WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Cotton Praise Senate Passage of Laken Riley Act WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) applauded Senate passage of the Laken Riley Act by a bipartisan vote of 64-35. The legislation provides U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and state governments more tools to fight crime committed by illegal immigrants. "This commonsense legislation will help sa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Statement on Senate Passage of Laken Riley Act Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 20, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Laken Riley Act: "For four years, Democrats opened our borders and allowed in millions of illegal aliens, including the cri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement: * * * Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) issued the following statement regarding the reported agreement between Israel and Hamas to release hostages held in Gaza: "Today's announcement of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas marks a significant breakthrough that will hopefully reunite host  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2025: Today, President Donald Trump will issue a comprehensive energy executive order that unleashes American energy dominance. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in response: "In the first hours of his presidency, Trump is restoring strength and commonsense to the White Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 471, the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act. Below are Westerman's full remarks, as prepared. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. There are few topics more urgent for the House to take u  more