WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the service of Dr. Estella Morris in 'Salute to Veterans,' a series recognizing the military service of Arkansans. Morris was raised in Dermott, Arkansas in Chicot County. Her father was a machinist for the cotton gin and her mother a school teacher turned housewife with 14 children. As the second-oldest of her siblings, Morris often took the role of babysitter.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman French Hill (AR-02) delivered the keynote address at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Little Rock. As co-chair of the Congressional Skilled American Workforce Caucus, Congressman Hill's remarks focused on how to grow Arkansas's workforce and expand its effectiveness. Congressman Hill highlighted positive examples of private-public cooperation in Arkansas as well as legislative solutions that aim   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: The Senate will have a lengthy to-do list awaiting us when we reconvene in Washington next month. While some of the items on our to-do list will likely get slowed down by long, partisan debates, one that should receive quick, bipartisan support is the reauthorization of the highway bill. The Highway Trust Fund is set to expire next year. However, since Republicans and Democrats have traditionally found co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on the Trump administration's changes to the public charge rule on immigration: "Immigration ought to benefit, not burden, America. "The administration's modernization of the 'public charge' rule will help accomplish this reasonable goal so that immigrants don't become burdens on the community, take benefits from struggling Americans, or harm our generous system of assistance for refugees and asylees. "This r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement on the implementation of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act provision prohibiting the government from purchasing equipment from Huawei: "Huawei can always be used as a Trojan horse for the Chinese Communist Party, so it's vital we keep its equipment away from our government networks. "Today, the administration implemented our provision prohibiting the U.S. govern  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, and Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following joint statement on the implementation of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act provision prohibiting the government from purchasing equipment from Huawei: "Huawei can always be used as a Trojan horse for the Chinese Communist Party, so it's vital we keep its equipment away from our government networks. "Today, the administration implemented our provision prohibiting the U.S. govern  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) toured the United States Forest Service (USFS) Osgood Stewardship Project. Westerman was joined by USFS Undersecretary Jim Hubbard, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and U.S. Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.). "It's a common misconception that protecting forests requires leaving trees alone and untouched," Westerman  more