WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, ranking Republican member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following joint statement on June 3 with Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, and Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, in response to the release of the surface transportation re-authorization bill: "Democrats and Repub  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Illinois, issued the following joint statement with Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, in response to the release of Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio's surface transportation reauthorization bill: "Democrats and Republicans alike know the only way to complete a reauthorization is if we work together. For decades, that's been the proven formula for successfully producing surface transportation laws. Unfortunately, driven by the Speaker's partisan agenda, C  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, yesterday led a virtual hearing on how different states are responding to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The hearing focused on the need to expand coronavirus testing capabilities in order to reopen safely and swiftly. The subcommittee heard from Arkansas Governor   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 29 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) announced the winners of the Congressional Art Competition for central Arkansas. This year, Rep. Hill's office received 44 submissions from high school students in Pulaski, Saline, White, Faulkner, Van Buren, Conway, and Perry counties. Judges for the 2020 competition included Donna Uptigrove, Curator of Exhibits at the Historic Arkansas Museum, Michael Warrick, Professor   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton--along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman--applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for awarding $2.5 million to Arkansas to expand its testing capacity for COVID-19. In this latest round of funding, HHS distributed a total of $2,553,240 to hospitals and other health care entities in the state to tr  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) supported adding flexibility to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to make it more accessible for Arkansas small businesses in need of assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate-passed Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act updates the PPP, a program that provides low-interest loans to small businesses to use for payroll, mortgage interest, rent and utilitie  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), along with Senators James Lankford (R-OK), John Cornyn (R-TX), David Perdue (R-GA), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to seek answers as to why the passport applications of Americans have not been completed since March 19, 2020. The lack of processing has resulted in a backlog of 1.6 million appl  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on the death of George Floyd and the unrest across the country: "As a nation, we recently honored the men and women who serve on the front lines keeping our communities safe during National Police Week. We owe a great deal to the law enforcement officers who put themselves in harm's way to protect their families, friends and neighbors at a moment's notice. Law enforcement officers are also public officials, an  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: We've witnessed a lot of frightening and discouraging scenes over the last few weeks. Already in the midst of a pandemic, our nation has been further gripped by turmoil and grief in the aftermath of the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and others whose lives were cut short under tragic circumstances. The result has not just been private lamenting or muted pleas for change. Instead, we'  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton--along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman--applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for awarding $2.5 million to Arkansas to expand its testing capacity for COVID-19. In this latest round of funding, HHS distributed a total of $2,553,240 to hospitals and other health care entities in the state to tra  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: Arkansas children struggling with hunger during this public health crisis will be getting additional support now that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the state's operational plan for the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program. Created by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the program provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following op-ed, published in the New York Times: This week, rioters have plunged many American cities into anarchy, recalling the widespread violence of the 1960s. New York City suffered the worst of the riots Monday night, as Mayor Bill de Blasio stood by while Midtown Manhattan descended into lawlessness. Bands of looters roved the streets, smashing and emptying hundreds of businesses. Some even drove exotic cars; the riots were   more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement after the U.K. announced it would allow three million people from Hong Kong to live and work in Britain in response to China's National Security law: "I applaud the U.K.'s decision to open its arms to Hong Kongers fleeing the tyrannical regime in Beijing. "Hong Kongers shouldn't be left to fend for themselves as the Communist Party destroys the city's freedoms."  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement after the reports of violence in American cities, especially attacks on police officers: "Violent anarchists and insurrectionists were once again allowed to rule the streets last night in too many cities. In places like St. Louis, they responded by shooting, beating, and running over police officers who weren't given the support they deserve to restore order. In Las Vegas, an officer was shot in the head. The on  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will file an Amicus Brief with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals supporting General Michael Flynn's Petition for a Writ of Mandamus. Senators Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Rick Scott (R-Florida), and Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) joined Senator Cotton's brief. * * * "Judge Sullivan is abusing his judicial power   more