U.S. Congressmen Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) and Jody Hice (R-GA-10) issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan, en bloc amendment package to H.R. 3055, a Fiscal Year 2020 “minibus,” which included an amendment sponsored by both Representatives. Allen and Hice introduced the amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs… Read more »
U.S. Reps. Rick Allen and Jody Hice announced Friday they secured passage of a spending bill amendment that increases funding for the second construction phase of the Cyber Instructional Facility at Fort Gordon.
U.S. Reps. Rick Allen and Jody Hice announced Friday that they have secured passage of a spending bill amendment that increases funding for the second construction phase of the… Read more »
The National Nuclear Security Administration's first in command, Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, on Monday announced a multimillion-dollar investment in a workforce-development initiative designed to address U.S. Department of Energy needs and bolster the Savannah River Site's future.
Gordon-Hagerty that evening introduced a five-year, total $5 million boost to the Workforce Opportunities in… Read more »
Five area institutions are getting $5 million to better develop the area’s nuclear workforce and help meet a goal of producing 80 plutonium pits per year by 2030.
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, the administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration in the U.S. Department of Energy, was surrounded by the heads of the five institutions – Augusta and Aiken technical colleges, Augusta… Read more »
The National Nuclear Security Administration's first in command, Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, is scheduled to announce a workforce development and education initiative Monday during a visit to Aiken Technical College.
Gordon-Hagerty's afternoon announcement will involve "support for programs at institutions" surrounding the Savannah River Site, according to a June 13 NNSA notice.
The event is… Read more »
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives began consideration of H.R. 2740, a Fiscal Year 2020 spending package for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State and Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development. U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) offered an amendment to H.R. 2740 to reduce State and Foreign Operations spending by one… Read more »
In October 2018, Hurricane Michael – the first Category 3 tropical storm to make a direct hit in Georgia in more than a century – devastated many areas of our great state. With wind gusts reaching over 100 miles per hour, this storm downed trees and power lines, destroyed poultry houses, obliterated infrastructure, and caused generational crop losses for a number of our farmers throughout… Read more »
Washington, D.C. (WJBF) Capitol Hill will get a chance to weigh in on the CSRA’s Lock and Dam fight.
South Carolina congressman, Joe Wilson, has introduced an amendment putting stipulations on the pool level of the Savannah River. The bill, co-sponsored by Georgia congressman Rick Allen and fellow South Carolina congressman Geoff Duncan, would not allow federal funding for any… Read more »
The National Cotton Council expressed appreciation to Congress and the Administration for their support and approval of long-awaited and much-needed disaster and recovery assistance for farmers devastated by Hurricanes Florence, Michael and other natural disasters in 2018 and early 2019.
The supplemental disaster assistance package passed by the House, and approved by the Senate on May… Read more »
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep.
Rick Allen
, R-Georgia, issued the following statement after
President Trump
signed the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act (H.R. 2157) into law, which provides funding for farmers and ranchers who suffered losses due to natural disasters, including Hurricane Michael and the 2017 late season freeze to blueberry and peach crops in… Read more »
