WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: The co-chairs of the Senate 4-H Caucus, U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and John Boozman (R-AR), applauded Senate adoption of their resolution supporting the designation of "National 4-H Week." The resolution, introduced by Stabenow and Boozman, supports the designation of October 1 through October 7, 2023 as "National 4-H Week  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the tenure of Speaker Kevin McCarthy: "I thank Kevin McCarthy for his service to our nation and the people of California. He helped win two separate Republican majorities in the House of Representatives and used those majorities to advance important conservative priorities. Kevin was the first congressman I met in my long-shot House campaign   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on Oct. 3, 2023: * * * Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to vacate the Office of the Speaker. "I am deeply disappointed by the decision today to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from Speaker of the House. Over the past nine months as Speaker, Speaker McCarthy has delivered win after win, including some of the most conservative spending cuts and polic  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on Oct. 1, 2023: * * * Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 5860, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act. "For weeks, I have worked tirelessly with my Republican colleagues in the House to pass our 2024 spending bills. We have passed over 70% of all funding, whereas the Senate has passed zero. Our bills have serious spending cuts  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a leading voice in shaping veterans' health care and benefits policies, was recently honored for his advocacy by a pair of Veteran Service Organizations. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) awarded Boozman its Congressional Leadership Award for his advocacy to strengthen earned support for the families of fallen servicemembers and veterans. "Senator John B  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs (VA) Committee, along with Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and 17 other colleagues are seeking answers on the backlog of veterans' record requests from the National Archives of the United States (NARA). Service records are often required to access critical government benefits and services, so ensuring requests are  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), James Lankford (R-OK) and Jon Tester (D-MT) led a bipartisan group of their colleagues to urge the Biden administration to rescind its proposed rule that would set minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. In a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the senators argued that with the ongoing severe workforce s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and John Thune (R-SD) led more than 40 of their colleagues in urging Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to abandon her proposal to reinstate failed, heavy-handed Obama-era regulations on the internet. The senators noted in a letter to Rosenworcel that, following the repeal of the Obama-era rules in 2017, all of Democrats' fearmongering cla  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after voting against the reckless effort to oust the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy (CA-20): Congressman Womack said, "Arkansans sent me to Washington to reverse the Biden-Pelosi agenda, secure the border, and lower costs for families--but first and foremost, to govern responsibly. This selfish action to remove th  more