by - April 15, 2016 8:36 pm
Congress returned to the nation’s capital this week after a two week district work period, with several items on the agenda. A trip by an Arkansas lawmaker to Cuba as…
by - April 8, 2016 3:27 pm
With the U.S. House out of town, Senate members spent this week discussing telecommunications and a Supreme Court nomination, and an Arkansas lawmaker traveled to Cuba this week on a…
by - March 18, 2016 2:22 pm
This week the President sent a nomination to the U.S. Senate for the nation’s highest court, while U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., co-sponsored a bill to help injured veterans get…
by - February 12, 2016 8:56 pm
President Barack Obama’s 2017 budget received a proverbial cold shoulder this week from the state’s congressional delegation, while discussions continued over agriculture and the overall federal budget. The following is…
by - February 5, 2016 3:53 pm
Lawmakers this week dealt with a plethora of trade and financial issues, while a vote to override the President’s veto on a bill seeking to repeal the federal health care…
by - January 22, 2016 10:25 am
With the House out of town this week, U.S. Senators had a busy week in the nation’s capital discussing and voting on issues ranging from Iran and Syria, to summer…
by - January 15, 2016 2:21 pm
Arkansas’ congressional delegation was busy this week, saying goodbye to a political giant, responding to the last State of the Union address by President Obama and voting on legislation. The…
by - January 8, 2016 4:16 pm
After a nearly three-week long recess, members of the state’s House delegation returned to the nation’s capital this week to deal with a host of issues. The delegation also paid…
by - December 18, 2015 5:32 pm
A contentious $1.1 trillion spending bill as well as debates over federal regulations and trade capped a week that saw Congress end its work for the year. The following is…
by - December 4, 2015 3:28 pm
The week after Thanksgiving was a busy week for the state’s congressional delegation as a long-term highway bill was on its way to becoming law. Also, a Little Rock man…
by - November 13, 2015 3:35 pm
Arkansas’ four U.S. House members traveled the state and abroad this week during a district work period, while the state’s two U.S. Senators honored veterans for their sacrifice. Also, U.S….
by - November 6, 2015 2:40 pm
Lawmakers appear to be on the road to approving a highway bill while discussion over a proposed energy project in the state received a lot of discussion this week. The…
by - October 30, 2015 1:51 pm
The state’s congressional delegation this week faced a series of issues from debating a two-year budget agreement approved this week as well as House members picking a new Speaker of…
by - October 25, 2015 10:47 am
It was a busy week in the nation’s capital as a bill supporting budget reconciliation was approved in the House while a veto of the defense bill drew scorn from…
by - October 16, 2015 3:18 pm
It was a week off in the nation’s capital, but members of the state’s congressional delegation spent the week back in their districts and filing key financial reports heading into…
