WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Reintroduces Legislation to End Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 23, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Senator Jim Banks (R- Indiana), and Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), today reintroduced The Restoring Trade Fairness Act to end Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with China. This le  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Britt, Cramer: No Chinese Citizen, Company Should Own American Land Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 22, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R- North Dakota), today reintroduced the Not One More Inch or Acre Act, legislation that will prevent any Chinese individual o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Kelly Introduce Legislation to Study Cancer Impacts Among Current and Former Military Aviators Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 23, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) today introduced the Aviator Cancers Examination Study (ACES) Act, bipartisan legislation to address the growing cancer and mortality   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig delivered the following opening statement at today's organization meeting for the 119th Congress. Watch the full meeting here. [As prepared for delivery] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am excited to get to work! As the granddaughter of an Arkansas bean, rice, and cotton farmer, agricultu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement in response to Acting FDIC Chairman Travis Hill's outline of several priorities that echo calls from Chairman French Hill's Making Community Banking Great Again (MCBGA) principles. "I congratulate Travis Hill on his designation as Act  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) announced the Republican committee and subcommittee rosters for the 119th Congress. Full Committee Full Committee Vice Chairman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) U.S. Rep. Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-Ame  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Last week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (R-Calif.) reintroduced the Fix Our Forests Act. "We represent a broad coalition of stakeholders that includes water providers, farmers, utilities, forestry professionals, and local governmental entities. We are deeply committed  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on four bills including combatting the effects of drought in the West and reauthorizing an important conservation program. Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response: "Today, I convened the first hearing as Cha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry delivered opening remarks at the hearing on the nomination of Brooke Rollins to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The following is Boozman's opening statement, as prepared for delivery: Good morning. I a  more