WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), senior members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, introduced legislation directing the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to review cross-border regulatory relief, exemptions and approvals for entities in foreign jurisdictions attempting to supervise U.S. clearinghouses. "Clearinghouses are key components  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman French Hill (AR-02), the co-chair of the Congressional App Challenge, recognized the central Arkansas winners and participants of the 2019 Congressional App Challenge at a reception held at the Innovation Hub in North Little Rock. In its fifth year, the Congressional App Challenge is a nation-wide coding competition for middle school and high school students, encouraging them to learn to code and  more

ROGERS, Arkansas, Nov. 26 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today delivered a letter from President Trump to the Third District's John "Ray" Lemons, a World War II veteran and member of the Greatest Generation. The note congratulates Ray on his 100th birthday and thanks him for his honorable service to the United States. The letter says, in part, "Our nation owes your generation, the Greatest Generation, a tremendous debt of gr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement encouraging Arkansans to support small businesses in their communities on Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30: "Small businesses drive our state's economy. "Shopping with locally-owned small businesses this holiday season is a win-win, and I urge Arkansans to join me in celebrating the entrepreneurs who invest in their own businesses as well as within communities across the state. "When you shop at small bus  more