WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today released the following statement after the chief prosecutor of International Criminal Court announced he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Equating Israel's democratically elected leaders with the perpetrators of the worst attack on Jews since WWII shows what a farce the International Criminal  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Dems to GOP: Investigate mining companies, not greens Lawmakers also introduced critical minerals legislation in recent days. May 21, 2024 House Democrats are trying to flip the script on the GOP's investigations into whether environmental groups are illegally representing foreign interests. Natural Resources ranking member Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Reps. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico and Jared Hu  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, Congressman French Hill, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, appeared before the House Committee on Rules to speak in support of H.R. 4763, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21) and H.R. 5403,   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on May 16, 2024: * * * Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced updates to Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for millions of acres of BLM-managed land in Wyoming and Montana, eliminating all new coal leasing until 2038. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "The Biden ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on May 16, 2024: * * * Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee oversight hearing on the environmental agenda of President Joe Biden's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the agency's Fiscal Year 2025 budget request. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "The extremists in  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill's (AR-02) bill to protect small banks and lenders from reporting requirements under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFBP) harmful 1071 rule, the Small LENDER Act, today passed out of the House Financial Services Committee and is one step closer to advancing to the House Floor. "Small businesses are the lifeblood of our nation's economy. With small lenders often driving investment  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after his landmark legislation to create a regulatory framework for digital assets, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21), passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 279 - 136 and is one step closer to becoming law. "Today is a historic day for American consumers, investors, and innovators. I applaud the House's   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly column on May 20, 2024: * * * Summer is quickly approaching and Arkansans are looking for places to explore away from home. Our national parks have always been popular destinations and some folks are crowdsourcing for ideas about locations to visit and things to do at these outdoor gems. America's National Parks continue to see a record number of visitors. The National Park Service(NPS) reported a four percent in  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) honored U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) with its 2024 Leadership in Government Award in recognition of his advocacy for policies to improve the services and benefits veterans and their families have earned. "I'm proud to work with IAVA to ensure we fulfill the promises made to the men and women who served in uniform. We've been able to accomplish landmark imp  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, secured measures that will strengthen Arkansas water resources in legislation approved by the committee Wednesday. The Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 authorizes water and wastewater projects, invests in ports and inland waterways, and improves U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation that will reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years and improve American aviation safety and infrastructure. Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement: "The FAA Reauthorization will make timely and strategic investments to  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8369, the Israel Security Assistance Support Act. Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) is a cosponsor of the measure, which requires the delivery of defense articles to Israel by withholding funding from the Department of Defense, Department of State, and National Security Council until the articles are delivered, and reaffirms the will of the American people.   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (R-AR) joined Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and 128 Members of Congress in sending a bicameral letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging the Department to withdraw its latest attempt to transfer student loan debt onto American tax  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: May 17, 2024...In honor of National Police Week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a slate of bills to support law enforcement across America. Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) supported each of the measures. Congressman Womack said, "I'm eternally grateful to all the heroes who wear the badge. While some of my colleagues call to defund the police, I will always defend the men and women in blue and ens  more