Rick Allen

The Corps is not in compliance with the WIIN Act law by choosing an alternative that does not maintain the pool at the 114.5 level

I would also like to flag for the committee another WRDA priority of mine.

I urge the committee to work with me to include language that will repair and maintain the lock and dam...

I would also like to thank Congressman Hank Johnson for being a willing partner on this issue in the past.

I want to thank Congressman Mike Collins for raising this issue in the T&I hearing in June.

We have a responsibility to protect our environment for future generations.

The only way to do that is association health plans.

What would be the impact for example in the Affordable Care Act that carved out two groups that got waivers...

Well, we are not going to reduce the costs of healthcare until we know where all the money is going.

Right. Well, our Nation spends twice as much of all the other countries average for healthcare...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks for being with us today and sharing your expertise.

I hope we can move forward with the legislative ideas that reduce invasive government overreach in the NLRB.

The General Counsel for the NLRB, Ms. Abruzzo, has again made no effort to hide her extreme, pro-union agenda.

Under the Biden administration, the NLRB has damaged its reputation as independent and neutral.

Americans do not want or need the Federal Government giving them advice on how a business should operate.

It makes no sense whatsoever, and what it does, not only it is not just about increasing wages...

The Biden Department of Labor is currently seeking to finalize an unclear and overly restrictive independent contractor rule

I think unions have a role to play, but I think workers should have a choice...

Obviously, we are in a different world today is changing rapidly.

I hope to work closely with the House Agriculture Committee on these issues that are vitally important to Georgia's 12th District.

Agriculture is our state's number one industry, and plays a key role in the economy of my home district and Georgia as a whole.

We need to support and codify that each state should have a robust state-led pesticide agency in the next farm bill.

We must discuss the income and employment requirements on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and let's get Americans back to work.

Programs such as H-2A are critical for many farmers in my district, but they need reforms to become more widely used by American farmers.

I ask that similar language to this bill be included in the next farm bill to protect our growers against foreign markets.