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A comprehensive update to labor laws aimed at improving the national workforce landscape was recently proposed by congressional Republicans. The Employee Rights Act, sponsored by Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) in the U.S. House of Representatives and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) in the Senate, responds to provisions tucked in the Democrat-led PRO Act. The sponsors argue their… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) and Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security, Congressman Jeff Duncan (SC-03), visited Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia to take a firsthand look at Vogtle Units 3 and 4, which will be the first new nuclear reactors to come online in the United States in over three decades. Unit 3 is… Read more »

After touring the as-yet uncompleted fourth reactor at Plant Vogtle, U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Augusta and U.S. House Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-South Carolina, had a message — the United States needs more Vogtles. "I'll go back to Washington with Rick and we'll share with our colleagues on Energy and Commerce, what's happening here at Plant… Read more »

AL HACKLE ahackle@statesboroherald.com Published: Apr 24, 2023, 8:14 PM U.S. Rep.  Rick Allen, R-Georgia 12th District, has introduced legislation now known as the BARN Act, intended to improve farmers ability to hire guest workers from other countries, five times now, in five different sessions of Congress. He says this legislation should have a place in broader immigration… Read more »

by Cindy Morley | Apr 21, 2023 U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-GA, introduced the Employee Rights Act of 2023 this week – legislation that he says will modernize the nation’s labor policies to match the needs of the 21st century worker and workforce. Allen says this bill represents the “Republican vision for the future of the American workforce: promoting growth and innovation,… Read more »

Round-Up for the Week of April 17-21, 2023   What challenges exist at the federal, state, and local levels that delay or burden broadband deployment?  How can Congress help expedite or streamline the process for broadband deployment? Is attaching telecommunications equipment on municipally or cooperatively-owned poles more difficult or expensive than on other poles? These… Read more »

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Constitutional Nobody This week, Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the version of the Employee Rights Act (ERA) for the 118th Congress. The ERA seeks to be the pro-worker and pro-small-business response to Big Labor’s various coercive agendas, whether advanced through the Biden administration and National Labor… Read more »

April 21, 2023/in Hot Topics, News, Policy, Politics, Religion/by Family Research Council     “Why is Pride Month celebrated in June yearly, but practicing Christians don’t have their own month to celebrate their faith?” thought Penny Nance, CEO and president of Concerned Women for America as her Peloton bike asked if she would… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-GA) introduced the Employee Rights Act of 2023 today, alongside Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.). The bill seeks to modernize our nation’s labor policies to match the needs of the 21st century worker and workforce. This legislation represents the Republican vision for the future of the American workforce: promoting growth and innovation, ensuring that our laws… Read more »

ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS 04.19.2023 Associated Builders and Contractors announced its strong support for the Employee Rights Act, which was introduced today in the 118th Congress by Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga. With a primary objective to provide essential protections for workers’ rights, choices and freedoms, the ERA stands in stark contrast with… Read more »