Representative Rick Allen

Biden's Multiple Crises

The American People are suffering the consequences of the Biden Administration and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s failed policies and socialist agenda. Right now President Biden is demonstrating weak leadership as he faces multiple crises that his Administration created.

The Economic Crisis:

We are down 7.6 MILLION jobs from pre-pandemic levels.
Labor force participation rate DECLINED to 61.6% in May.
Americans are paying more for everything: The Consumer Price Index for May 2021 increased 0.6% - the fastest rate in nearly 13 years.
The HIGHEST sustained tax burden in American HISTORY, proposing $55 trillion of taxes

The Border Crisis:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced 180,034 enforcement encounters at our southern border in May - a 674% INCREASE from May of 2020 and a new 21-YEAR HIGH
May is the 3RD STRAIGHT MONTH of 170K+ apprehensions, which hasn’t occurred since 2000.

The Energy Crisis:

The price of gas in the U.S. has risen for eight consecutive weeks.
Gasoline is 56.2% MORE expensive today than 12 months ago.
The Keystone XL oil pipeline project developer announced that they were abandoning the project, which would have created thousands of high-paying American jobs following President Biden's decision to revoke a key permit for the pipeline.

The National Security Crisis:

President Biden failed to stand up for America during his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Meanwhile, Putin walked away from the summit three victories for Russia:

A five-year extension on the New START treaty with no pre-conditions
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which grants Russia more control over the region
A globally transmitted summit with President Biden

President Biden has no real plan to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable on the origins of COVID-19

Fighting For Conservative Principles

This week I received the Award for Conservative Excellence by the American Conservative Union Foundation after scoring a 93% on their 2020 Congressional rating.

I will always fight for conservative principles in Congress and advance policies that spur economic growth, rein in wasteful federal spending, uphold the right to life, and protect our Second Amendment rights.

Protecting the Second Amendment

The Biden Administration has proposed new guidance on stabilizing braces that would infringe on our Second Amendment rights. Should this guidance go into effect, a disabled combat veteran who has chosen the best stabilizing brace for their disability is now a felon unless they turn in or destroy the firearm, destroy the brace, or pay a $200 tax. Furthermore, it could make millions of law-abiding citizens felons overnight.

Even the ATF has repeatedly stated, “the brace concept was inspired by the needs of disabled combat veterans who still enjoy recreational shooting but could not reliably control heavy pistols without assistance." That’s why I joined 140 of my Republican colleagues in asking the Department of Justice to withdraw this proposed guidance. You can read our letter here.

Upholding the Right to Life

I joined over 130 of my Republican colleagues demanding Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough provide assurances that the VA won't attempt to change its rules to provide abortion or abortion-related services under the Biden administration. We must ensure taxpayer dollars never fund abortions, and I will always uphold the right to life.

House Education and Labor Hearing Examining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This week, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing with Department of Health and Human Service Secretary Xavier Becerra. During the hearing I asked about the cost of healthcare, specifically with surprise medical billing.

New Study Shows Democrats’ Proposed Tax Changes Would Devastate Family Farms

A new study from the Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University released this week confirms that Democrats' proposed changes to taxes on inherited property will have a devastating impact on the next generation of family farmers and ranchers.

Specifically, two Democrat bills would raise taxes an average of $1.4 million on 98 percent of AFPC’s representative farms. I adamantly oppose the stepped-up basis and estate tax which would cause massive economic harm on our rural communities and could cost some families their life-savings after losing a loved one.

Welcoming Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley to the Republican Study Committee

Thanks to former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley for coming to the Republican Study Committee meeting this week to discuss the need for strong U.S. leadership on the world stage as we combat threats from foreign adversaries like China, Russia and Iran

Establishing the Juneteenth Federal Holiday

This week the House and the Senate passed legislation to create a new federal holiday, Juneteenth, to be celebrated each year on June 19^th, marking the end of slavery in the United States. As a conservative who stands for freedom, seeks to protect natural rights, and rejects racial discrimination in all forms, I supported this legislation.

ICYMI: I held a telephone town hall to answer questions from GA-12 constituents

I held a telephone town hall Tuesday night and gave an update on Democrats’ “infrastructure” package, the latest on the southern border, investigating the origins of COVID-19, combating Critical Race Theory, and more. For those who were unable to participate in the call, here are some of the highlights.

>> You can sign up to participate in future telephone town halls here.

Unfortunately many people in the U.S have heart valve defects or disease but do not show symptoms, and over 25,000 Americans die each year due to underdiagnoses and under-treatment of the condition. This hit close to home for my friend and colleague Rep. Andy Barr who unexpectedly lost his wife Carol last year who, at age 39, leaves behind two young daughters.

I’m proud to cosponsor H.R. 1193, the Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act (CAROL Act) to advance research and generate data on valvular heart disease to aid in the development of guidelines to identify and distinguish those with high risk of sudden cardiac death. Additionally, the bill will create a working group of subject matter experts to identify research needs and opportunities to develop prescriptive guidelines for treatment of patients with MVP.

As always, my office is here to help. You can email me ⇒ HERE, contact any of our offices or join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

Sincerely,

Rick Allen
Member of Congress