WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following floor remarks: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) urged his colleagues to support the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. I rise in support of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. This bill will provide much needed relief and help to Arkansas's families, hospitals, and businesses in this unprecedented time. I have spent much of the last two weeks in constant communication wit  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 2 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) introduced H.R. 6399, the Securing America's Vaccines for Emergencies (SAVE) Act. This bill amends the Defense Production Act (DPA) to use its authority to ensure the availability of medical equipment. The DPA, which was invoked by President Trump on March 18, 2020, provides the federal government more control during times of emergencies to direct industrial production. Re  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) voted in favor of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This legislation will provide economic assistance to Arkansas's families, hospitals, and businesses that have been negatively affected by COVID-19. "The health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 is unprecedented in our lifetimes. We are seeing the number of cases rise throughout the countr  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton--along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman--applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for awarding federal funds to municipalities across Arkansas, as well as the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), to help facilitate the coronavirus response in our communities. The grants, totaling o  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton--along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman--urged President Donald Trump to support Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson's request for a major disaster declaration due to COVID-19. "The resourcefulness of Arkansans has been incredible to see. Faced with these unprecedented events, Arkansans have responded the only way they know  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman--along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman-- wrote to the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, John Pallasch, urging the release of federal guidance to assist Arkansas with administering Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) authorized in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. To mitigate the sharp eco  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton--along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman--applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for awarding federal funds to municipalities across Arkansas, as well as the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), to help facilitate the coronavirus response in our communities. The grants, totaling o  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: The public health crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic has brought economic activity in America's large cities and small towns alike to a grinding halt. Businesses of all sizes are being forced to close during this crisis both to protect public health and because of a shrinking customer base, as consumers are urged to stay home to reduce the spread of the disease. The unexpected closures or drama  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) applauded the Small Business Administration's (SBA) swift implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program, which authorizes lending institutions to quickly make loans to small businesses to help them remain operational during coronavirus outbreak. The $349 billion program was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress, and  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: Fred Rogers once recalled an instruction from his mother to "look for the helpers" in times of crisis and tragedy. It made a significant impression on him, and for good reason. "If you look for the helpers, you'll know that there's hope," he explained. Our nation, and much of the globe, finds itself in a time of distress not seen in modern history going back to at least the Second World War, but we can an  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced that no additional H-2B visas will be released until further notice. "With record numbers of Americans filing for unemployment, our focus should be getting Americans back to work, not bringing in additional foreign labor. "The Department of Homeland Security should continue the hold on addition  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following op-ed: Earlier this month, a Chinese Communist Party propaganda outlet insinuated that Beijing could cut off supplies of life-saving medicine to the United States at any time, dooming our country to "sink into the hell of a novel coronavirus epidemic." Unfortunately, this isn't an empty threat. The United States is dangerously dependent for pharmaceuticals on the very regime whose failures and coverups caused this deadly   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: On March 27th, President Trump signed the CARES Act, legislation that will provide the emergency funds necessary to steer our economy through the outbreak of the China Virus and help Americans meet their financial needs. Part of that legislation provides a check in the form of a tax rebate to the vast majority of Americans. Information about those tax rebates is outlined below and can be found by clicking he  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), along with Representatives John Curtis (R-Utah), Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), Ted Yoho (R-Florida), Jim Banks (R-IN), and Liz Cheney (R-WY) will introduce the Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act, legislation that would authorize the president to sanction foreign officials who suppress or distort information about international pub  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: Senators Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Representatives John Curtis (R-Utah), Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), Ted Yoho (R-Florida), Jim Banks (R-IN), and Liz Cheney (R-WY) will introduce the Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act, legislation that would authorize the president to sanction foreign officials who suppress or distort information about international pu  more