FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * - The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded grant to Fort Smith Public Schools to support development of Career Technology Center; Rep. Womack and local officials gathered at the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce to announce the investment * * * Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) today announced  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) last week introduced legislation that would require states to report information about abortion to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including cases where infants are born alive during abortions. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), James Lankford (R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report on the Department of Veterans Affairs' plan for increasing reasonable access to burial options for veterans. The report (GAO-19-121) is titled "Veterans Affairs: Additional Actions Needed to Increase Veterans' Burial Access". The report was sent to Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman, Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Military Construction, Veteran's Affairs,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Rick Crawford along with 13 other members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to Vice President Pence and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell regarding Senators Menedez, Leahy, and Durbin's May 2018 letter to then-General Prosecutor of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko. In a letter dated May 4th, 2018 the Democrat Senators implicitly threatened Ukraine's relationship with the United States if  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman French Hill (AR-02) attended the Elaine Massacre Memorial Dedication Ceremony in Helena, Arkansas. The dedication ceremony commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the Elaine Massacre of 1919-- the deadliest racial confrontation in Arkansas history and possibly the bloodiest racial conflict in the history of the United States. "The story of the Elaine Massacre is one of the darkest and most tr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) named the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak, as the latest recipient of his Golden Fleece Award for being unable to account for $4.1 million in equipment due to a lack of proper asset management controls. "As the recipient of billions of dollars in U.S. taxpayer subsidies, it is stunningly irresponsible for Amtrak not to have basic inventory systems to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: This week, leaders in the business community praised the launch of the bipartisan House Entrepreneurship Caucus. The caucus will serve as a forum for policy discussions and collaboration to address the most pressing issues facing entrepreneurs throughout the country. The caucus will seek to analyze new business formation trends and form a wide-ranging strategy to boost entrepreneurship growth, ensuring new bu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement: This week, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) hosted a tourism tour of Arkansas's Fourth District, promoting outdoor recreation opportunities in the region. Westerman released the following statement: "I've lived in Arkansas my whole life, and I'm still finding new places to explore and experiences to try. "Our state has incredible natural sites, parks and outdoor recreation areas to enjoy. "I had such   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman French Hill (R-AR) helped launch the bipartisan House Entrepreneurship Caucus which will serve as a forum for policy discussions and collaboration to address the most pressing issues facing entrepreneurs throughout the country. The caucus will seek to analyze new business formation trends and form a wide-ranging strategy to boost entrepreneurship growth, ensuring new business ventures c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: Our farmers are dealing with the perfect storm right now. Commodity prices are below the cost of production. Standoffs with critical trading partners have created additional uncertainty that has only compounded worries. A rainy fall and spring have hampered planting season and, in the case of Arkansas, produced one of the worst floods in our state's history. Together, these troubles have left many of our   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on the 70th anniversary of the founding of China: "To see the price of the PRC's anniversary celebration, look no further than what's happening in Hong Kong: a ceaseless war against those who wish to live in freedom. "From the Great Leap Forward to the Cultural Revolution to the camps in Xinjiang today, it has been a ghoulish 70 years of Chinese Communist Party control."  more