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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 »

Washington – Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court issued a majority opinion in favor of the defendant in the case of Biden v. Texas: “This administration’s open-border policies have left us with an undeniable crisis at our southern border. By reversing the effective policies established by the Trump… Read more »

Eric Parker doesn’t sit much these days. But today, he’s relaxing in one of theClubhou.se’s expansive glass-walled rooms on the third floor of the Georgia Cyber Center, overlooking the Savannah River on one side and downtown Augusta on the other. If you’d asked  theClubhou.se founder 10 years ago where he would be today, it likely wouldn’t be here. In 2010, Parker had moved… Read more »

Washington -Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, criticizing the Department's intent to propose a rule which would reclassify independent contractors as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In the letter, Congressman Allen argued this change would… Read more »

By Paige Smith | June 27, 2022 1:14PM ET Burr, Braun, Foxx, Allen signed letter opposing guidance Labor board stance a ‘flagrant disregard’ of precedent A National Labor Relations Board memo that declared war on “captive audience” meetings, a common anti-union tactic used by employers, came under fire from congressional Republicans.   Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and… Read more »

Washington - Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court issued a majority opinion in favor of the plaintiff in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization:   "I applaud the Supreme Court's decision. In the decades… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Representative Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), and more than 80 members of Congress on a bicameral joint statement, calling on the Biden administration to reverse course on its plan to erode the full and faithful implementation of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 by moving the Palestinian… Read more »

Republican members of Congress and the Senate have banded together to scorch a Biden Administration plan to upgrade the Palestinian Affairs Unit in the US Embassy in Jerusalem, just a few weeks prior to President Joe Biden’s planned trip to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Saudi Arabia. The statement, released Thursday and endorsed by more than 80 lawmakers, was led by Senator Bill… Read more »