WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues: Biden Administration Must Act to Protect Jewish Students from Pro-Hamas, Anti-Semitic Mobs Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) led 26 of his Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter today to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by anti-Semitic mobs that are targ  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and 24 Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by antisemitic mobs that are targeting Jewish students. The Senators requested Attorney General Garland and Secre  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 25 -- Rep. Garret Graves, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (Mississippi) - along with U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (Texas), U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (Arkansas) and 20 other bipartisan Members of Congress - urged the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Assistant Administrator Janet Coit to mode  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on April 22, 2024: * * * Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in honor of Earth Day 2024: "I believe true conservation means we steward our resources well and leave our world in a better state than we inherited it. Republicans are leading these efforts with a commitment to conserve ou  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: In recognition of Earth Day, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands hosted the committee's second outdoor field hearing of the 118th Congress in Utah, centered on public land access issues. "I am grateful to the Utahns who joined us today for our discussion about public lands. Families have cherished these same lands for generations and from the area surrou  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Director Steven Dettelbach demanding documents and communications regarding the ATF's planning and execution of the deadly pre-dawn raid conducted in Little Rock, Arkansas, while executing a search warrant on the home   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column: * * * The opioid crisis has had a widespread and destructive impact on our state and entire country, which is why we're working together to fight back. State and local leaders are investing in prevention and treatment efforts while nonprofit organizations have mobilized with the same goal of delivering help and ending the cycle of addiction. In rural states where people live far from treatment centers,  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement on the passing of former Arkansas Governor and U.S. Senator David Pryor: "David Pryor's life was characterized by service to his community, state and country. Arkansas has benefited tremendously from his dedicated stewardship as a legislator, governor and citizen deeply invested in helping ensure our best days were still ahead. "I gr  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after voting to approve legislation that supports America's allies, serves our national security interests and bolsters the domestic defense industrial base: "American leadership is the most effective tool to deter conflict and promote the values that advance global stability and prosperity, particularly when the world  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * U.S. Senator John Boozman, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) finalized its rule revising school meal standards. "It is good to see the changes reflected in the final rule today. USDA's   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) led 25 Senate Republicans in sending a letter today to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging them to restore order to campuses that have been effectively shut down by anti-Semitic mobs that are targeting Jewish students. The Senators requested Attorney General Garland and Secretary Ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 20, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a series of bills providing supplemental appropriations to address U.S. national security threat and to provide funding for defense assistance to U.S. allies and for costs incurred by the U.S. military for regional support. * H.R. 8038, the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act, confronts several U.S. national security threats t  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Van Buren, AR--April 24, 2024...Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced Dylan Gray, a senior at Haas Hall Academy, as the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for the Third District. Dylan's artwork, entitled "Jessica," will now be sent to D.C. and displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Congressman Womack said, "The closer you look, the more interesting I find Dylan's piece. I'm i  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: April 23, 2024...Congressmen Steve Womack (R-AR-3) and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2) recently introduced H.Con.Res. 103, legislation that would authorize the use of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for the lying in honor of Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last living Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean War, and would honor those who served in the Armed Forces of the U.S. during the "For  more