WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton--along with Congressmen Rick Crawford and French Hill--announced the Arkansas Department of Transportation will be awarded $40 million to reconstruct and improve two sections of US 67 northeast of Little Rock. The project will widen US 67 from four to six lanes, construct an overpass, convert frontage roads to one-way operation and reconstruct two interchanges. Th  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 18 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: The Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council has announced that it will fully fund the Bigelow Rosenwald School project at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA). This $634,594 grant will provide critical maintenance to an institution that holds great historic significance to the African American community in central Arkansas. The facility will severe as a museum, meeting place for the un  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following op-ed on Paycheck Protection Program, published in Talk Business and Politics: This week, in Talk Business and Politics, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) penned an op-ed about the important role that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has played keeping central Arkansas businesses afloat and providing Arkansas families with needed income during the COVID-19 crisis. "Since Congress passed the CARES Act and created the PPP in M  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 11 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Michael Thorning and Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11) on the Bipartisan Policy Center Action's Podcast, Under the Dome to discuss the educational, economic, and cultural importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in central Arkansas, the pride that Arkansans have for Little Rock Central High School, and the CARES Act Congressional Oversight Commis  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 19 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: The members of the bipartisan Congressional Oversight Commission have published their second report https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.toomey.senate.gov_files_documents_COC-25201st-2520Report-5F05.18.2020.pdf&d=DwMFAg&c=L93KkjKsAC98uTvC4KvQDdTDRzAeWDDRmG6S3YXllH0&r=iRHHcVJhvKogiJfSR3SS6GSN3_H9EsaGjGsa0fhZgFI&m=3VEyjMgCiQJKO5FVML_e33MEuB5NUJkGw3xcfgG6dhs&s=d_WwSUBSSNwf4fiWmMHF  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy, issued the following news release on June 16: Today, the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy held a virtual hearing on the increased threat of coronavirus-fueled cyberattacks against our financial institutions and vulnerable Americans. "Cybersecurity and the need for s  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined U.S. Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to introduce the Promising Pathways Act, a bill that would increase access to treatments for those with life-threatening illnesses. "Scientific research has made great progress with potential treatments and cures, but I frequently hear from patients suffering with terminal con  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led Natural Resources Committee Republicans in a letter to Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), asking that committee Democrats cease holding partisan "forums" or "roundtables" with no minority involvement. In part, the members wrote: "These meetings, which have taken place without minority involvement, are strictly partisan in nature. With titles such as 'Behind the Curt  more

FLIPPIN, Arkansas, June 19 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) joined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Arkansas State Director David Branscum and local leaders to announce a $3,579,000 grant and $775,000 loan for the City of Flippin. The multi-million dollar investment will upgrade and expand critical wastewater infrastructure to improve the system for residents and businesses. Congressman Womack said, "Ark  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), Chairman of the West Point Board of Visitors (BOV), today joined President Donald J. Trump, Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams, Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville, and other Army leaders at the U.S. Military Academy's (USMA) graduation ceremony. The event honored the more than a thousand you  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) joined Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-8), Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), and more than one hundred of their colleagues to introduce the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act in Congress this week. The bill focuses on strengthening transparency, accountability, and performance of law enforcement to support the protection and care of our commun  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01), sent a letter along with Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus in support of additional emergency funding in the next coronavirus aid bill for the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), which helps to support fruit and vegetable incentive programs like Arkansas's successful "Double Up Food Bucks" program. GusNIP pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) signed a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza urging the administration to ease paperwork requirements for small businesses seeking loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The letter, signed by 44 senators, specifically requests the loan forgiveness application for loans under $  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) continued his commitment to strengthening rural broadband and helping expand telehealth and distance learning opportunities. In a hearing before the Senate Committee on Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, Boozman questioned Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on the level of collaboration among federal agencies as it   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on the introduction of the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act: "The anger and frustration brought on by the horrific deaths of George Floyd and others at the hands of those charged with protecting the public have pointed a spotlight on the need for reform. President Trump took the first step by signing an executive order that directs more attention and resources toward best pr  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after voting in support of the Senate-passed Great American Outdoors Act, historic legislation that will support investment in the conservation and preservation of public lands. "The Great American Outdoors Act ensures America's national treasures will continue thriving for future generations to enjoy. This landmark legislation allows us to   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton--along with Congressmen Rick Crawford and French Hill--announced the Arkansas Department of Transportation will be awarded $40 million to reconstruct and improve two sections of US 67 northeast of Little Rock. The project will widen US 67 from four to six lanes, construct an overpass, convert frontage roads to one-way operation and reconstruct two interchanges. The  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: Public lands in Arkansas provide an abundance of opportunities for people to enjoy the great outdoors. The time-honored traditions of hunting and fishing have helped grow the state's tourism industry into a key sector of our economy while simultaneously supporting the preservation and protection of wildlife habitat. We call the Natural State home. This moniker gives Arkansans an especially strong connectio  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Following the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee's hearing to examine challenges facing the recycling industry, Senate Recycling Caucus Co-chairs John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Carper (D-DE), senior Democrat on the committee, introduced bipartisan legislation that would expand the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to cover waste and recycling collection services. This  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on the nomination of Kyle Hauptman to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board: Hauptman currently serves as Senator Cotton's economic policy advisor and as the staff director of the Senate Banking Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Policy. "Kyle Hauptman has been my trusted economic advisor since 2017. I congratulate Kyle and commend President Trump on the nomination. I regret to see Kyle  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) introduced a bill that would recognize and reward State, local, and Tribal police officers who exemplify the very best policing. The Better Community Policing Recognition Act would establish a $5 million annual fund for the Department of Justice to administer, choosing the best nominees from approximately 18,000 police departments nationwide. Officers eligible for these reward  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could not undo the Obama administration's DACA program: "It cannot be the law that what Barack Obama has unlawfully done, no president may undo. Yet John Roberts again postures as a Solomon who will save our institutions from political controversy and accountability. "If the Chief Justice believes his political judgment is so exquisite, I invite him to  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following op-ed: A Jacobin mob of left-wing thought police has risen up across our country. No statue, no movie, no cartoon is immune. Nor any op-ed. The New York Times, after publishing my op-ed about the Insurrection Act, capitulated to a woke mob of its employees. But it's not just the Times. I reveal here for the first time that the Twitter thought police also targeted me for expressing an opinion shared at that time by a major  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) praised Senate passage of a resolution designating June 19, 2020, as "Juneteenth Independence Day'" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which Union General Gordon Granger brought the news of emancipation to Texas. Boozman, a cosponsor of the resolution, released the following statement in celebration of Juneteenth. "I'm pleased to join with Arkansans and all Americ  more