WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with 21 of his colleagues in Congress, yesterday filed an amicus brief in American Securities Association and Citadel Securities v. SEC in the Eleventh Circuit of Appeals, challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposed funding scheme for its Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). The CAT would collect vast amounts of private information of   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging him to sever the Department of Defense's (DoD) contract with Chinese-owned Primavera Capital Group. The company owns Tutor.com, a tutoring service the DoD uses for both military members and their children. Senator Cotton warned of the national security threats posed by a Chinese company having access to American service  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a hearing entitled "Crypto Crime in Context Part II: Examining Approaches to Combat Illicit Activity." Read Chairman Hill's opening   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) from today's hearing, entitled "Implementation of Buy America Provisions: Stakeholder Perspectives": We are here to better understand the Biden Administration's implementation of Buy America, includin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, seeking answers as to why the administration has repeatedly failed to respond to questions for the record (QFRs) following committ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Chair Sharon Bowen and President Lynn Martin, seeking further information regarding their now-withdrawn Natural Asset Companies (NAC) proposal. In part, the members wrote: "On September 27, 2023, the NYSE file  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "My vote today to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas further supports House Republican efforts to secure our southwest border. My Republican colleagues and I have exhausted all options to press the Biden Administration to take the necessary actions to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: We can be proud of the contributions of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to feed and clothe the world. The Natural State is a major exporter of rice, soybeans, cotton and poultry. Agriculture accounts for nearly 25 percent of our state's economic activity, so it's critical we foster an economic environment to help these operations thrive. Trade is a critical component to that formula. Considering that 95 pe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: The National Association of State Veterans Homes (NASVH) honored U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) with its 2024 Legislator of the Year Award for his unwavering support and advocacy of State Veterans Homes at a ceremony on Capitol Hill last week. "I'm proud to champion policies that help meet the needs of veterans and their families. I appreciate the dedication of members of the National Association of Stat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) issued the following statement on Senate passage of the supplemental security legislation: "An increasingly dangerous world underscores the need for strong, reliable and resolute American leadership. The Senate has taken the first step to ensure the U.S. continues to play this vital role, especially with respect to supporting key partners and allies fac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)'s recently released National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS) points to some of the most significant challenges impacting the U.S. defense industrial base. U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and a bipartisan group of senators calling on the DoD to prioritize funding for industrial base renewal in its upcoming Fiscal Year 2025 budget reque  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, Western Caucus Vice Chair Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), and Congressman Buddy Carter (GA-01) led 111 House Republicans in demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescinds the recently finalized rule for the National Ambient Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). "The U.S. has some of the best air quality  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after voting in favor of the measure:  Congressman Womack said, "Secretary Mayorkas is at the root of the dangerous border crisis. Our national security is in jeopardy because of his deliberate failure to do h  more