WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, asking him to provide information of the active-duty U.S. airman who self-immolated outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. on February 25. Senator Cotton asked Secretary Austin to respond to the "serious questions" by March 7 as to why the airman was allowed to serve when he obviously harbored extreme, anti-Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to rescind his February 1 executive order and February 8 memo that are intended to undermine Isra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced he would not seek reelection as Leader: "Mitch McConnell is one of the great lions of the United States Senate. He saved the Supreme Court, preserved the rules and customs of the Senate, and always protected the free-speech rights of Americans, even when it was unpopular. He served   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following commentary to The Hill, on March 1, 2024: * * * 20/20 Vision for Wildlife Habitat Conservation A good forestry education informs students of the significance of the long game and the truth in the Greek proverb that "A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit." A good engineering education teaches one that science and math are   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Feb. 29, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) rolled out the America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act (AWHCA). Westerman issued the following statement in response: "The America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act will empower states and local communities to use proven practices to restore and main  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D, NC-12), and Congressman French Hill (R, AR-2) joined today to celebrate a $500,000 gift by the Synchrony Foundation to the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff (UAPB), a Historically Black College in Rep. Hill's district. The two Members are co-chairs of the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus. By creating a national dialogue around Historically Black Colleg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: There's nothing like being out of Washington, D.C. and on the ground in Natural State communities for a week or two. I'm grateful to have had time recently to do just that since the Senate calendar called for another in-state work period. This time is intended to allow senators to visit with constituents back home and without the interferences that occur when Congress is in session. And while it is always  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the service of Ed Watson in 'Salute to Veterans,' a series highlighting the military service of Arkansans. Watson was born at his family's home in Craighead County in 1946. He still calls the area home. He attended Arkansas State University and spent many hours in the radio and TV department on a work scholarship. He recalled how his limited knowledge of classic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered the following remarks, at the outset of a hearing conducting oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Good afternoon. Thank you, Chairwoman Stabenow for calling today's hearing. The lede from a February 15th story in Agri-Pulse, reporting on a presentation made by  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) applauded an announcement from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) that it is awarding a $5 million grant to the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas for airport infrastructure improvements to support job creation and economic development in the region. The EDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, is helping fund construction of a new terminal at the Jonesbo  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-WY) in calling on Senate leadership to support legislation renewing the Compacts of Free Association (COFA) with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau. Boozman is a long-time advocate for rest  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, from the hearing to conduct oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Good afternoon. Thank you, Chairwoman Stabenow for calling today's hearing.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- 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-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, announced that the Senate has confirmed Dr. Basil Gooden to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development and the Honorable Summer Mersinger to serve a second   more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) unveiled the America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act (AWHCA). "The America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act will empower states and local communities to use proven practices to restore and maintain habitat, which will benefit species in their state's wildlife action plans. Good habitat management is inte  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7463, the Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024. Congressman Womack said, "We've punted our fundamental duty of funding the government five months past the due date. I'm incredibly disappointed--America deserves better. Another CR is regrettably necessary to resp  more