, many small businesses had barriers to growth; the tax code was complex, burdensome and oftentimes a roadblock to success. It is hard enough to...
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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 to H.R. 6157 with Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08). The amendment allocates $10,000,000 to the Defense POW (Prisoner...
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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 far enough to address the significant issues we are facing at our borders,” said Congressman Allen. “Moving forward, we mu...
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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, support merit-based immigration and reform our agricultural worker visa program is beyond disappointing. Moving fo...
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