WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Representative Rick Crawford launched FARM Corps in partnership with Arkansas Farm Bureau, Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Arkansas National Guard, U of A Division of Agriculture, and the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs. The Farm and Ranch Mission Corps will connect willing veterans who are struggling with job loss with local farmers and ranchers who are suffering labor shortages caused by COVI  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Arkansas Broadcasters' Association launched their PSA for FARM Corps. The 30 second PSA informs both farmers and veterans where they can sign-up for the Farm And Ranch Mission program. "Whether it's alerting citizens about tornadoes, or keeping folks up to date on the COVID-19 outbreak, our broadcasters are not just messangers but are a crucial resource to their local communities," said Crawford. "I'm pr  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 7 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) announced $14 million in African American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund grants to fund 51 projects across 20 states and the District of Columbia that will preserve sites and history related to the African American pursuit of fairness and racial justice in the 20th century. Among the recipients, Friends of Dreamland's Taborian Hall Preservation and Access P  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) --a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry--continued advocating for flexibility to agriculture employee programs in order to prevent a labor shortage and maintain an abundant supply of food and fiber in the United States. In a letter to Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, Boozman and   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR)--a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry--praised the work of the Arkansas agricultural industry as farmers and ranchers continue to provide a safe and abundant supply of food despite challenges facing the industry. "Americans depend on our nation's farmers to grow the food, fuel and fiber we depend on daily. That need becomes much mo  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues to urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider the needs of rural hospitals and those with high percentages of Medicaid and Medicare patients as HHS distributes the $100 billion healthcare fund included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In a letter to HHS Secretary Ale  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) signed onto a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the Trump administration to ensure the continuity of our country's food supply and support rural areas during the coronavirus pandemic by providing needed relief to farmers. "Americans always depend on our nation's farmers to grow the food, fuel, and fiber that we all need, but that relianc  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- 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--announced emergency grants to support postsecondary students and institutes of higher education impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The funds, totaling more than $100 million, come from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which became law last month  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * - Delegation Members Agree COVID-19 Pandemic Warrants Further Guard Assistance and Support * * * U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton--along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman-- urged President Trump to approve Governor Asa Hutchinson's request for additional funding and resources for the Arkansas National Guard in order to support the ongoing respons  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- 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 Health and Human Services (HHS) for awarding federal funds to health centers across Arkansas to help facilitate the coronavirus response in our communities. The grants--totaling $10,559,850--wereawarded by the Health Resources and Services Administ  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- 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 Health and Human Services (HHS) for awarding federal funds to hospitals and health care providers across Arkansas to help facilitate the coronavirus response in our communities. The grants--totaling $326,536,043--wereawarded to 2,905 health care   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after several executive branch agencies recommended that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoke and terminate China Telecom (Americas) Corp.'s authority to provide telecommunications services to and from the United States. "China Telecom has operated freely in the United States for years, despite being caught hijacking U.S. Interne  more