WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Peters Champion Bipartisan Bill Increasing Higher Education Accessibility, Affordability WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act (MEAA), bipartisan legislation to help reduce barriers to higher education and lower student debt by expanding the use of existing federal grants that support dual enrollm  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton Introduces Bill to End U.S. Dependence on Chinese-Manufactured Pharmaceuticals Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 10, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Anyone But China (ABC) Safe Drug Act, which would end U.S. dependence on China for pharmaceutical manufacturing. "Shortages in the medical supply chain are a matter  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ban Retail Storefronts Owned by Foreign Adversaries from U.S. Military Bases Contact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 April 10, 2025 Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), and Senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) today introduced the Military Installation Retail Security Act to prohibit the Department of D  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Crawford Congratulates Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee on Confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to Israel WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the following statement after the United States Senate confirmed Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next U.S. Ambassador to the State of Israel. "Today is a momentous day for the long-standing relation  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: REP. HILL, REP. CAREY, AND SEN. BOOZMAN INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO GROW EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Yesterday, Rep. French Hill (R-AR) introduced legislation, the S Corporation Additional Participation Act or S-CAP Act, which would increase the maximum threshold for the number of shareholders an S Corporation can offer from 100 to 250. Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) joined Rep. Hill in int  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Calls on Xi Jinping, CCP to Allow TikTok Sale: "We Need to Keep the Pressure On" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) called on the Chinese Communist Party to allow ByteDance to sell TikTok to American owners. Ricketts made the comments while objecting to a unanimous consent request from U.S. Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) to extend the deadlin  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 13 committee hearings on April 9, 2025: * * * DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity concluded open and closed hearings to examine United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General William J. Hartman, USA, Acting Commander, United  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Votes to Advance Pro-Growth Agenda Washington, D.C. -- April 10, 2025... Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) voted today to concur in the Senate Amendment to H. Con. Res. 14 - the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution. The resolution contains reconciliation instructions for House of Representatives and Senate committees to produce legislation to advance a responsible, pro-growth agenda. Congressm  more