WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Graham Lead 50 Senators in Introducing Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) led 50 of their colleagues - evenly divided by party affiliation - to introduce primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sanctio  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman Joins Graham, Colleagues to Introduce Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and a bipartisan collection of more than three dozen other senators to introduce primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sanctions would be impose  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Cotton Work to Repeal Tax on Certain Firearm Purchases WASHINGTON --U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced the Repealing Illegal Freedom and Liberty Excises (RIFLE) Act, legislation that would remove a burdensome tax imposed on firearms regulated under the National Firearms Act. "Arkansas's hunters and shooting sportsmen and women who exercise their Second Amen  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Chairman Hill: Innovation Needs Guardrails, Not Roadblocks Today, the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a legislative markup for various bills, including the STABLE Act. Read Chairman Hill's opening remarks as prepared for delivery: "Good morning. Since we kicked off the 119th Cong  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues: Allow Fish Farmers to Protect Ponds from Predatory Birds Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 2, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today reintroduced the Cormorant Relief Act, legislation that would fully restore the ability of catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to cull predatory double-crested cormorant population  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Financial Services Committee Advances Five Bills During Full Committee Markup The House Committee on Financial Services, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), today held a full committee markup. The Committee successfully reported five bills to the full U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. "Since we kicked off the 119th  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Graham, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Impose Tough Sanctions Against Russia WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) joined Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and 49 bipartisan senators in introducing legislation to impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sancti  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * New Staff Report Details ActBlue's Unserious Approach to Fraud Prevention WASHINGTON - Today, the Committee on House Administration, the House Judiciary Committee, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a joint interim staff report titled, "Fraud on ActBlue: How the Democrats' Top Fundraising Platform Opens  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Science Committee Members Blast Trump Administration for its Attack on American Manufacturing (Washington, DC) - Yesterday, funds for ten of the 51 centers that make up the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) were withheld by the Trump administration. T  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tom Cotton Introduce Effort to Allow Fish Farmers to Protect Ponds from Predatory Cormorants WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and several of their Senate colleagues introduced the Cormorant Relief Act, legislation that would fully restore the ability of catfish farmers and other aquaculture producers to cull predatory double-crested  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Reintroduces Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), along with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), French Hill (AR-2) and Bruce Westerman (AR-4), and Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Boozman (R-AR), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), reintroduced the Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act. The legislation would prohibit the sale  more