WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced legislation to ensure veterans who were incorrectly charged fees for their Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan are reimbursed. Congress exempted veterans who receive VA disability compensation from paying a funding fee to defray the cost of administering a VA home loan. Despite this exemption, the VA Office of Inspector General (  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced legislation to improve access to specialized training that would ensure Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grant-funded cemeteries meet and maintain the National Cemetery Administration's (NCA) National Shrine Commitment. The NCA sets standards for maintaining VA national cemeteries. Although state and tribal cemeteries are held to the sa  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Senate received the nomination of four individuals for positions in the Trump Administration on July 8: Yuri Kim, of Guam, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania. R. Austin Huffaker, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama. Kerry Lee Pettingill, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of four years. Lee Philip Rudofsky, of Arkansas, to be United States Distric  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement reiterating the importance of finalizing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Congressman Hill is a member of the USMCA Republican House Whip Team. Click HERE (https://youtu.be/NKoX_AZWBqQ) or on the picture below to watch a video of Congressman Hill calling for the House to bring the USMCA to the floor for a vote: Background In  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R. 1044): "Today, I voted in favor of H.R. 1044, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act, and let me tell you why. "In a world full of contentious debate over immigration, this bill has overwhelming bipartisan support. In the House, it has 108 Republican and 203 Democratic cosponsors. In the Senate, it has 19 Republicans, including Senator Tom Cotton, and   more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement after voting against House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2500): "Since I've been in Congress, the NDAA has been considered in committee and on the House floor in a bipartisan fashion. It's been signed into law for 57 straight years, and House Democratic leaders have put that bipartisan legacy at risk with this deeply flawed bill. "The Senate passed their version of the NDAA by an over  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement at a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment hearing entitled "Water Resources Development Acts: Status of Implementation and Assessing Future Needs": "Thank you Chairwoman Napolitano for holding this important hearing, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today to discuss the important work of the Army Corps of Engineers. "I'm proud to be able to wo  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office released a report entitled "The Effects on Employment and Family Income of Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage": * * * - New Report Finds House Democrats' Raise the Wage Act Could Result in up to 3.7 Million Jobs Lost * * * "This report confirms what we already knew about House Democrats' Raise the Wage Act: America  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement after House Democrats politicized the National Defense Authorization Act: With today's vote, the House version of the NDAA received its lowest level of support since 1973. Comparatively, the Senate voted on a bipartisan package, which passed 86-to-8: "I regret the fact that House Democrats used the bill that authorizes funding for our military to appease the most extreme elements of their party, putting politi  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring Arkansas has the support of the federal government in order to recover from recent historic flooding. During Wednesday's Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing on the importance of investing in transportation infrastructure, Boozman described the damage in the state that has occurred as a result of the Arkansas   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on Iran's announcement that it has breached uranium limits set in place to keep it from acquiring nuclear weapons capabilities: "Iran is playing a dangerous game of nuclear brinksmanship, but the United States and our European allies shouldn't give in to its threats. "Nuclear enrichment is the path to ruin for Iran's ayatollahs."  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * - Bipartisan group of congressional representatives traveled to West Point to observe military training programs, meet cadets, and discuss institutional matters * * * Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), Chairman of the West Point Board of Visitors, and a bipartisan group of congressional representatives traveled to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to learn about cadet training programs and discu  more