WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Cotton, Westerman Push Back on Army Plans with Possible Impact on Pine Bluff Arsenal WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR-04) sent a letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll expressing opposition to plans to potentially downsize the Pine Bluff Arsenal that run contrary to the goal of accelerating munitions manufacturing in Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Boozman Statement on House Ag Committee Reconciliation Approval WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after the House Committee on Agriculture approved a reconciliation package: "I applaud Chairman Thompson's leadership in a  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Crawford: Politicization Has No Place in Intelligence Analysis WASHINGTON, D.C.-- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the following statement on DNI Gabbard's removal of top National Intelligence Council officials and her efforts to create accountability in the Intelligence  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Thanks Foreign Relations Committee Spring 2025 Interns WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today thanked committee interns for their work during the spring term. "This spring, I was glad to welcome seven exceptional interns to the Senate Foreign Relations Comm  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to Rubio and Bessent: Investigate Harvard's Ties to the Chinese Communist Party Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 15, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to encourage an investigation of potential sanctions violations at Harvard University. Recen  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Boozman, and Westerman to Driscoll: Bureaucratic Hostility Towards Pine Bluff Arsenal Will Undercut President Trump's Agenda Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 16, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressman Bruce Westerman (Arkansas-04) today sent a letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, expressing opposi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Bring Effective Regulation to Horse Racing Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 16, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Racehorse Health and Safety Act (RHSA), which protects the health and welfare of racing horses and improves the integrity and safety of horse racing. Congressman Clay Hi  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 May 15, 2025 Cotton, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Military Installations from Unauthorized Drones Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) today introduced the C  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Fix Our Forests: Examining Forest Management Solutions for Preventing Catastrophic Wildfire in the Wildland-Urban Interface Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on protecting communities in the wildland-urban interface from wildfires. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in res  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on May 16, 2025: * * * HPSCI Members Talk Recent Oversight Efforts on the Republican Study Committee Podcast WASHINGTON, D.C.-- This week, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01), Vice Chair Trent Kelly (MS-01), and Committee member Representative Ben Cline (VA-06) took over the Republican Study Commit  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * NEW: State-by-State Data on Health Insurance Losses from Medicaid, ACA Cuts WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority calculated new state-by-state data on the number of people who would lose health insurance due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Putting Families First: Fitzpatrick Leads Fair Wage Act to Match Pay with Local Cost of Living WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), a nationally recognized champion for working families, has partnered with Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) to introduce the bipartisan Fair Wage Act of 2025--landmark legislation to modernize the federal minimum wage and make it f  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Risch, Cotton to Lutnick: Chinese Networking Equipment Risks National Security WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick urging the department to prohibit TP-Link equipment sales. This state-sponsored networking equipment company has dee  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, May 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District issued the following news: * * * Tulsa District awards contract for repairs at three locks and dams in Oklahoma By Brannen Parrish, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction contract to Alltech Engineering Corp for repairs to three locks and dams on the Oklahoma segment of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, May 15. The $8.45   more