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Washington – Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) along with Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and all members of Georgia’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation introduced a bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Atlanta after the late U.S. Senator from Georgia, Johnny Isakson, who passed away in December 2021. “Senator Isakson’s legacy as… Read more »

Washington – Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) released the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that annual inflation rose to 9.1 percent in June: "President Biden and House Democrats’ reckless, big-government spending has sent shockwaves across our entire economy. At the same time, this administration’s anti-American energy agenda has sent fuel… Read more »

Biden Administration OKs Final Rule for Multiemployer Pension Aid Impacting Millions of Workers WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has announced a final rule for a program intended to keep some 200 multiemployer pension funds solvent for the next 30 years and protect more than 2 million workers from having their retirement benefits reduced. The rule, announced by the federal Pension… Read more »

PBGC Issues Final Rule on Assistance for Underfunded Union Pension Plans The federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) issued a final rule implementing changes to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) program that will pay up to $91 billion to financially troubled multiemployer pension plans. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on July 8 and takes… Read more »

Rubio, Colleagues Urge Biden to Reverse Plan Creating Unofficial Consulate to Palestinians in Jerusalem Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Bill Hagerty, along with U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin and colleagues, released a joint statement calling on the Biden Administration to reverse course on what they say is a plan to erode the full and faithful implementation of… Read more »

Labor Dept. Made $77.2 Billion In Improper Unemployment Insurance Payments In 2021: IG The Labor Department (DOL) “published an improper payment rate of 18.71 percent for the UI program, which resulted in an estimated $77.2 billion in reported gross improper payments,” the IG reported. The improper payment rate for the previous year was 9.17 percent, equal to about $37.8… Read more »

Biden Celebrates $90 Billion Bailout of Private Union Pension Plans President Joe Biden jetted off to Cleveland on Wednesday evening to announce the official launch of a $90 billion bailout of union retirement plans—one that's completely paid for with federal borrowing. The bailout was approved last year as part of the American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion emergency… Read more »

Washington – Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) announced his office is seeking applicants for the Fall 2022 Internship Program, to be offered in his Washington, D.C. and district offices. This fall semester program runs from August or September to December and is open to college students and young professionals interested in learning about the legislative process and assisting… Read more »

Controversial Pension Rescue Plan Finalized The White House on Wednesday heralded the finalization of a hotly debated plan to stabilize troubled pensions.  Speaking in Cleveland, where he was joined by union workers and retirees, President Joe Biden announced a final rule implementing a financial assistance program for multiemployer pension plans. “Those retirees who lost their… Read more »

Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) recently spoke on the House Floor about the Department of Labor’s efforts to reclassify independent contractors as traditional employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and his legislation (the Employee Rights Act) to codify protections for independent contractors into federal law. The Department of Labor (DOL) is currently in the process of… Read more »