WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court decided to limit obstruction charges against January 6 defendants. Senator Cotton led 22 of his congressional colleagues in filing an opposing the Department of Justice's overreach: "Today's decision is a victory against the Biden Administration's abuse of power. The Department of Justice stretched a law in  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on June 28, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which it explicitly overruled Chevron and scaled back authority for federal agencies, reinforcing Congress's Article I legislative authority. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the follow  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup and favorably reported the Fix Our Forests Act. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "America's forests are in desperate need of management, and it's time to take immediate action. Onerous regulations and weaponization of e  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- 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 Fiscal Year 2025 Homeland Security, State and Foreign Operations, and Defense Appropriations bills: "Border security is not a partisan issue - it is a national security issue. As the crisis at our southwest border rages on, we are witnessing the highest level of illegal migrants to ever enter our nation - including in  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released multiple landmark decisions: "SCOTUS took a first step in bringing power back to where our Founding Fathers intended it to be - the American people. The Court's rulings to overturn Chevron and curb the SEC's reliance on in-house tribunals are long overdue steps in reining in the out  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the efforts of students who served Arkansans as interns in his Washington, D.C. and state offices this summer. "These sharp and motivated students have been a great help to the people of Arkansas during their time in Washington. I appreciate their dedication to helping my staff address issues concerning Arkansans and providing vital services. They truly have take  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) and U.S. House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) released the following statement on the FY 2023 SNAP Payment Error Rate: "While SNAP is a critical nutrition program for households in need, any level of errone  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Last week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) introduced the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act. "Decades of fire suppression, coupled with poor forest management, have resulted in larger and more severe wildfires that threaten our air, water, and climate. To address   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- 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 the FY25 Homeland Security, Defense, and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bills with his strong support: Congressman Womack said, "Promoting America's safety and security is at the heart of each of the Appropriations bills House Republicans passed this week. We advan  more