WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: As we approach Veterans Day, U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recognized the military career of Lieutenant Colonel (retired) R. Winston Fulmer, a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, in 'Salute to Veterans,' a series recognizing the military service of Arkansans. Fulmer grew up in Arkadelphia. He stayed in town for college, where he studied at Ouachita Baptist University and completed the Reserve Office  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and U.S. Representative Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D-GA)led a bicameral letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) urging the agency to streamline the permitting process to allow livestock and aquaculture producers greater flexibility in protecting their animals from avian predators shielded under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). "We recognize there are federal pro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate: H.R. 1123 would realign the U.S. District Court of Eastern Arkansas by condensing five divisions within that district into three. Using information provided by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, CBO estimates that implementing the act would increase administrative costs by an insignificant amount. The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jon Sperl. The estimate was reviewed by H. Sa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Rick Crawford voluntarily gave up his seat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) to Rep. Jim Jordan (OH-04) in preparation for next week's impeachment hearings. Upon announcing his formal resignation Rep. Crawford released the following statement: "Leader McCarthy and Ranking Member Nunes will ensure the American people hear the full truth while Jim Jordan will add cr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the Senate Budget Committee approval of the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act (S. 2765): "I commend Chairman Enzi and Senator Whitehouse on today's successful vote to advance bipartisan budget process reform. "Their leadership has secured an important step toward fulfillment of Congress' Article I duty. "I hope this debate continues, and Rep  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, ranking Republican member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * - Fact sheet details real damage a CR would do * * * Reps. Steve Womack (R-AR), Mac Thornberry (R-TX), and Kay Granger (R-TX), Republican leaders of the House Budget, Armed Services, and Appropriations Committees respectively, issued a stark warning to their colleagues today on the damage a full-year continuing resolution would do to America's  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: Our health care system faces a number of challenges. Lack of access to affordable, quality care for many Americans is right at the top of the list. Washington's inability to pass long-term funding for the nation's community health centers (CHCs) threatens to exacerbate this problem. CHCs provide low-cost health care to many of our nation's most vulnerable citizens. More than 29 million patients, including  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: Veterans Day is a time to reflect on the service and sacrifice of the men and women who wore our nation's uniform. These selfless individuals come from all walks of life and all regions. The thing that unites them is that they answered the call to serve their country, risking everything to protect American ideals, fight for democracy and secure a free country for future generations. It shouldn't come as a s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the president signed into law Senator Cotton's National POW/MIA Flag Act, which requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed whenever the American flag is displayed on prominent federal properties to honor the more than 82,000 Americans who are listed as Prisoners of War (POW), Missing in Action (MIA), or otherwise unaccounted for from our nation's past wars and conflicts. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-M  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today introduced The Global Hostage Act, a bill that would require the president to impose sanctions on foreign government officials responsible for taking Americans hostage. It would also bar those officials and their families from receiving U.S. visas. The bill text is available here. "If you're in the business of kidnapping Americans, you shouldn't be abl  more