WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper called on President Biden to prioritize funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) in his budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). The AVC is a planned 130-mile water-delivery system from the Pueblo Reservoir to nearly 40 rural communities and 50,000 Coloradans throughout the Arkansas River Valley in Southeast Colorado. "Increased in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after reports emerged that the Biden administration is expected to redesignate Yemen's Houthis as a terrorist group, after previously removing the terrorist designation in 2021: "The Houthi rebels are trained and armed by the terrorist wing of Iran's army. And they chant 'Death to America' while attacking American sailors and global trade. Remo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet called on President Biden to prioritize funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) in his budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). The AVC is a planned 130-mile water-delivery system from the Pueblo Reservoir to nearly 40 rural communities and 50,000 Coloradans throughout the Arkansas River Valley in Southeast Colorado. "Increased investment   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler and Director Haoxiang Zhu, seeking information on a proposed rule change to permit the listing of Natural Asset Compan  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a notice of withdrawal of the proposed rule change that would have allowed the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to list Natural Asset Companies (NACs). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today is a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2024: * * * Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup and favorably reported eight bills. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources is kicking off the year by advancing a slate of solutions for Americans that include  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement: * * * Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the House passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2872, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act: "House Republicans are still negotiating conservative, common-sense policies to reflect in our final 2024 spending provisions, including securing our border and returning toward a balanced budget. "It is crucial that   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column on Jan. 15, 2024: * * * Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line each day they dress in their uniform and leave for work. We are grateful for the men and women who take that risk to protect and serve their neighbors and keep their community safe. We must honor their service and sacrifice as well as continually recognize their heroism and courage. In early January, we commemorate National Law E  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) in warning the Biden administration of the disastrous economic outlook for U.S. catfish farmers and processers if it adopts a preliminary decision to significantly reduce anti-dumping duties on imported catfish from Vietnam. In a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the senators urged a reversal of a prel  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Arkansas Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton paid tribute to the service and sacrifice of Stone County Deputy Justin Smith who was killed in the line of duty on January 2, 2024. "Deputy Smith loved his job working for the good of his family, friends and neighbors. He was proud to be in a position to make a difference in the lives of Arkansans and took advantage of that opportunity on countless occasions.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) voted today to denounce the Biden Administration's open-border policies, condemn the national security and public safety crisis along the southwest border, and urge President Biden to end his Administration's open-border policies. Congressman Womack said, "Through executive actions and blatant refusal to enforce the law, President Biden has caused a disaster of unprecedented  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the US House of Representatives passed the latest continuing resolution, which extends funding through March 1 and March 8 and avoids a detrimental government shutdown: Congressman Womack said, "The continuing resolution is a sad reality of both the broken budget process and a divided government. Shutting down the government isn't the a  more