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June 10, 2019 Senator Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce the Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
June 7, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of USA - Arkansas Delegation Urges President to Approve Disaster Assistance Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
June 7, 2019 Bipartisan Resolution to Honor the Nation's First Responders Unanimously Passes U.S. Senate Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
June 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve - Congressmen Brad Sherman and David Kustoff Urge the Federal Reserve to Protect Homebuyers from Wire Fraud Rep. James Hill, ...
June 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - McEachin Leads Letter Urging Medicare to Pay for All Colonoscopy Screenings Rep. Rick Crawford, ...
June 6, 2019 Rosen Commemorates 75th D-Day Anniversary with Bipartisan Congressional Delegation in Normandy Sen. John Boozman, ...
June 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Koumans, Acting Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services and Chad Woolf, Undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Urges DHS to Eliminate Undue REAL ID Requirement for FAS Migrants Rep. Steve Womack, ...
June 6, 2019 Cotton Statement on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day Sen. Tom Cotton
June 5, 2019 Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Ban from U.S. Exchanges Chinese & Foreign Firms that Flaunt U.S. Laws Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
June 5, 2019 Boozman Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Job Corps from Closure Sen. John Boozman, ...
June 5, 2019 Conaway, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ban Chinese & Foreign Firms That Flaunt U.S. Laws From U.S. Exchanges Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
June 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture, and the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Bipartisan Group of Senators and Representatives Press Administration for Answers on Civilian Conservation Center Closures Sen. John Boozman, ...
June 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense and the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Senators Blackburn, Blumenthal Voice Concerns About Inclusion of Huawei in Development of Next-Generation Spectrum Sharing Technologies Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
June 5, 2019 Rep. Hill Speaks Out Against Speaker Pelosi's $35 Billion Amnesty Legislation Rep. James Hill
June 5, 2019 Daines, Bipartisan Senate Colleagues Team Up to Protect Job Corps from Closure Sen. John Boozman, ...
June 4, 2019 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 Rep. James Hill
June 4, 2019 Cotton Statement on the 30th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre Sen. Tom Cotton
June 4, 2019 Foster Youth Shadow Day 2019 Rep. James Hill
June 4, 2019 Arkansas Flooding Rep. Bruce Westerman
June 4, 2019 Providing for Consideration of H.R. American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 Rep. Steve Womack
June 3, 2019 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Sen. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Collins, Shaheen Lead Push to Ensure Continued Support for Special Diabetes Program Sen. John Boozman, ...
June 3, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen. John Boozman
May 31, 2019 Arkansas delegation applauds emergency declaration for state from flooding and severe storms Rep. Rick Crawford, ...
May 29, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Arkansas Delegation Supports Governor's Request for Disaster Declaration Rep. James Hill
May 29, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Arkansas Delegation Supports Governor's Request for Disaster Declaration Rep. Steve Womack
May 29, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Arkansas Delegation Supports Governor's Request for Disaster Declaration Rep. Bruce Westerman
May 29, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Arkansas Delegation Supports Governor's Request for Disaster Declaration Rep. Rick Crawford
May 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt - Newhouse, Peterson Lead Bipartisan Letter to Support ESA Delisting of Gray Wolf Rep. Bruce Westerman, ...
May 28, 2019 Rubio, Hyde-Smith, Wicker, Cotton Introduce Bill to Help Private Forest Owners Recover From Disasters Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 27, 2019 Boozman, Cotton Resolution Recognizing Marshall Islands Clears Senate Sen. John Boozman, ...
May 27, 2019 Cotton Statement on Memorial Day Sen. Tom Cotton
May 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Burgess Urges CMS Action on Physician-Owned Hospitals Rep. Rick Crawford, ...
May 23, 2019 Cotton, Shelby, Rep. Byrne Introduce No Leniency for Terrorists Act of 2019 Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Johnson, Colleagues Introduce SOFA Act to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Portable Certification of Spouses (PCS) Act Included in NDAA Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Fox News "The Story with Martha MacCallum" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tom Cotton Sen. Tom Cotton
May 23, 2019 Boozman Introduces Bill to Improve Health Care Services Sen. John Boozman
May 23, 2019 Norton and Crawford Introduce Legislation Requiring FBI to Track Sexual Assaults on Planes and Ships Rep. Rick Crawford, ...
May 23, 2019 Womack Meets with the President of the Marshall Islands Rep. Steve Womack
May 23, 2019 Rep. Hill Slams Effort to Strip Use of 529 Savings Plans for Home Schooling, Special Needs Expenses Rep. James Hill
May 23, 2019 Senate Leaders Announce Bipartisan 5G Leadership Act Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Senators Cotton, Rubio, Cardin Reintroduce Bill Targeting Chinese Aggression in South China Sea Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to End Dangerous Sanctuary City Policies Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Cotton Introduces Bill to End Dangerous Sanctuary City Policies Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 22, 2019 Senators Cotton, Braun, Cruz, & Rubio Call for Religious Freedoms in Cuba after Parents Jailed for Homeschooling Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 22, 2019 CBO Reaffirms Dangers Of Single-Payer Health Care System Rep. Steve Womack, ...
May 22, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Cornyn Urges Dept. of Agriculture to Help Texas Producers Amid China Trade Dispute Sen. John Boozman, ...
May 22, 2019 Boozman Presses for Passage of Legislation to Improve Benefits and Services for Women Veterans Sen. John Boozman
May 21, 2019 Women's Suffrage Centennial Rep. James Hill
May 21, 2019 100th Anniversary of Passage of the 19th Amendment Rep. Bruce Westerman
May 21, 2019 Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Trafficking of Unaccompanied Alien Children Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Nearly 400 Lawmakers Call on Trump to Address Threats in Syria Rep. Rick Crawford, ...
May 20, 2019 Cotton, Colleagues Reintroduce the Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 20, 2019 Kustoff and Cotton Introduce Legislation to Keep Hardened Criminals off the Streets Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 20, 2019 Peters, Boozman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities Sen. John Boozman, ...
May 20, 2019 Arkansas Delegation Responds to Failed Cms Rule Change Rep. Bruce Westerman
May 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Merkley, Wyden, Bipartisan Senators to Trump Administration: Selling Off BPA Assets Would Increase Rates for Consumers Sen. John Boozman, ...
May 20, 2019 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Arkansas Delegation Responds to Disappointing CMS Rule Change Rep. Steve Womack
May 20, 2019 Arkansas Delegation Responds to Disappointing CMS Rule Change Rep. Rick Crawford
May 19, 2019 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tom Cotton Sen. Tom Cotton
May 17, 2019 Letter to Chairman Pai - Johnson Leads Wisconsin Delegation Letter to FCC on Broadband Mapping Sen. John Boozman, ...
May 16, 2019 Congressman Tim Ryan Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect U.S. Manufacturing, National Security from Chinese Threats Rep. Rick Crawford, ...
May 16, 2019 Senators File Amicus Brief on Overreaching Groundwater Regulation Sen. John Boozman, ...
May 16, 2019 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tom Cotton Sen. Tom Cotton
May 16, 2019 Representatives Budd, Mooney, Davidson and Senators Cruz, Tillis, and Cotton Introduce Legislation to Repeal the Office of Financial Research Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 16, 2019 Whitehouse, Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support Victims of Iranian Terrorism Sen. Tom Cotton, ...
May 16, 2019 Womack Statement on White House Immigration Announcement Rep. Steve Womack
May 16, 2019 Rep. Hill: Stop Putting Politics Ahead of Bipartisan Efforts to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Rep. James Hill
May 16, 2019 The Washington Examiner - A Sidelined America Limits Already Difficult Options in Syria Rep. James Hill
May 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Congressman Boyle & Kinzinger Urge Trump Administration Address Attacks in Northwest Syria Rep. James Hill, ...
May 16, 2019 Letter to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Engel, Olson Lead 300 Members of Congress In Bipartisan Effort To Preserve Lifeline For Safety-Net Hospitals Rep. Rick Crawford, ...
May 15, 2019 Cotton Statement on Huawei Executive Order Sen. Tom Cotton
May 15, 2019 Remedy Act Sen. John Boozman
May 15, 2019 Remedy Act Sen. Tom Cotton
May 15, 2019 Fixing Social Security Must Be Bipartisan Rep. Steve Womack, ...
Date Title Politician
June 10, 2019 Senator Blackburn, Colleagues Introduce the Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
June 7, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of USA - Arkansas Delegation Urges President to Approve Disaster Assistance Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
June 7, 2019 Bipartisan Resolution to Honor the Nation's First Responders Unanimously Passes U.S. Senate Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
June 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve - Congressmen Brad Sherman and David Kustoff Urge the Federal Reserve to Protect Homebuyers from Wire Fraud Rep.James Hill, ...
June 7, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - McEachin Leads Letter Urging Medicare to Pay for All Colonoscopy Screenings Rep.Rick Crawford, ...
June 6, 2019 Rosen Commemorates 75th D-Day Anniversary with Bipartisan Congressional Delegation in Normandy Sen.John Boozman, ...
June 6, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Koumans, Acting Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services and Chad Woolf, Undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Urges DHS to Eliminate Undue REAL ID Requirement for FAS Migrants Rep.Steve Womack, ...
June 6, 2019 Cotton Statement on the 75th Anniversary of D-Day Sen.Tom Cotton
June 5, 2019 Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Ban from U.S. Exchanges Chinese & Foreign Firms that Flaunt U.S. Laws Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
June 5, 2019 Boozman Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Job Corps from Closure Sen.John Boozman, ...
June 5, 2019 Conaway, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ban Chinese & Foreign Firms That Flaunt U.S. Laws From U.S. Exchanges Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
June 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture, and the Hon. Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor - Bipartisan Group of Senators and Representatives Press Administration for Answers on Civilian Conservation Center Closures Sen.John Boozman, ...
June 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense and the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Senators Blackburn, Blumenthal Voice Concerns About Inclusion of Huawei in Development of Next-Generation Spectrum Sharing Technologies Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
June 5, 2019 Rep. Hill Speaks Out Against Speaker Pelosi's $35 Billion Amnesty Legislation Rep.James Hill
June 5, 2019 Daines, Bipartisan Senate Colleagues Team Up to Protect Job Corps from Closure Sen.John Boozman, ...
June 4, 2019 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 Rep.James Hill
June 4, 2019 Cotton Statement on the 30th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre Sen.Tom Cotton
June 4, 2019 Foster Youth Shadow Day 2019 Rep.James Hill
June 4, 2019 Arkansas Flooding Rep.Bruce Westerman
June 4, 2019 Providing for Consideration of H.R. American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 Rep.Steve Womack
June 3, 2019 Letter to Sen. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Sen. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Collins, Shaheen Lead Push to Ensure Continued Support for Special Diabetes Program Sen.John Boozman, ...
June 3, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen.John Boozman
May 31, 2019 Arkansas delegation applauds emergency declaration for state from flooding and severe storms Rep.Rick Crawford, ...
May 29, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Arkansas Delegation Supports Governor's Request for Disaster Declaration Rep.James Hill
May 29, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Arkansas Delegation Supports Governor's Request for Disaster Declaration Rep.Steve Womack
May 29, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Arkansas Delegation Supports Governor's Request for Disaster Declaration Rep.Bruce Westerman
May 29, 2019 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Arkansas Delegation Supports Governor's Request for Disaster Declaration Rep.Rick Crawford
May 28, 2019 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt - Newhouse, Peterson Lead Bipartisan Letter to Support ESA Delisting of Gray Wolf Rep.Bruce Westerman, ...
May 28, 2019 Rubio, Hyde-Smith, Wicker, Cotton Introduce Bill to Help Private Forest Owners Recover From Disasters Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 27, 2019 Boozman, Cotton Resolution Recognizing Marshall Islands Clears Senate Sen.John Boozman, ...
May 27, 2019 Cotton Statement on Memorial Day Sen.Tom Cotton
May 24, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Seema Verma, Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Burgess Urges CMS Action on Physician-Owned Hospitals Rep.Rick Crawford, ...
May 23, 2019 Cotton, Shelby, Rep. Byrne Introduce No Leniency for Terrorists Act of 2019 Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Johnson, Colleagues Introduce SOFA Act to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Portable Certification of Spouses (PCS) Act Included in NDAA Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Fox News "The Story with Martha MacCallum" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tom Cotton Sen.Tom Cotton
May 23, 2019 Boozman Introduces Bill to Improve Health Care Services Sen.John Boozman
May 23, 2019 Norton and Crawford Introduce Legislation Requiring FBI to Track Sexual Assaults on Planes and Ships Rep.Rick Crawford, ...
May 23, 2019 Womack Meets with the President of the Marshall Islands Rep.Steve Womack
May 23, 2019 Rep. Hill Slams Effort to Strip Use of 529 Savings Plans for Home Schooling, Special Needs Expenses Rep.James Hill
May 23, 2019 Senate Leaders Announce Bipartisan 5G Leadership Act Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Senators Cotton, Rubio, Cardin Reintroduce Bill Targeting Chinese Aggression in South China Sea Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Bill to End Dangerous Sanctuary City Policies Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 23, 2019 Cotton Introduces Bill to End Dangerous Sanctuary City Policies Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 22, 2019 Senators Cotton, Braun, Cruz, & Rubio Call for Religious Freedoms in Cuba after Parents Jailed for Homeschooling Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 22, 2019 CBO Reaffirms Dangers Of Single-Payer Health Care System Rep.Steve Womack, ...
May 22, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Cornyn Urges Dept. of Agriculture to Help Texas Producers Amid China Trade Dispute Sen.John Boozman, ...
May 22, 2019 Boozman Presses for Passage of Legislation to Improve Benefits and Services for Women Veterans Sen.John Boozman
May 21, 2019 Women's Suffrage Centennial Rep.James Hill
May 21, 2019 100th Anniversary of Passage of the 19th Amendment Rep.Bruce Westerman
May 21, 2019 Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Trafficking of Unaccompanied Alien Children Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Nearly 400 Lawmakers Call on Trump to Address Threats in Syria Rep.Rick Crawford, ...
May 20, 2019 Cotton, Colleagues Reintroduce the Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 20, 2019 Kustoff and Cotton Introduce Legislation to Keep Hardened Criminals off the Streets Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 20, 2019 Peters, Boozman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities Sen.John Boozman, ...
May 20, 2019 Arkansas Delegation Responds to Failed Cms Rule Change Rep.Bruce Westerman
May 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Merkley, Wyden, Bipartisan Senators to Trump Administration: Selling Off BPA Assets Would Increase Rates for Consumers Sen.John Boozman, ...
May 20, 2019 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Arkansas Delegation Responds to Disappointing CMS Rule Change Rep.Steve Womack
May 20, 2019 Arkansas Delegation Responds to Disappointing CMS Rule Change Rep.Rick Crawford
May 19, 2019 NBC "Meet the Press" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tom Cotton Sen.Tom Cotton
May 17, 2019 Letter to Chairman Pai - Johnson Leads Wisconsin Delegation Letter to FCC on Broadband Mapping Sen.John Boozman, ...
May 16, 2019 Congressman Tim Ryan Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect U.S. Manufacturing, National Security from Chinese Threats Rep.Rick Crawford, ...
May 16, 2019 Senators File Amicus Brief on Overreaching Groundwater Regulation Sen.John Boozman, ...
May 16, 2019 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview with Sen. Tom Cotton Sen.Tom Cotton
May 16, 2019 Representatives Budd, Mooney, Davidson and Senators Cruz, Tillis, and Cotton Introduce Legislation to Repeal the Office of Financial Research Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 16, 2019 Whitehouse, Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support Victims of Iranian Terrorism Sen.Tom Cotton, ...
May 16, 2019 Womack Statement on White House Immigration Announcement Rep.Steve Womack
May 16, 2019 Rep. Hill: Stop Putting Politics Ahead of Bipartisan Efforts to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Rep.James Hill
May 16, 2019 The Washington Examiner - A Sidelined America Limits Already Difficult Options in Syria Rep.James Hill
May 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Congressman Boyle & Kinzinger Urge Trump Administration Address Attacks in Northwest Syria Rep.James Hill, ...
May 16, 2019 Letter to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Engel, Olson Lead 300 Members of Congress In Bipartisan Effort To Preserve Lifeline For Safety-Net Hospitals Rep.Rick Crawford, ...
May 15, 2019 Cotton Statement on Huawei Executive Order Sen.Tom Cotton
May 15, 2019 Remedy Act Sen.John Boozman
May 15, 2019 Remedy Act Sen.Tom Cotton
May 15, 2019 Fixing Social Security Must Be Bipartisan Rep.Steve Womack, ...
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