WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement: Congressman Crawford and 20 Republicans sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi and Republican Leader McCarthy requesting consideration of policies to help end our dependence on China for critical medical supplies, while opening new markets to American agriculture producers. * * * "I commend the Trump Administration for working diligently to help our nation's agriculture producers; however, they cannot do it alone  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following joint statement: Congressman Steve Womack (R-AR) joined Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as Representatives Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Denny Heck (D-WA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Mike Turner (R-OH) to release the following statement on yesterday's announcement that the Department of State has updated   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, issued the following opening remarks at a committee markup of the Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 7575) on July 15: Remarks by Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO): I am proud to be a cosponsor of the Water Resource  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: From the water we use in our homes, to the roads we drive on to work, to the food we buy at the grocery store, our nation's infrastructure is a fundamental component of everything we do. Our ability to be connected and efficiently move goods across the country is a significant reason why we've been so competitive in the global marketplace. Investment in our infrastructure will also be key to helping our ec  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement after the U.K. announced Huawei would not be part of its 5G network: "The UK government's decision is a step in the right direction, imposing limits on further Chinese spying on British communications. I urge London to remove completely the risk that Huawei 5G equipment poses to the privacy and security of its people."  more