U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12), member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, today questioned Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell on whether the department would investigate the horrific practices of Planned Parenthood brought to light in several recent videos. When asked by Allen whether HHS, which provides federal funding to Planned Parenthood, intends to investigate the organization’s disturbing practices, Burwell declined to provide a comm...
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U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) this week joined 126 of his colleagues in sending a letter to express support for the efforts of two House committees that have launched investigations into the allegations surrounding Planned Parenthood possibly selling the body parts of unborn children. The letter, written to Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Fred Upton, and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte, points to the recent videos that surfaced featuring top P...
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U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today supported bipartisan legislation to promote health care innovation and accelerate the development and delivery of cures to fight thousands of diseases impacting millions of Americans. The 21st Century Cures Act, H.R. 6, updates the medical innovation infrastructure, cuts red tape by streamlining the regulatory process, and supports advancements in personalized medicine and future research. Congressman Allen applauded the bill’s passage in the House wi...
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U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today released the following statement after Dr. Brooks Keel was named the new president of Georgia Regents University (GRU): “I congratulate Dr. Brooks Keel on being selected as President of Georgia Regents University. He has served as a dedicated leader as president of Georgia Southern University, and I look forward to seeing him continue his great work in higher education through this new role at GRU. As a graduate of Augusta College and the Medical Coll...
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12), member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, today supported the Student Success Act (H.R. 5), legislation to replace No Child Left Behind, restore local control of education, and expand opportunities in K-12 schools. The legislation was passed by the House, and Congressman Allen released the following statement: “Current federal mandates and one-size-fits-all accountability standards are holding back teachers and limiting opport...
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U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling in King v. Burwell and renewed his call to repeal and replace ObamaCare with patient-centered reforms: “While the Supreme Court’s ruling upholds the law’s subsidies, it does not affirm ObamaCare as the right health care solution for the American people. The fact remains that ObamaCare has made health care more expensive and continues to hurt families, individuals and businesses in Georgia and across...
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U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today applauded House passage of H.R. 1190, the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act. The legislation repeals the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) established under ObamaCare. Allen is an original cosponsor of the legislation and issued the following statement: “The IPAB is yet another example of how ObamaCare is flawed. By giving a board of unelected bureaucrats the authority to make significant changes to Medicare, the law gives seniors les...
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U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today applauded passage of H.R. 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act, which eliminates ObamaCare’s 2.3% excise tax on the sale of medical devices. Allen is an original cosponsor of the legislation, which was passed with a bipartisan vote of 280-140, and released the following statement: “As the fight continues for full repeal of ObamaCare, the medical device tax is an area of this law both sides of the aisle agree needs to go. It destroys jobs and holds ...
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U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today released the following statement after U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson announced he has been diagnosed with the early stages of Parkinson’s disease: “Throughout his time in Congress and the time I have known him, Johnny Isakson has always been one of the hardest working public servants in Washington who devotes his all to representing the people of Georgia. He has my utmost respect and support as he bravely confronts this challenge, and I remain grateful ...
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U.S. Congressman Rick Allen (R-Ga.-12) today announced he has introduced the Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act, H.R. 2588, bipartisan legislation to improve efficiency of the H-2A visa program. The H-2A program allows agriculture employers to hire non-immigrant workers for temporary labor. However, bureaucratic red tape that has frequently stalled or prevented efforts by employers to apply for and hire H-2A workers has made the program difficult for farmers in Georgia and across the co...
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