WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on March 12, 2024: * * * Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup and favorably reported 12 bills. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "While the Biden administration continues to tout ambitious goals for clean energy, they ignore the elephant in the room: supply to me  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Brown, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Mexican Steel Surge Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today introduced the Stop Mexico's Steel Surge Act, legislation that would curb the unsustainable levels of Mexican steel imports into the United States. The legislation follows letters (letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and letter to USTR Tai  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the renewed Compacts of Free Association (COFA) were officially signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "During my time as chairman, renewing the Compacts of Free Association has been a top priority. Now  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- 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 March 13, 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 "Bureaucratic Overreach or Consumer Protection? Examining the CFPB's Latest Action to Restrict Competition in Pa  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today announced that Chloe Cotabish has joined his staff in Washington, D.C. in the role of Staff Assistant. Chloe is an Arkansas native who was born and raised in Conway. She is a graduate student at American University, pursuing a Master of Arts in U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security. She previously studied at Doshisha University in Japan for her undergraduate degree, earni  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which would protect central Arkansans and Americans from national security risks posed by applications owned by our foreign adversaries. "This is not about targeting TikTok - my vote today was about protecting central Arkansans and Am  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), alongside Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Taiwan and America Space Assistance Act of 2024 - otherwise known as the TASA Act - to help address current gaps in our nation's ability to further cooperate with and support Taiwan's efforts in space. "With the Taiwan  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: We are experiencing a maternal health crisis. The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries. Complications from pregnancy and childbirth also negatively impact the health of infants. March of Dimes, the leading organization fighting for improvements for the health of moms and babies, gave the U.S. a D+ for its rate of preterm births which are the leading cause of infant deaths  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Following House-passage of the Laken Riley Act, legislation to provide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and state governments more tools to fight crime committed by illegal immigrants, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) helped introduce the companion bill in the Senate. The bill, named in honor of Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant on the University of Georgi  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is a 2024 recipient of the Warrior Protection and Readiness Coalition's Sentinel Award for his advocacy of American manufacturers that produce equipment to protect our troops and homeland security personnel. "Senator Boozman has been a steadfast supporter of the American companies that build the uniforms, combat footwear and body armor for the warfighter" said David Costel  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) is calling on the Senate to pass legislation to crack down on and schedule xylazine, a dangerous drug causing overdoses nationwide. Also known as "tranq," Xylazine is an easily accessible veterinary tranquilizer that is being used as a low-cost cutting agent for fentanyl. Since it is not an opioid, its effects cannot be reversed by naloxone. The White House Office of Nati  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Subcommittee, secured funding for Arkansas priorities in the six appropriations bills the president signed into law last week. Here are examples of how investments delivered by the senator will help Arkansas: Arkansas  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate approved a legislative package with language authored by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Subcommittee, that delivers $83 million to the future pilot training center in Fort Smith as well as critical funds for infrastructure projects across Arkansas. The legislation was sig  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Northwest Arkansas residents will be happy to see a friendly face in U.S. Senator John Boozman's (R-AR) Washington, D.C. office. Gabi Gies, a Fayetteville native, has joined the senator's team as deputy scheduler. "I am honored to join Senator Boozman and his amazing team in Washington. Arkansas is a special place to call home and I look forward to helping connect Arkansans with the senator as he serves   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Finance Committee member John Thune (R-South Dakota), and U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Arkansas) led 19 of their colleagues in urging U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to increase U.S. a  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) in claiming victory for U.S. farm-raised catfish producers and processors following the U.S. Department of Commerce's announcement reversing a preliminary decision that would have greatly reduced anti-dumping duties on imported catfish from companies controlled by the Communist Party of Vietnam. The Commerce Dep  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the Stop Mexico's Steel Surge Act, legislation that would curb the unsustainable levels of Mexican steel imports into the United States. Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR). The legislation follows letters Boozman and Cotton sent to the Biden administration addressin  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) in requesting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Inspector General build upon its oversight into the federal agency's telework abuse and expand its investigation into the department's footprint and workforce throughout the country. In a letter, Boozman  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, along with Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, led 18 of their colleagues in urging U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to increase U.S. agricultural exports and improve the comp  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), authored, secured, and voted to pass funding--which was signed into law--for Third District of Arkansas priorities. Below is what stakeholders are saying about these efforts and the impact they will have on our communi  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:on March 11, 2024  Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after President Biden released his FY25 budget proposal: "President Biden's budget request is an unrealistic wish list that would further plummet our country toward insolvency. With a debt of over $34 trillion, failing to address the structural issues of our mandatory spending programs is irresponsible and dangerous for Am  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after voting for H.R. 7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act: "I realize there are millions of TikTok users across the country, including our district. I want these users to understand that our goal with this bill is not to ban TikTok. Our goal is to protect users by separating app  more