Rep. Mike Johnson Elected Speaker of the House 

Defending a Critical Savannah River Site Mission

I spoke on the House floor in opposition to an amendment to H.R. 4394, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, offered by Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), that would prohibit funding for plutonium pit production at the Savannah River Site (SRS).

Currently under construction at SRS is the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility. Required by law, this is part of a two-site strategy – with Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Savannah River Site tasked with producing plutonium pits to help improve resiliency and mitigate risk in the United States’ pit production. This shortsighted amendment would have critically threatened this urgent national security mission, but fortunately, the amendment failed on the House floor. 

However, I was pleased to see the underlying bill, H.R. 4394, pass the House with my support. House Republicans are one step closer to fully funding the federal government through regular order.

September Border Numbers

The Biden border crisis continues to intensify. In September alone, there were nearly 270,000 illegal immigrant encounters at our Southern border—an over 300% increase from September 2020 and the highest single month ever recorded in history.

In May, House Republicans passed the Secure the Border Act, the strongest border security bill in history. My House Republican colleagues and I will not stop in our efforts to force President Biden to address the chaos at our southern border.

Biden's NLRB Finalizes Harmful Joint-Employer Standard

Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) finalized an expanded joint-employer standard that threatens the franchise model and negatively impacts the U.S. economy, workers, and small businesses.

At a time when workers and families are struggling to keep up with the inflationary reality of 'Bidenomics,' it is appalling that this administration is now saddling entrepreneurs with further roadblocks to achieving the American Dream.

With each passing day, it becomes more critical for Congress to pass my Employee Rights Act, which would provide much-needed clarity in determining joint-employer status and prevent franchise owners from becoming corporate middle-managers. American workers and small business owners want and deserve freedom and certainty, not more onerous and unworkable rulemakings.

2024 Spring Internship Program

I recently announced my office is seeking applicants for our paid 2024 Spring Internship Program, to be offered in my Washington, D.C. office.

This program is open to college students and young professionals interested in learning about the legislative process and assisting with the responsibilities of a congressional office. Interns will perform a range of tasks including constituent outreach, legislative writing, and more, with the possibility of earning school credit. All applications are due by Friday, November 17.

Applications can be submitted HERE. 

Congressional App Challenge

DEADLINE APPROACHING: The 2023 Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students in Georgia's 12th District is underway. This nationwide event allows students to compete with their peers by creating a software application, or "app," for web, PC, tablet, mobile, or other platform of their choice.

All apps must be submitted online no later than November 1, 2023. For more information, please visit my website!

As always, it was great to recently meet with several groups to talk about the issues that matter most to them.

Those pictured include representatives from:

• Hyundai
• American College of Cardiology
• Imerys
• University of West Georgia

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Sincerely,

Rick Allen
Member of Congress