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Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) visited Golden Harvest Food Bank in Augusta, Georgia. During his visit, Congressman Allen thanked the Golden Harvest leadership team and volunteers for their service to the CSRA and surrounding communities, discussed the impacts of the harmful government shutdown, and donated a variety of nutritious food items. … Read more »

Today, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) issued the following statement in response to the closure of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Contract Postal Unit (CPU) at Surrey Center Pharmacy in Augusta. "The closing of the USPS CPU at Surrey Center Pharmacy is extremely disappointing to me and many others in our community. Since 1979, this USPS location has been… Read more »

Originally Published in WRDW By Staff Rep. Rick Allen says he’s “very disappointed” after the U.S. Postal Service followed through with its plan to shut down mailing services at Surrey Center Pharmacy — a move that’s drawing fresh backlash. The closure isn’t just a local issue. Allen and other lawmakers say it reflects a broader problem with the troubled agency — prompting new… Read more »

Today, Representative Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12), Chairman of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, was joined by Representatives Lucy McBath (D-GA-06), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA-25), and Bob Onder (R-MO-03) in reintroducing the Safe Step Act, a bipartisan bill to ensure patients can safely and efficiently… Read more »

Yesterday, the House Committee on Education and Workforce advanced H.R. 5169, the Retire Through Ownership Act. This bipartisan legislation, introduced by Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12), would provide legal and regulatory clarity in the formation of new Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). During the full committee… Read more »

Today, U.S. Representatives Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) and George Whitesides (D-CA-27) introduced the Contract Postal Unit Transparency Act, legislation designed to require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to provide reports on how the closure of contract postal units (CPUs) will impact residents and allow for public hearings before any closure takes place.  "I am proud… Read more »

Originally Published in Daily Caller  By: Hudson Crozier  Congress is investigating a scandal-prone major union over whether it broke the law through poor investment choices that reportedly led to $80 million in losses to members, a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation shows. United Auto Workers (UAW) has not disclosed what happened to $340 million it used… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes annual funding levels for the U.S. Armed Forces and sets expenditures for the Department of Defense (DoD). H.R. 3838 authorizes a total discretionary allocation of… Read more »

Originally Published in Newsmax By: Jewish News Syndicate Staff  Jewish workers have supported unions and led labor movements for generations, but now those same entities are "selling them down the river," Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga., chair of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, said during the panel's hearing about union Jew-hatred on… Read more »

Originally Published in Competitive Enterprise Institute By: Iain Murray  Dear Member of Congress: On behalf of the following organizations, we ask for your full support and co-sponsorship of H.R. 4154, the Employee Rights Act (ERA), recently re-introduced by Congressman Rick Allen (GA). The Employee Rights Act is a comprehensive labor reform bill that would expand employee… Read more »