The Jolt: Atlanta leaders will join Biden to celebrate Braves at the White House

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POLITICAL INSIDER By Patricia Murphy - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Greg Bluestein - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATia Mitchell - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 8 hours ago News and analysis from the politics team at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution   President Joe Biden will host the Atlanta Braves at a White House…

Clash over climate change funding emerging in farm bill debate

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BY: ALLISON WINTER - SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 4:40 AM WASHINGTON —   As lawmakers begin envisioning the next farm bill, some U.S. House Republicans are wary of making climate change a priority for farmers and ranchers. The pushback from Republicans at a Tuesday hearing came as the Biden administration has tried to make significant new investments in climate change…

Democrat ESG Energy Crisis ‘Just Wrong’; Republicans to Lower Gas Prices

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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that the Democrat ESG [Environmental, Social, and Governance] energy agenda is “just wrong” and that a House Republican majority would bring down energy prices. McCarthy spoke to Breitbart News ahead of the unveiling of the House Republican agenda, the Commitment to America. One of the core planks…

Rep. Rick Allen: Commitment to America 'a new direction for our country'

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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) released the following statement after House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) unveiled the Commitment To America framework outlining the party’s solutions to America’s ongoing economic, border, crime, and related crises: “The vision that Leader McCarthy presented today represents a new direction for our country—after two years…

Allen lends support to newly unveiled GOP House agenda

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WASHINGTON - Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Augusta, called a newly unveiled GOP House agenda a common-sense counterpoint to President Joe Biden and the party in power. Rep. Kevin McCarthy unveiled the “Commitment to America” on Friday in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. McCarthy, who is poised to get the speaker’s gavel if Republicans win control of the House in the fall,…

91 Lawmakers Back Bill To ‘Undo The Negligent Biden Orders Right Now’

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By Jessica Szilagyi Published 91 Congressional lawmakers recently introduced the “Protect the UNBORN (Undo the Negligent Biden Orders Right Now) Act” to prohibit the implementation of and funding of what they’re calling “President Biden’s pro-abortion Executive Orders.” The initiative follows a letter sent to Biden in July, urging him to…

Clash over climate change funding emerging in farm bill debate

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WASHINGTON —   As lawmakers begin envisioning the next farm bill, some U.S. House Republicans are wary of making climate change a priority for farmers and ranchers. The pushback from Republicans at a Tuesday hearing came as the Biden administration has tried to make significant new investments in climate change mitigation on farmland, last week announcing 70 pilot projects to…

Rep. Rick Allen on Democrats' labor bill: "This is not the American way"

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AUGUSTA – Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) spoke on the House Floor, outlining the harmful provisions in House Democrats’ PRO Act which would eliminate Right-to-Work protections currently active in 27 states, including Georgia. During his remarks, Congressman Allen urged his colleagues to instead support the Employee Rights Act, legislation he introduced with Sen. Tim Scott…

Democrats' union fixation harms workers

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There are as many versions of the American Dream as there are Americans willing to dream them. As such, our labor laws should empower the nation's workers to chart their own course to prosperity, not bind them into restrictive, one-size-fits-all arrangements which reduce their options and limit their potential. Unfortunately, Washington Democrats are fixated on dragging us back to an…

Rep. Allen details bill to boost America’s workforce, protect independent contractors

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Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) this week published an Op-Ed outlining the two major political parties’ conflicting outlooks on workforce development. In the piece, Congressman Allen explains how Congressional Democrats’ insistence on forcing America’s workers into strict classifications and compelling union membership would severely constrain…

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