Representative Rick Allen

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October district work period: part Three

Bulloch County

Touring the Statesboro Fire Department's new Station 3, which officially opened last month. After nearly two decades of planning, it is great to see Station 3 officially open and providing expanded fire protection across Statesboro. I am grateful to our fire fighters and all those who put the safety of others before their own.

Jenkins County

Attending the grand opening of Spring Mill Produce in Perkins—offering fresh, Georgia-grown produce to Jenkins County and surrounding communities. Thanks for the kind invitation to be a part of this exciting day!

Richmond County

Visiting Augusta Industrial to discuss the work being done at the state-level to promote employee ownership in Georgia. We also discussed my bill that was recently signed into law by President Trump, the Retire through Ownership Act, which would provide legal and regulatory clarity in the formation of new Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).

Read more HERE.

Speaking to the Realtors of Greater Augusta about the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. Homeownership has always been a pillar of the American Dream, but unfortunately, many middle-class Americans have been priced out of the housing market due to supply shortages, burdensome regulations, outdating zoning codes, and rising construction costs.

This bipartisan legislation, which I proudly supported, is now public law and will alleviate the housing shortage by reducing unnecessary regulatory barriers to new home construction, modernizing HUD programs, and allowing banks to more freely deploy funding.

The Georgia Cyber Center at Augusta University and SOFtact Solutions hosted a panel discussion titled: Beyond Q-Day: AI, Quantum & the Future Fight. This event brought together government, industry, and academia to examine how emerging technologies are reshaping security, operations, and decision-making across the government.

I was honored to be invited to the post panel reception at the Georgia Cyber Center to meet some of the professionals at the forefront of the AI conversation.

SRMC Rapid Prototyping Facility Ribbon Cutting

Attending the Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) Rapid Prototyping Facility ribbon cutting in Jackson. This innovative facility will expand 3D-printing capabilities to rapidly design, fabricate, test, and modify specialized sampling equipment, resulting in faster, safer, and more cost-effective waste tank closure at the Savannah River Site (SRS). SRS employs thousands of GA-12 residents and I am proud to support their mission.

This Week's White House Highlight

President Trump and Secretary Rollins recently announced $8 billion in one-time payments to American farmers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Harvest Fuel Relief Program to help American farmers facing higher fuel costs and market disruptions. This $8 billion dollar investment will be made available this harvest season, providing critical relief to more than 560,000 row crop farmers.

Similar to the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program, the Harvest Fuel Relief (HFR) program will provide simple, proportional support to producers using a uniform formula to cover a portion of modeled losses during the 2026 crop year. This national loss average will be based on FSA reported planted acres, Economic Research Service cost of production estimates, and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates yields and prices.

The $8 billion in payments provided through the Harvest Fuel Relief program are authorized under the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act and will be administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA).