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Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) was sworn into office for the 118th Congress. Afterward, Congressman Allen made the following statement: “I’m honored to take the oath of office and renew my commitment to serving the great people of Georgia’s 12th District. As we enter a new Congress, I will carry their voices into these halls and serve as a check and balance to the damaging… Read more »

Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. “Under Democrat rule, Washington has pushed out-of-control spending, which has contributed to historic inflation that is hurting every American. Scrapping regular order, Democrats pushed a 4,000+ page bill totaling almost $2 trillion.… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Rick W. Allen announced that Lakeside High School students Amber Verma, Aditi Umapathy and Joseph Alackara were selected as the winners of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Georgia’s 12th District. The students were chosen for their work developing Timely, a software application designed to aid productivity in individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity… Read more »

By: BRIAN CROCE  The Department of Labor's new rule permitting retirement plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when selecting investments and exercising shareholder rights is a regulatory return to normal and takes more of a neutral approach than the proposal on which it was based, industry experts said. "I think the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) announced that Lakeside High School students Amber Verma, Aditi Umapathy, and Joseph Alackara were selected as the winners of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Georgia’s 12th District. The students were chosen for their work developing Timely, a software application designed to aid productivity in individuals with ADHD and similar… Read more »

BY THE GEORGIA VIRTUE Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan legislation to rename the Atlanta VA Regional Office in honor of Georgia’s late U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson is now law. Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan law will rename the VA regional office in Decatur, Georgia, as the “Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office” to honor Isakson for his… Read more »

By: MIL-OSI Publisher US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Wisconsin Ron Johnson WASHINGTON— On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and 67 of their Republican colleagues in writing a letter to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) opposing the Board’s joint employer proposed rule that is inconsistent with common law,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) participated in a media call organized by the Independent Women’s Forum about the Department of Labor’s proposed rule to strip flexibilities currently enjoyed by millions of independent contractors by reclassifying them as traditional employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. (Click to view video.)   Congressman… Read more »

Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) voted to pass H.R. 7776, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. This bill, passed on a bipartisan basis, authorizes annual funding levels for the U.S. Armed Forces and sets expenditures for the Department of Defense (DOD). H.R. 7776 authorizes $858 billion in discretionary spending for national defense programs to ensure… Read more »

By: Metter Advertiser The office of Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) will host Community Office Hours across counties in Georgia’s 12th District during the month of December. Included in these visits is a stop in Metter on Dec. 7 from 3-4:30 p.m. at Metter City Hall. During these events, members of Congressman Allen’s staff will be available to assist constituents with a variety of… Read more »