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U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) issued the following statement today after President Trump signed H.R. 2157, the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, into law – providing critical funding for farmers and ranchers who suffered devastating losses due to natural disasters, including Hurricane Michael and the 2017 late season freeze to blueberry and peach… Read more »

The advocacy on behalf of veterans exhibited by former American Legion member Ray Hendrix now is being permanently honored in his home state of Georgia. The Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Statesboro, Ga., recently was renamed to honor the 64-year Legionnaire. The ceremony took place in late May and officially renamed the facility the Ray Hendrix VA Clinic. U.S. House… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) issued the following statement after hosting a Service Academy Signing Ceremony yesterday for three young men from Georgia’s 12th district who received and accepted an offer of appointment to one of our nation’s Military Service Academies. Each year, Congressman Allen nominates a limited number of young people to attend four of our nation’s… Read more »

Logan Schultz, a 2019 graduate of Coffee High School, is headed to the U.S. Naval Academy. U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) hosted a ceremony Thursday for three young men from Georgia's 12th District who received and accepted an offer of appointment to one of the nation's military service academies. Accepting an appointment obligates the appointees to commit and serve… Read more »

The same breeze that offered some relief from the nearly 100-degree heat assisted Mary Hendrix and U.S. Rep. Rick Allen in unveiling a temporary sign for the newly renamed Ray Hendrix Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic. With House Resolution 3946, the whole U.S. Congress in effect agreed that the clinic, on Northside Drive East in Statesboro, wouldn’t be there without the efforts of… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick Allen’s aides will meet with the public from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 6 in Springfield, at the Effingham County Board of Commissioners Administrative Complex, 601 N. Laurel St. Constituents will be able to receive personal assistance from Allen’s office. There will be no formal presentation nor will Allen be in attendance. Staff will be available to… Read more »

A ceremony formally renaming the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro for the late Sgt. Maj. Ray Hendrix is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the clinic, 658 Northside Drive East. U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Georgia 12th, plans to attend a ceremony, and members of Hendrix's family are invited as guests of honor. "Sergeant Major Ray Hendrix was… Read more »

U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-Ga-12) announced today that his staff will be holding Community Office Hours across the 12th district during the month of June. These office hours offer the opportunity for constituents to receive personal assistance from Congressman Allen’s office in their local communities. There will be no… Read more »

Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) held a telephone town hall Tuesday night to answer questions from residents of Georgia's 12th District. Congressman Allen gave an update on our booming economy, disaster relief for farmers in Georgia's 12th district, his work on the House Education and Labor Committee, actions taken to address opioid addiction and lower the costs of prescription drugs,… Read more »

The future of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam was one of the repeat topics at last week’s State of Our Community event in North Augusta. “It’s one voice, everybody is speaking the same tune right now …” said North Augusta Mayor Bob Pettit during the event. The Lock and Dam has been a hot topic of discussion for the last year in the CSRA. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been… Read more »