by - October 11, 2015 2:46 pm
The decision by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Thursday to drop out of the Speaker’s race capped a big week on Capitol Hill in which Arkansas lawmakers also…
by - October 4, 2015 4:44 pm
Foreign policy issues as well as a continuing resolution to fund the government through mid-December were the main topics of discussion this week in the nation’s capital, with Arkansas lawmakers…
by - September 27, 2015 2:53 pm
Arkansas’ federal lawmakers faced the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, received a visit from Pope Francis and criticized a federal agency’s response to a disaster in the Animas…
by - July 26, 2015 6:13 pm
This week, the nation’s capital was action-packed as lawmakers battled it out on Planned Parenthood and a variety of other issues. Meanwhile, an Arkansas native killed in an attack at…
by - July 19, 2015 7:11 pm
The warm weather in Arkansas was a definite match for the debate this past week in Congress as the state’s congressional delegation made their opinions known on a series of…
by - July 12, 2015 7:18 pm
Wranglings over Iran and Cuba were at the forefront of the debate this week among the state’s Congressional delegation. Also, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced a bill dealing with illegal…
by - July 5, 2015 1:32 pm
Congress may have been in recess for the 4th of July holiday, but members of the state’s congressional delegation were in Arkansas this past week talking to voters and discussing…
by - June 14, 2015 2:05 pm
The schedule in the nation’s capital this week was hectic as lawmakers dealt with national security, defense, trade and government waste among other issues. The following is a recap of…
by - June 7, 2015 5:26 pm
The state’s congressional delegation returned last week to Washington, D.C. to tackle several issues including infrastructure and national security. DELEGATION ANNOUNCES AIRPORT PROJECT FUNDING At least 11 airports in the…
by - May 25, 2015 5:48 pm
As lawmakers prepared for the Memorial Day recess, Congress faced several tough issues including highway funding and trade, and one representative is resurrecting a decades-old award. The following is a…
by - May 17, 2015 6:46 pm
The twin issues of foreign policy and national security were on the agenda this past week as Arkansas’ Congressional lawmakers were in the middle of the debate on several issues….
