Rep. Rick Allen talked about the surprising fast pace of his first quarter representing Georgia's 12th District in Congress and the Republican answered "Yes" when asked if the relationship between Congress and the White House is as dysfunctional as it looks. After his November defeat of Rep. John Barrow, the Democrat who held the seat for 10 years, Allen became part of a freshman class of 43 Republicans and 15 Democrats when the U.S. House of Representatives convened Jan. 6. Statesboro and Bulloch County are part of Allen’s congressional district.