WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: U.S. Senator John Boozman, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, was recognized today by a leading anti-childhood hunger advocacy organization for championing efforts to reach more children in need of nutrition assistance during the summer months. Share Our Strength's Dine for No Kid Hungry Advisory Board honored Boozman and Senate Agriculture  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: U.S. Senator John Boozman, ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, was recognized today by a leading anti-childhood hunger advocacy organization for championing efforts to reach more children in need of nutrition assistance during the summer months. Share Our Strength's   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * The House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup and favorably reported eight bills. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Our committee is delivering results for the American people. We're working tirelessly to move bills through the legislative process and adv  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- 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 letter to Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Departmental Ethics Office Director Heather Gottry, probing further into Haaland's alleged conflicts of interest and seeking documentati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement on the 40th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, which claimed the lives of 241 American service members: "40 years ago, Iran's terrorist proxy Hezbollah launched an attack against American troops. It was the deadliest day for U.S. Marines since Iwo Jima. Today is a reminder to not o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the U.S. conducted strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran and its proxies. The strikes were in response to attacks on American forces in Iraq and Syria: "Retaliation against expendable proxies--especially unoccupied proxy warehouses--merely validates Iran's strategy to use proxies to attack Americans.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Washington, DC--October 25, 2023...Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted to support H. Res. 771. He is a cosponsor of the measure, which expresses the U.S. House of Representative's support for Israel as it defends itself against the heinous attacks launched by Hamas and other terrorists. Congressman Womack said, "The House is back to work. Job one is to display our strong support for our friend and   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Oct. 18, 2023, 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 that will meet the needs of our nation and allow us to remain competitive in the 21st century. As  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation, the Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act, which would expose the finances of Iran's authoritarian and theocratic leaders and crack down on financial institutions that maintain accounts in connection with those funds. "The Iranian regime has been funding terror for far too long," said Rep. Hill  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. "As Vice-Chairman of our House Republican Conference and former Republican Study Committee Chairman, Rep. Mike Johnson has been an effective communicator with members of the House during his time in Congress. I supported Rep. Johnson   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee in introducing a U.S. Senate resolution recognizing October 2023 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. A companion resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR). "Early detection and treatment of dys  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member, today applauded the announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will use its authorities under the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act to provide $2.3 billion   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Carper (D-DE), co-chairs of the Senate Recycling Caucus, held a roundtable discussion with stakeholders to explore ways to improve pathways for textile recycling, resale, repair and reuse in the United States. Attendees included U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Dacie Meng, Policy and Institutions Senior Manager for North America at the Ellen MacArthur Fo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Washington, DC--October 25, 2023...Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after voting for Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-4) for the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives: Congressman Womack said, "Over three weeks ago, eight members of the GOP teamed up with all 208 Democrats to tank our progress and send Congress into unmitigated chaos. Today, we finally ended this madness   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Washington, DC--October 26, 2023...Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) voted for the FY24 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which passed out of the House of Representatives today. Congressman Womack said, "The benefits of responsible investments in our energy supply and waterways flow directly to the American public. This bill is laser-focused on boosting economic competiti  more