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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Sunday June 28, 2020 ( 16 items )  

Rep. Hill Announces Hiring of New District Representative of Military and Veteran Affairs
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 23 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) announced that Robert Geal recently joined his staff to serve as a District Representative of Military and Veteran Affairs. Geal, originally from Benton, Arkansas, is currently serving in the Arkansas Army National Guard as a crew chief and mechanic on the Blackhawk helicopter. Prior to joining Rep. Hill's office, Geal was an Assistant Store Manager at Walmart in central   more

Rep. Hill Awards Golden Fleece to State Department for Suspending Processing of All Passport Applications
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) named the State Department as the latest recipient of the Golden Fleece Award for needlessly delaying more than 1.6 million passport applications. "While the State Department was quick to respond to the coronavirus' outbreak at the beginning of the year, it made the wrong decision to suspend the processing of passport applications. Other federal agencies, with similar responsibiliti  more

Rep. Westerman: USDA Awards Arkansas $75 Million for Electric Infrastructure Program
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton-- along with U.S. Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman--applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for awarding a $75 million loan to Arkansas Electric Co-op Corps through the Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. As part of the Electric Loan Program, Arkansas Electric Co-op Corps is receiving these funds to  more

Rep. Womack: USDA Awards Arkansas $75 Million for Electric Infrastructure Program
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- 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 Agriculture (USDA) for awarding a $75 million loan to Arkansas Electric Co-op Corps through the Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. As part of the Electric Loan Program, Arkansas Electric Co-op Corps is receiving these funds   more

Reps. Roe, Womack Call for Accountability Review, Bonus Recoupment of Arkansas VA Pathologist Following Charges
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, ranking Republican member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.), the Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, sent a letter to Robert Wilkie, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), requesting details about how VA intends to hold the former Chief Pathologist a  more

Reps. Womack, Roe Call for Accountability Review, Bonus Recoupment of Arkansas VA Pathologist Following Charges
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Representatives Steve Womack (AR-3), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, and Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-1), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, sent a letter to Robert Wilkie, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), requesting details about how VA intends to hold the former Chief Pathologist at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, accountable for the m  more

Sen. Cotton Bill to Limit Over-Politicizing of Special Prosecutors
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia) introduced a bill to require at least a 7-year gap between an individual's serving on a special prosecutor team investigating a president or presidential candidate and that individual's appointment to a Senate-confirmed position. By instituting a "cooling-off period," the Restore Integrity of Special Prosecutors Act would eliminate the political   more

Sen. Cotton Bill to Support Semiconductor Manufacturing in U.S.
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Chuck Schumer (D-New York), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), James Risch (R-Idaho), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), and Doug Jones (D-Alabama) have introduced the American Foundries Act of 2020, a bill that supports the production and development of microelectronics in the United States. The Senators aim to   more

Sen. Cotton Speaks Against D.C. Statehood
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Our country faces real challenges for example, anti-American mobs are roaming the streets in many cities, tearing down statues of our greatest statesmen, men like Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Grant, and George Washington, after whom this capital city is named. But the Democrats aren't doing anything about that problem. Oh no, on the contrary. The mob is in many ways the youth movement of the Democratic Party, so th  more

Sen. Cotton to Introduce the Washington-Grant Historic Preservation Act
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will introduce the Washington-Grant Historic Preservation Act, which would amend the Veterans' Memorial Preservation Act to provide for a one-year mandatory minimum for those who injure or destroy monuments dedicated to our most gallant American heroes. "Vandals are defacing and tearing down of statues of our esteemed forefathers such as George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant   more

Sen. Cotton Urges Attorney General to Bring Charges Against Violent Mobs
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) this evening sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr urging the Department of Justice to bring charges against mobs toppling statues across the country. The letter follows a floor speech by Senator Cotton on the danger of mob rule earlier today. The full text of the letter is below and can be found here https://www.cotton.senate.gov/files/documents/DOJ%20Letter.pdf. * * *   more

Sen. Cotton, Rep. Gallagher React to DoD List of Chinese Military Companies
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin) released the following statement after the Department of Defense shared a list of companies operating in the United States that are owned or controlled by the Chinese military. The publication of the list follows a September 2019 letter where Cotton and Gallagher, along with Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Congressman Ruben   more

Sens. Boozman, Tester Introduce Legislation to Expand VA Benefits for Vietnam Veterans
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced the Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act to expand wartime benefits to veterans who served in the Vietnam War and have been ineligible for assistance because of differences between the war era dates at the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Currently, DoD recognizes the Vietnam War era as November 1, 1955 to   more

Sens. Graham, Cotton, Blackburn Introduce Balanced Solution to Bolster National Security, End Use of Warrant-Proof Encryption
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following news release: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, a bill to bolster national security interests and better protect communities across the country by ending the use of "warrant-proof" encrypted technology by terrorists and other bad actors to conceal illicit beh  more

What They Are Saying II: Support for Graham, Cotton Blackburn Bill to Bolster National Security, End Use of Warrant-Proof Encryption That Shields Criminal Activity
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following news release on June 24: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, a bill to bolster national security interests and better protect communities across the country by ending the use of "warrant-proof" encrypted technology by terrorists and other bad actors to conceal   more

What They Are Saying: Support for Graham, Cotton Blackburn Bill to Bolster National Security
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following news release on June 23: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) today introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, a bill to bolster national security interests and better protect communities across the country by ending the use of "warrant-proof" encrypted technology by terrorists and other bad actors to co  more