LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 19 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: The members of the bipartisan Congressional Oversight Commission have published their initial report, as mandated by the CARES Act. A letter from the Commission's four members to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell regarding the report is below. You may view the whole report here. https://hill.house.gov/UploadedFiles/COC_1st_Report_5.18.20.pdf The Congress  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined his 184 Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives in voting against H.R. 6800, the House Democrats' so-called coronavirus relief bill. "Today, I joined a majority of my Republican colleagues in resoundingly rejecting the Democrats' far-left wish list, which no doubt will never see the light of day in the Senate and has zero chance of being enacted into law. My foc  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on May 22: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) joined a bipartisan group of members in sending a letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor regarding issues impacting the National Guard. The members recognize the invaluable work of National Guard personnel who are serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 response e  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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 Arkansas over $5 million in funding to expand access to COVID-19 testing in rural communities. The investment--totaling $5,193,449--will be distributed to rural health clinics in Arkansas. It is part of   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- 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 over $72 million in additional relief funds to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in Arkansas to help them combat the devastating effects of COVID-19. The investment--totaling $72,410,000--will be distrib  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- 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 $78 million to Arkansas to expand its testing capacity for COVID-19. The funding is part of $11 billion from HHS to support nationwide testing for COVID-19 and the reopening of America. The investment wi  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Reps. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, ranking Republican member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Environment Subcommittee, issued the following statements on May 19 commending the Trump administration and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler for a proposal to establish clarity and transparency on guidance documents: "This is a big step toward major regulatory reform at EPA," Gra  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce the Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act that would bolster funding for health care providers in rural areas for the expansion of broadband and telehealth services. "Telehealth provides a critical avenue for Arkansans to access medical providers without an unnecessary trip to the doctor's office. The COVID-1  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- 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 Arkansas over $5 million in funding to expand access to COVID-19 testing in rural communities. The investment--totaling $5,193,449--will be distributed to rural health clinics in Arkansas. It is part of $  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- 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 over $72 million in additional relief funds to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in Arkansas to help them combat the devastating effects of COVID-19. The investment--totaling $72,410,000--will be distribu  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- 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 $78 million to Arkansas to expand its testing capacity for COVID-19. The funding is part of $11 billion from HHS to support nationwide testing for COVID-19 and the reopening of America. The investment wil  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: We are only five months into 2020, but it is safe to say the coronavirus crisis has made this year unlike any other in our lifetimes. A virus the world had never seen before has taken thousands of American lives. Millions more have lost their jobs as a result of the economic shutdown. Our daily routines and opportunities to gather with friends and family were drastically constrained by social distancing or  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) will introduce the No Bailouts for Illegal Aliens Act, which amends the CARES Act to prohibit sending future funds to states or municipalities until they certify they aren't issuing stimulus checks or other payments to those in the United States illegally. "Congress passed the CARES Act to help workers impacted by the China virus pandemic, not to give a handout to those who bro  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement after the Justice Department announced the FBI gained access to the Pensacola terrorist's Apple iPhone: "Despite Apple's stonewalling, the FBI was finally able to access critical data from the cell phone of a terrorist. "I applaud their determination and hard work. But it's work that wouldn't need to be done if Apple would 'Think Different' about siding with terrorists over U.S. law enforcement and victims."  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement after China announced it would impose national security law on Hong Kong: "Chairman Xi and his Communist thugs once again show their disregard for Hong Kong's promised autonomy and freedom. "There must be consequences for Beijing's tyrannical actions against the people of Hong Kong."  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on May 21 after reports of President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty: "Today the president has taken another positive step to end America's dependence on dysfunctional and broken treaties. The Open Skies Treaty started life as a good-faith agreement between major powers and died an asset of Russian intelligence. For Mr. Putin, the treaty was just another scheme to snatch a military and sur  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), John Boozman (R-Arkansas), Mike Braun (R-Indiana), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Steve Daines (R-Montana), Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), John Kennedy (R-Louisiana), James Lankford  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Gary Peters (D-Michigan) introduced a bipartisan bill that would enhance cooperation between the United States and Israel on developing defense technology. The United States Israel Military Capability Act would require the Department of Defense to establish a working group with their counterparts in the Israeli government to collaborate on the research and development of te  more