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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Friday August 02, 2024 ( 3 items )  

REPS. HILL AND STEVENS RESPOND TO RELEASE OF FOUR AMERICANS WRONGFULLY DETAINED IN RUSSIA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), Co-Chairs of the Hostage Task Force in the House, commended the release of Americans Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, along with U.S. Green Card holder Vladimir Kara-Murza, from Russia. "I am overjoyed that Paul, Evan, Alsu, and Vladimir are coming home," said Rep. Hill. "After being wrongfully detained by Russia for far too long, our f  more

Sen. Boozman: Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Seniors Access to Healthcare
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Peter Welch (D-VT) along with Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Angus King (I-ME), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) are leading efforts to protect access to Medicare services by reforming the program's physician fee schedule with the introduction of the Physician Fee Stabilization Act. The legislation would increase the budget neutrality threshold to $53  more

Senate Committee Approves Sen. Boozman Language to Support Volunteer Fire Departments
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) succeeded in pushing for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to further examine potential unintended consequences of its Emergency Response Standard proposal to ensure communities in Arkansas and across the country continue to have access to volunteer firefighter services. The senator's language was added to the Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Se  more