WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 2, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced no changes to the listing status of the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today's announcement fails to alleviate the concerns of the millions o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the Defund United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Act, legislation that will prevent any American funding from going to the agency. The senators' legislation follows reports that members of UNRWA participated in Hamas's terrorist attack on Israel on October 7. After the reports, the United States suspended funding to the U  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after an attack in Jordan by Iran-backed militants killed three U.S. service members and injured 25: "Joe Biden emboldened Iran for years by tolerating attacks on our troops, bribing the ayatollahs with billions of dollars, and appeasing them to no end. He left our troops as sitting ducks and now three are dead and dozens wounded, sadly a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams regarding the agency's recent creation of a "National Dialogue Around Working Landscapes and Gray Wolves and Thriving Communities and Cultures" and the significant impacts an endangered listi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) sent a follow-up letter to Howard Cantor, director of the Department of the Interior's Office of Natural  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2024: * * * Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, which passed the House. "Today, the House secured important tax relief for families and businesses in central Arkansas. This bipartisan tax reform legislation supports hardworking families who are struggling with record-high prices. Central  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column on Jan. 29, 2024: In the last census, more than half of Arkansas's 75 counties lost population. That trend continues nationwide. In addition to shifting demographics, rural America faces other challenges including aging, infrastructure, declining health and lack of access to capital. A perfect storm of factors led many residents to seek opportunities elsewhere, leaving behind lifelong homes in rural towns   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) supported four border security measures aimed at protecting Americans from the dangerous impacts of the crisis at the southern border. Congressman Womack said, "The open border invites danger into our country. Criminals, drug smugglers, and potential terrorists have flocked to the southern border putting American lives at grave risk. While President Biden continues  more