WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized Arkansas True Vision Children's Homes as a 2023 Angels in Adoption honoree for the organization's tireless commitment to helping foster children and promoting adoption in Arkansas. Arkansas True Vision Children's Homes operates facilities in the state to address a variety of critical needs - helping children in dire situations, supporting foster children who nee  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Click here to watch and here to download. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) expressed serious concerns regarding the Biden administration's political selection process for hydrogen hubs at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing today. Despite being a strong candidate, Louisiana's joint application with Arkansas and Oklahoma was passed over in favor of states with little or no hist  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a follow-up letter to Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, seeking information regarding the selection of the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) as the entity charged with valida  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and requested a classified briefing on the State Department's planning to ensure the safety of Americans who might be in areas where conflict will escalate. Full text of the letter may be found here (https://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/state_deptplans.pdf) and below. October 20, 2023 To: The Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, urging him to deport any foreign national who has expressed support for Hamas. According to the Immigration and Nationality Act, any foreign national who endorses or espouses terrorist activity should be deported. In part, Senator Cotton wrote: "The appalling explosion of anti-Semitism   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on Oct. 18, 2023: * * * Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after sanctions on Iran's missile program expired. The sanctions were imposed in 2015 and were designed to limit Iran's ability to buy and sell ballistic missiles and missile technology: "President Biden's visit to Israel today coincides with the expiration of multilateral sanctions on Iran's missile program under the faile  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 19, 2023: This week, President Joe Biden announced that the United States would ease sanctions on energy produced in Venezuela. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in response: "In a direct insult to American families facing years of record high energy prices, the Biden administrati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2023: Opening statement, as prepared, of Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) from today's hearing, entitled "Running on Empty: The Highway Trust Fund": The issue before us today is how do we ensure we have the resources to build and maintain a surface transportation system t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a leader in efforts to combat hunger in the United States and across the world, joined Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) to introduce a resolution designating October 16, 2023 and 2024 World Food Day and recommitting to fighting hunger in the face of rising food insecurity around the world. In 2022, an estimated 783 million people   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) today introduced a bipartisan resolution that condemns Hamas' brutal attack on Israel and demands Hamas immediately release all hostages. "Hamas' brutality against the people of Israel is appalling and barbaric," said Rep. French Hill. "Holding innocent civilians against their will is morally wrong and must be condemned. I am proud to p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2023: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today reintroduced his legislation, the Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. Senators Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Katie Britt (R-AL) have introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate. "Since I introduced this legislation last September, the Federal Reserve has posted over $100 billion in operating losses and the number cont  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) in challenging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) efforts to restrict the use of rodenticides, claiming the proposed mitigation measures could endanger the nation's food supply, public health, and property. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, the Senators encouraged him to work with rodenticide producers and users to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) in introducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act to counter the Biden administration's radical environmental agenda and executive overreach by preventing the implementation of a proposed rule and other regulations that seek to limit consumer vehicle choice. On April 12, 2023, the Environmental Protect  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), co-chairs of the Abraham Accords Caucus, in urging President Biden to continue putting his full attention on freeing American hostages who were taken by Hamas during the terrorist organization's October 7th attacks on Israel and supporting Israel's efforts to dismantle the threat of Hamas. In the letter, the lawmaker  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on Oct. 20, 2023: * * * Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after President Biden released his proposed supplemental spending bill: "President Biden's slush fund proposal is dead on arrival, just like his budgets. We will not spend, for example, $3.5 billion to address the 'potential needs of Gazans,' essentially functioning as a resupply line for Hamas terrorists. "We will also no  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Washington, DC--October 17, 2023...Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after voting for Congressman Steve Scalise (LA-1) for the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives: Congressman Womack said, "My vote for Steve Scalise was a matter of principle. He defeated Mr. Jordan in our conference vote and then was promptly kneecapped before he could win over his opponents. It was   more