this week in washington...


The House took a bold step in addressing school safety when we voted to pass the STOP School Violence Act with overwhelming bipartisan support. This important legislation provides schools, local law enforcement, and students the tools they need to stop threats before they become reality. Schools will be able to coordinate more with local law enforcement, make significant improvements to school security, and train students and personnel to identify violent behavior.


As this bill goes through the legislative process and beyond, my fellow colleagues and I will continue the fight for school safety and to keep our kids secure.

It was a great opportunity to meet with top scholar students from Middle Georgia State University.


These young leaders serve their university and community by engaging in community service, including serving as ushers during graduation and other major institutional events. They are truly role models to their peers!

I also had the chance to meet with Christ Community Health Services, where they presented me with the 2018 Distinguished Community Health Services Award.


It is an honor to support the important work that Community Health Centers do for the people of Georgia-12 and all around the country.

The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held a hearing on “Strengthening Access and Accountability to Work in Welfare Programs.”


I stand committed to getting Americans back to work, and thanks to tax reform, we have already seen businesses growing and more opportunities for all.

To view my questions during the hearing, please click here.

The Senate passed legislation that makes strides towards rolling back harmful regulations of the Dodd-Frank Act.


President Obama’s cornerstone financial legislation, the Dodd-Frank Act, has been a tremendous setback for our financial sector and our local community banks. The Dodd-Frank Act imposed more regulations than every other Obama administration law combined, and on Wednesday, the Senate took a major step towards alleviating these regulations. We did our work in the House last year when we passed the Financial CHOICE Act, and it is high time that we allow our community banks to get back in the business of lending. The next step in the legislative process should be to bring these two bills to conference, allowing the House and Senate to hammer out any differences before sending it to the President’s desk for signature.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiduciary rule, an Obama-era regulation that made it more difficult for financial advisors to provide clients with quality, affordable financial advice.


I have been strongly opposed to the DOL’s fiduciary rule during my time in Congress. As a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, the committee of jurisdiction, I have supported and cosponsored legislation which would have repealed the fiduciary rule and required retirement advisors to serve the best interests of their clients.

I started off the week in Dublin at the Dublin-Laurens County Chamber Irish Breakfast.


I’d like to thank Colonel Lyle K. Drew, 78th Air Base Wing Commander, for giving us an update on the Robins Air Force Base.

I hope you all have a great weekend and Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!


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Sincerely,

 

Rick Allen
Member of Congress
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