WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Banks Introduce the Countering Chinese Political Warfare Act Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Countering Chinese Political Warfare Act, legislation that would sanction any individual or group that conducts political warfare on behalf of a foreign government against the United States. The legislation also requires the Secretary of State to determine if the United Front Work  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Stefanik Introduce Legislation to Stop Pentagon from Using Chinese-Owned Tutoring Service Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced legislation, the Ban Chinese Communist Party Access to U.S. Military Students Act, to prevent the Department of Defense (DoD) from using Tutor.com. The website provides educational services to DoD service members and their families. Tutor.com is owned by P  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: Republican leaders of the Congressional committees tasked with overseeing activities on federal forest lands are calling on the Biden administration to explain its rationale for creating a special definition for "old growth and mature forests" on federal lands. U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Commit  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: Today, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of two pieces of legislation that support American energy production and security for the future. Stauber highlighted the importance of supporting energy production on federal lands, preemptively   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted to support H.R. 1121, the Protecting American Energy Production Act. He is an original cosponsor of the measure, which prevents any president from unilaterally banning hydraulic fracturing and expresses a sense of Congress that states should oversee the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands, not the feder  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Today, two bills from the House Committee on Natural Resources passed the U.S. House of Representatives. "It's clear President Biden will not rest until he cuts off access to every single one of our natural resources, but House Republicans are not giving up the fight. Today we delivered wins for American families and workers as we pas  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, issued the following news release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) from today's hearing, entitled "Rural Transportation Challenges: Stakeholder Perspectives": We are here today to discuss transportation challenges facing rural areas across our country. Rural communities are the back  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after the House passed the remaining six appropriations bills and finished FY2024 appropriations. "Two weeks ago, House Republicans locked in the first overall cut to non-defense spending in almost a decade, keeping the first group of appropriations bills in line with the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) - saving hardworking Americans $2.6 tril  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: Natural State families continue to feel the pain of rising prices for transportation, food and everyday items. It's no surprise that hardworking individuals are struggling to make ends meet. According to the latest economic data inflation cost Arkansans $770 in February. Consumer prices continue to tick up and we're all making difficult decisions with our shrinking budgets. These hardships are the result  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Legislation backed by Senate Recycling Caucus co-chair Senator John Boozman (R-AR) that would improve our nation's recycling and composting systems unanimously passed the Senate last week. Boozman, along with Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), have been leading proponents of the pair of legislative initiatives to e  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * As we drove around San Salvador, the images were commonplace yet extraordinary. Children played soccer in the parks. Young women jogged at twilight. Couples dined outdoors. Commonplace because one should expect to see such scenes in any decent community. Extraordinary because they were unheard of just a few years ago. Unfortunately, this trip also provided a reminder that President Biden is as weak,   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in introducing legislation to block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enforcing a new rule tightening fine particulate matter (PM2.5) standards, which would further halt the growth of America's manufacturing industry. Boozman, McConnell and 44 other Senate Republicans have filed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) re  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on March 21, 2024: * * * Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on four bills to create partnerships across levels of government and the private sector, update the mapping of the five Great Lakes lakebeds and enhance marine life and habitat. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following stateme  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: March 21, 2024...Chairman Steve Womack (AR-3) held the first House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) hearing of the year on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request and the economic outlook of the nation. The subcommittee received testimony from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young, and Council   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, the House of Representatives passed H. Res. 1102, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024,which is a package of the remaining six Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations bills, including Congressman Steve Womack's (AR-3) Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) bill. Congressman Womack said, "I supported the package today because I refuse to turn my back on strengthening national security  more