WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Welcomes Arkansas Farmers at Senate Ag Committee Hearing WASHINGTON \- U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) welcomed Arkansas farmers to share their perspectives on the agricultural economy during a Senate hearing examining the challenges facing rural communities Marianna farmer Nathan Reed and Newport farmer Jennifer James detailed the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Grassley, Welch Work to Provide Hospitals with Financial Stability and Security WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Rural Hospital Support Act to prevent rural hospital closures by extending and modernizing critical Medicare programs. "Hospitals are one of the last community pillars still standing in rural America. The  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Tillis, Murray Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Support Purple Heart Families WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) to introduce the Purple Heart Veterans Education Act, legislation allowing veterans who received their Purple Heart after their service to transfer their educational benefits to one or more of thei  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced the subcommittee rosters for the 119th Congress. Subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress are as follows: Subcommittee on Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on four bills to support Alaska Native veterans, enable economic development, improve flood residency of tribal lands and analyze the administrative structure of the Indian Health Service (IHS). Subcommittee Chair Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) issued the following state  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Kaine Reintroduce Bill to Study Effects of Cellphones in Schools Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 5, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) today reintroduced the Focus on Learning Act, legislation that would require the Surgeon General to complete a study on the effects of cellphone use in K-12 classrooms on s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a hearing to examine the current landscape of community banking in the United States, including how community banks serve as the lifeblood for many local communities. Watch Chairman Hill's opening remarks here (https://youtu.be/YNZ742h9KrE). Read   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), held a hearing examining the current landscape of community banking in the United States, including how community banks serve as the lifeblood for many local communities. "Community banks know their communities best and research shows that when they close the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 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 "Perspectives from the Field: Farmer and Rancher Views on the Agricultural Economy, Part 1." The following is Boozman's opening statement, as prepared for delivery: Good   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Natural State Leaders Call for Modernized Five-Year Farm Bill * * * U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) welcomed Arkansas farmers to share their perspectives on the agricultural economy during a Senate hearing examining the challenges facing rural communities   more