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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Thursday September 12, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Hickenlooper, Bennet, and Boebert Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Complete the Arkansas Valley Conduit
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Project will deliver clean drinking water to more than 50,000 Coloradans, helping communities with radioactive groundwater contamination Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet introduced the Finish the AVC Act to lower the cost of completing the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) and make sure the federal government helps finish the project. Bipartisan companion legislation was introduc  more

House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Westerman: Modernizing NEPA Through Permitting Reform
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee legislative hearing on three bills related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "America's permitting process is broken. Today, we are   more

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chairman Hill Delivers Remarks at Hearing to Break Down Future of Decentralized Finance
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- 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 Sept. 10, 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 "Decoding DeFi: Breaking Down the Future of Decentralized Finance." Read Chairman Hill's opening remarks as del  more

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Westerman Long-Overdue Reforms Will Modernize Broken ESA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark) and Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) introduced the Endangered Species Act Amendments Act of 2024. "We can all agree that America's rich biodiversity needs to be conserved for generations to come. However, while initially well-intentioned, radic  more

House Subcommittee Considers Womack's Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs' Subcommittee on Health considered Congressman Steve Womack's (AR-3) bill, H.R. 9324, the Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2024. At the hearing, Congressman Womack spoke about the importance of the legislation and urged swift passage, which you may watch here. Congressman Womack said, "This bill seeks to ensure that our nation's vete  more

Sen. Boozman Shares Memories of Arkansas Veteran on Alert on 9/11
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the service and sacrifice of Kenneth Griffin in 'Salute to Veterans,' a series highlighting the military service of Arkansans. Griffin's father served in the Air Force and the family moved around the world to support the mission. "He would take me out to the airplanes when we were in California and Gaum, sit me in the cockpit and he'd say, 'son you want to be   more