WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following budget digest: What Is PAYGO? Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) refers to budget rules or laws that require legislation to be deficit neutral - increases in mandatory spending or reductions in revenue must be offset with commensurate reductions in mandatory spending or increases in revenue. While PAYGO rules and laws can be structured in various ways, their ultimate goal is fi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), Doug Jones (D-Alabama), Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada), Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Chris Coons (D-Delaware), Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), and Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) introduced a resolution that would designate today as a nati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Recently, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) received In Defense of Christians' (IDC) 2019 Congressional Champion award for his "extraordinary commitment to the human rights and religious freedom of Christian and other religious minority communities in the Middle East." Specifically, IDC highlighted Congressman Hill's work in support of Coptic Christians through his legislation H.Res.49, expressing support for   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about plans to introduce a new digital currency, Libra, as well as how to protect individual data privacy. Click on the video to watch Congressman Hill's questions for Mark Zuckerberg from Wednesda  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) joined MSNBC's Morning Joe to discuss Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's appearance before the House Financial Services Committee and the company's plans to introduce a new digital currency, Libra. Key excerpts from Congressman Hill below: On Facebook's digital currency "Libra": "[Zuckerberg] made a commitment yesterday, which I thought was good. He made it after the G7   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, Congressional Dyslexia Caucus Co-Chairs Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), along with U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on Congress to support the designation of October 2019 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. U.S. Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Larry Bucshon (D-Ind.), French Hill (R-Ark.), Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Derek  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * - Third District middle and high school students are invited to showcase coding skills through app development; Submission deadline is next Friday, November 1st * * * Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) invites students to register for the 2019 Congressional App Challenge before the November 1st deadline. The competition, open to Third District middle and high school students, aims to develop an intere  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Continuing his commitment to support those who have served, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today cosponsored the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act (H.R. 4305). The bipartisan legislation will expand the access of service dogs for veterans who are struggling with mental health issues. Congressman Womack said, "It's often said that dogs are a man's best friend--they ar  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressmen French Hill (AR-02) and Congressman David Schweikert (AZ-06) introduced H.R. 4762, the Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act. Specifically, this bill expands the definition of an accredited investor, allowing Americans who have relevant education, professional expertise, or other similar credentials to invest in private offerings. "Small businesses and emerging startups in m  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: We are a technology-dependent society. Sensitive personal data such as financial accounts, Social Security numbers and medical information are secured in cyberspace. Unfortunately, this information that we trust to be protected, is targeted by high-tech criminals working to steal our private information, damage networks of data and prevent users from accessing material stored on secure systems. CNN recent  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: With federal funding for community health centers (CHCs) set to expire next month, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and a bipartisan group of senators are pushing for a long-term funding fix to avoid disruption of care for the 28 million-plus Americans who use CHCs. Boozman and 26 of his colleagues signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the military career of Major General (retired) William Wofford, a veteran of Operation Desert Storm and former Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard, in 'Salute to Veterans,' a series recognizing the military service of Arkansans. Wofford grew up in Clarksville as the oldest of three children in a family with deep military roots. As the son of a WWII v  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, joined his colleagues in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging it to conduct an outreach campaign to educate clinicians, Medicare beneficiaries with cognitive impairment and their families on the assessment and care planning services currently available to the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement after the Senate's vote ratifying North Macedonia's accession into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: "For 70 years, the NATO alliance has served as a cornerstone of America's national security strategy. "Defense, intelligence, and diplomatic cooperation with our NATO allies has redounded to the benefit of the United States. "Today's vote was a loss for Vladimir Putin, with his revanchist aims in the Ba  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) late yesterday sent a letter to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, formally requesting that the Intelligence Community conduct an assessment of the national security risks posed by TikTok and other China-owned content platforms in the U.S., and requested a Congressional briefing on the findings. Leader Schumer and Sen  more