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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Sunday May 03, 2020 ( 11 items )  

Rep. Crawford: House Members Send Letter Requesting Swift and Fair Implementation of COVID Relief for Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR), Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA), Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) recently co-led a letter with over 100 colleagues to President Trump requesting that COVID-19 related relief for our producers is effective and as immediate as possible as USDA begins the rule-making process. Specifically, the letter highlights concerns that there will be a severe gap between produce  more

Rep. Womack Issues Statement on President Trump Signing Paycheck Protection Program & Health Care Enhancement Act
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement after President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act into law: The legislation - which Womack voted for on the House floor yesterday - replenishes the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), provides additional funding for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program, and enhances resources to support hospitals and testing capacity: "With today's signing, more help is fi  more

Rep. Womack: Delegation Announces $4.7 Million in HUD Funding for Arkansas
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- 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 Arkansas Public Housing Agencies $4.7 million in funding to support the prevention, preparation and response to the coronavirus pandemic in public housing. "Providing these resources is necessary to  more

Rep. Womack: Delegation Applauds HHS for Awarding Over $45 Million in Additional Coronavirus Assistance to Arkansas Health Care Providers
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- 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 Health and Human Services (HHS) for awarding additional federal funds to hospitals and health care providers across Arkansas to help facilitate the coronavirus response in our communities. The grants--totaling $45,092,991--come from the Coronavir  more

Rep. Womack: Third District Congressional Art Competition Submissions Due This Week
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) is reminding all Third District high school students that the deadline to submit artwork for the 2020 Congressional Art Competition is this week. Entries can include original paintings, drawings, collages, photographs, computer-generated art, or a combination thereof. To be considered, art pieces must be dropped off to one of Congressman Womack's District Offices with a fill  more

Sen. Boozman Joins Bipartisan Call for Equal Telephone-Based Health Services Reimbursements
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined a bipartisan effort advocating for an increase to the reimbursement rate for telephone-based, or audio-only, telehealth services to equal other audio-visual telehealth and in-person visitation reimbursements. In a letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medic  more

Sen. Boozman: Congressional Delegation Announces Additional Coronavirus Relief for Arkansas HBCUs, Colleges, Universities Serving Low-Income Students
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- 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 an additional round of coronavirus relief funding for Arkansas's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and institutions serving low-income students to help ensure learning continues during the coronavirus crisis. The funds--totaling $14,573,384--come from th  more

Sen. Boozman: Delegation Announces $4.7 Million in HUD Funding for Arkansas
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- 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 Arkansas Public Housing Agencies $4.7 million in funding to support the prevention, preparation and response to the coronavirus pandemic in public housing. "Providing these resources is necessary t  more

Sen. Boozman: Delegation Applauds HHS for Awarding Over $45 Million in Additional Coronavirus Assistance to Arkansas Health Care Providers
WASHINGTON, April 29 -- 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 additional federal funds to hospitals and health care providers across Arkansas to help facilitate the coronavirus response in our communities. The grants--totaling $45,092,991--come from the Coronavir  more

Sen. Boozman: Getting Coronavirus Relief to More Small Businesses in Arkansas
WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: An important program to help Arkansas small businesses remain operational during the coronavirus pandemic and viable in the future just received additional funding. Congress passed, and the president signed into law, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, which allocates an additional $320 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The immediate infusion of money into the   more

Sen. Cotton Issues Statement on FCC Challenge to Chinese Telecoms
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued directives against four Chinese telecommunications companies. The directives asked the companies to explain why the FCC should not revoke their authorizations to operate in the United States considering that they're owned and ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. After the announcement, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following st  more