This morning I took off from the Youngstown Air Reserve Base with fellow members of the Youngstown Base Community Council on an informational trip. We will be traveling to Patrick AFB and Cape Kennedy in Florida. While down there I will be spending time learning about how important military spending is to the development of local communities. In addition to the growth and development military bases provide to communities like the Mahoning Valley.


I will also talk to people in order to better understand how the military contracting process works. My goal here is to learn all that I can about federal military contracting so that I can create legislation which will help ensure that taxpayer moneys allotted for military base development are spent on American businesses first.


I am still frustrated at the lack of work done by the congressional delegations from Ohio on behalf of the employees at Summitville Tile. I believe that if those people who claim to represent us are unable to find a solution to the problem than I will. I am not going to wait until after Election Day to make your voices heard on Capitol Hill. That is why I am working and have been working on creating solutions which will keep American dollars here in America.


I would love to come and learn about your business or visit your home and talk to your friends and family. If you would like to have me please email me at info@drallenforcongress.com and one of my staff will get back to you soon.


Thank you and God Bless


Donald Allen

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Last week I was the guest of Matt Lewis and the Canfield Rotary for their Friday Luncheon on Feb 12^th. The event was held at Fair Park in Canfield OH. The Rotary is a non-political organization whose main function is to improve the welfare of the community’s in which its members live. Their club rules prohibit political speeches or campaigning so my visit was an opportunity to talk about my book, “Tarawa – The Aftermath”. My comments on the book were well received and the club was incredibly welcoming to me and the members of my campaign. Thank you to President Sieglinde Warren and President Elect Dante Zambrini for their hospitality. I was particularly fond of their four guiding principles, which you can read here at their website: www.rotary.org.


If you would like me to visit your club and talk about my Commitment for a Better Tomorrow please let me know by emailing me at info@drallenforcongress.com or visit my website above.

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For bad weather we had a very good turnout of over 30 people at
Monday’s meeting of the Marietta Republican Women’s group.  After a
brief introduction we were able to discuss the upcoming primary
election with everyone, and received a lot of encouragement.  Many of
those present were also members of the Marietta 9-12 Group that we had met with a month ago.  They have been very supportive and
will soon be endorsing a candidate.

Our country must get back to basics.  Small businesses are the
economic cornerstones of every community, but government has made it exceedingly difficult to start a small business and work it to
success.  This has to change.  We need to clear the path for small
business start-up by eliminating the regulations and impediments that
hamstring young entrepreneurs.  We also need to help small farmers who want to pass on their farms to their children, and others who want to start farming.  Small farms and small businesses were the foundations
of our economy, and should still be.  Massive stores, massive farms,
and sending all our manufacturing to low-wage countries is NOT what is
best for Americans.  It smacks of collectivism and as we allow our government to grow ever larger, it will continue.  Time to turn this train around.

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Small businesses are the economic cornerstones of every community.
Our government, however, makes it very hard to start a new business
and work it to success. We need to remove the obstacles to start new
businesses and support those that already exist. It’s incredibly
easier to start a business in a foreign country than to start one here
at home.

President Obama has made some very interesting promises to look at
oil, nuclear, and even coal for energy sources. As with much of his
administration so far, we will now have to wait to see if he follows
words with actions. Making this country independent of foreign oil
would be a boon to our economy, and create millions of
petroleum-related jobs across the country. Drilling for our own oil,
wherever it exists, is still the best solution. Will he do it??? Our future
relies in us tapping into our own oil sources to keep us going into new
technologies become viable.

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