WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) yesterday sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, urging him to direct the Department of Justice to investigate members of pro-Hamas mobs that attempted to obstruct U.S. military ships from delivering aid to Israel. Senator Cotton noted that trespassing on or damaging military property breaks several federal laws, and those who do so should be prosecuted to the full e  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida), today sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The senators requested that Secretary Cardona provide information on the Department of Education's plans to protect Jewish students who are facing anti-Semitic violence and harassment in the wake of Hamas's attack on Israel. In part, the se  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Contact: Caroline Tabler or James Arnold (202) 224-2353November 9, 2023 Cotton, Kaine Introduce Bill to Study Effects of Cellphones in Schools Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) today introduced the Focus on Learning Act, legislation that would require the U.S. Department of Education to complete a study on the effects of cellphone use in K-12 classrooms on  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup and favorably reported four bills, including the bipartisan Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "America's commitment to our allies in the Pacific is steadfast  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed six Natural Resources Committee bills with significant bipartisan support. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "As we celebrate and honor our veterans this week, we passed important legislation to expand the support for the protection of America's hist  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - During today's House Foreign Affairs Committee markup, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) had significant provisions in three bills that passed out of committee that would issue new sanctions against perpetrators of illicit production and trafficking of captagon, use Russian sovereign assets to pay for Ukraine's reconstruction, and call for the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas. H.R. 4681  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) pressed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the administration's failure to secure the border. "By every metric the border is a disaster. Despite the rhetoric of the administration the numbers reported by the Border Patrol of caught and known gotaways are off the chart. Our border states and our communities have been overrun, and now man  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: As we approach Veterans Day, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the service of Mark Linkous in 'Salute to Veterans,' a series highlighting the military service of Arkansans. Linkous was sworn in to the U.S. Air Force on October 26, 1950 and the next day he traveled to San Antonio, Texas for basic training at Lackland Air Force Base. "It was a tremendous transition," Linkous said. He joined the Ai  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Management and Border Operations today unveiled the proposal from the working gr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Management and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- 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 Committee, joined Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) to help disabled veterans and their families make accessibility and safety improvements to their homes with the introduction of the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Home Improvements and Structural Alterations program (HISA) off  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Lindsey Graham (R-RS) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced legislation to combat the global food security crisis. The current band-aid approach to food security challenges is both insufficient and unsustainable. The Foundation for International Food Security Act would be a new model to tackle this growing global challenge by leveraging private sector dollars to improve food sy  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) in leading a bipartisan group of senators calling for additional time for farmers and ranchers to review and comment on significant reforms to the H-2A temporary agricultural workers program. In letters to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and acting Labor Secretary Julie  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) joined House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves and 68 House Republicans in a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg demanding answers for the Biden Administration's encouragement of the use of U.S. airports as shelters for illegal migrants. In part, the members wrote: "As you are aware, our Nation's southern border is an uncont  more