WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a field hearing in Thibodaux, La., to hear from local witnesses on the role the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority plays in restoring the state's coast and protecting communities through domestic energy production. "Reforming the broken permitting process, increasing American energy producti  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit released the following opening remarks from a July 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Examining the Department of Transportation's Regulatory and Administrative Agenda": * * * We are here today to examine the Department of Transportation's regulatory and administrative agenda with respect to the modal administrations under this subcommittee's jurisdiction.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), alongside Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation the Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act to promote artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in the financial services industry. "Ai is a rapidly advancing tool that we need to fully understand because it is going to impact every   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * One of the keys to living healthier, longer lives is access to quality care and treatment. Without a strong supply of medical professionals in our communities to provide that help, we will struggle to fully achieve this goal. We're actively working to strengthen the healthcare workforce in Arkansas and retain the professionals trained in our state. In recent years, an expansion of me  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, joined Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in introducing legislation to prohibit funding for veterans benefits to be used to pay bonuses to senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO) in Washington, D.C. The Stop Government Rewards Enriching Execu  more