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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Thursday September 19, 2024 ( 6 items )  

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets Chairman Hill Delivers Remarks at Hearing to Break Down SEC Politicized Approach to Digital Assets
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- 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 Sept. 18, 2024: Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), is holding a hearing entitled "Dazed and Confused: Breaking Down the SEC's Politicized Approach to Digital Assets." * * * Read Chairman Hill  more

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Westerman: After Blatant Deflection, Committees Seek Haskell University Documents
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-Utah) le  more

House Passes Womack Cosponsored VA Supplemental Bill to Prevent Funding Cliff and Safeguard Veterans' Benefits
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) is a cosponsor of H.R. 9468, the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives last night. This legislation fully funds the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) request for supplemental funding, addressing its massive funding shortfall, and holds the Biden-Harris administration accounta  more

Rep. Westerman, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing October 2024 As National Dyslexia Awareness Month
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, Congressional Dyslexia Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26) introduced a resolution recognizing October 2024 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Angus King (I-ME), Susan   more

Sen. Boozman Thanks Regional Economic Development Commissions for Support of Communities, Pushes to Simplify Grant Application Process
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) applauded the assistance of federal regional commissions to communities in Arkansas and across the country, particularly in the wake of natural disasters and other economic challenges, in a hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee. Boozman, a senior EPW Committee member, went on to urge witnesses from five federal-state partnership entities to  more

Sen. Boozman: 'Timely & Urgent Response' Needed to Stave Off Looming Farm Crisis
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, called for Congress and the administration to provide a "timely and urgent response" to the looming farm crisis in the form of emergency assistance to farmers and called for a redoubling of efforts to pass a farm bill before the end of the calendar year in a speech on the Senate floor. O  more