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Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) participated in the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee's Member Day Hearing to highlight water issues that are critical to the 12th District of Georgia, namely the consistent issues experienced with the Corps of Engineers regarding the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam. … Read more »

Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) today announced that registration for the 2024 Youth Leadership Summit is now open for junior and senior high school students in Georgia’s 12th District. Upon the announcement, Congressman Allen issued the following statement: "The Youth Leadership Summit, which I proudly host every two years, brings together some of our… Read more »

Today, President Biden’s Department of Labor (DOL) finalized an overly restrictive independent contractor rule that will devastate millions of workers and businesses, eliminate employment opportunities, and topple the gig economy. Upon the announcement, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) issued the following statement: “In yet another crushing blow to the American workforce, the final… Read more »

Originally Published in the Georgia Recorder.  U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson led a delegation of House Republicans on a Wednesday trip to the U.S.-Mexico border to demand hard-line immigration proposals in exchange for passage of President Joe Biden’s emergency global security supplemental request. “If President Biden wants a supplemental spending bill focused on national… Read more »

Originally published in the Statesboro Herald. After the recent passage of a one-year extension of the current Farm Bill, U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia 12th District, addressed the House Agriculture Committee, of which he was previously a member, earlier this month about what he wants in a new five-year Farm Bill to be enacted in 2024. He discussed what he sees as the… Read more »

Originally Published in The Millen News. U.S. Congressman Rick Allen, 12th Congressional District, is addressing issues that he feels are critical to the next Farm Bill. The 2018 Farm Bill was extended for an additional year while Congress works to write and adopt a new one. In an interview with The Millen News last week, Rep. Allen spoke of the importance of the Farm Bill to not… Read more »

Originally Published in The Augusta Press. House Committee on Oversight Chairman James Comer made a brief appearance in Augusta Monday with Congressman Rick Allen. Comer was in Augusta for a luncheon, a staffer said. The appearance follows House Republicans’ vote last week to launch an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden in an effort to connect the president to business… Read more »

Originally Published on FOX 54 News Now. Congressman Rick Allen (R-GA, 12th District) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman, Congressman James Comer (R-KY, 1st District) addressed the media Monday, to give an update on House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. This meeting was held at the Snelling center on Washington Road. Congressman… Read more »

Originally Published by 12 26 On Your Side. On Monday, Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Augusta, and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer visited Augusta. They met to offer an update on House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Last week, Republicans voted unanimously to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into the president citing… Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2670, the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes annual funding levels for the U.S. Armed Forces and sets expenditures for the Department of Defense (DOD). After supporting the bill on the House floor, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) issued the following… Read more »