Rick Allen

We have talked about the Supreme Court decision last year which righted the ship as far as a significant win for workers rights and the First Amendment.

This hearing today seems not to be an exception to that.

The PRO Act would undermine the rights of workers in States.

This is a debate that frankly has been going on for 4,000 years. It is all played out in God's word, and it continues here today. Religious freedom is the cornerstone of the great American experiment.

Many of our southern commodities like blueberries are regional crops, they are concentrated in certain areas of the state, and those developing the crop insurance products are just not there; they are not available.

What I hear from all of my farmers in my district is that the crop insurance, even under the new farm bill, it will not deal with disasters; it just doesn't work for disasters, like we have seen.

One of the things that I have learned here is one of the benefits of a growing economy is we also are creating lots of jobs and lots of opportunity.

One of the benefits of a growing economy is we also are creating lots of jobs and lots of opportunity.

I appreciate that we were able to debate this amendment on the floor today that would emphasize the State Department's working with veteran-owned and disabled veteran-owned small businesses when awarding contracts and grants, and we were…

As the designee of the gentleman from Illinois, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 381, line 11, after the first dollar amount, insert…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Allen The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

I can't stress enough just how important it is to the future of this country that we take desperately needed steps to rein in our national debt and restore some fiscal sanity to this Chamber. H.R. 2740 is an unserious proposal that will…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division D (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount made…

I look forward to this hearing and to working with my colleagues to ensure that schools are not forgotten in the aftermath of natural disasters.

There are no better witnesses to ask about the struggles of rebuilding schools after natural disasters than local and State education leaders.

Schools are central gathering places and they are just as vulnerable as homes, businesses, and churches when a natural disaster hits our communities.

When Congress provides disaster aid, making sure that this funding is used well is critical to the successful and efficient renewal of America's destroyed schools.

Attendance versus working are two different--

Our economy is doing better than ever, best in the world; 7 million jobs open right now.

Yes, it is my belief that our farmers and ranchers across this nation are the true conservationists because they depend on the land, the work day in and day out of caring for their land and ensuring its health and vitality, and they do…

I hope that, like I said, people here, your Representatives, can come together and end this dysfunction and do what is right for the American people, particularly as far as national security and ag is concerned.

We don't need more laws to deal with, you know, labor shortages, we need more skilled workers.

Well, certainly my suggestions to our friends with the unions is to if they can recruit skilled workers--in this economy, you are going to find work. I can assure you of that.

We are in an unprecedented time. We have the greatest economy in the world. We have more jobs than we have people seeking jobs.

We need to find a safe long-term solution for the storage of nuclear waste.