Washington – Earlier today, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-1) sent letters to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Acting Chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Maureen Ohlhausen expressing “grave concern” over the proposed acquisition of Aetna Inc. by CVS Health. In the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2018
Meet The Candidates in Heber Springs
Mark your calendars for Meet the Candidates event on Saturday, March 10th at 6:00pm at The Other Side in Heber Springs (4744 Wilburn Rd.). There will also be a pie auction with John Payton as Auctioneer. … [Read more...]
Boozman Statement on Retirement of Senator Thad Cochran
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement regarding Senator Thad Cochran’s retirement announcement: “The Senate is losing one of its most respected voices with the announced retirement of Senator Thad Cochran. … [Read more...]
Arkansas Delegation Statement on CMS Approval of Arkansas’s Work Requirements for Medicaid
WASHINGTON - Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03), and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) today released the following statement applauding CMS’s approval of work requirements for Arkansas’s Medicaid … [Read more...]
Construction Requires Lane Closures on Interstate 49 in Benton County
Crews constructing future U.S. Highway 412 will require lane closures on Interstate 49, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, lanes on I-49 will be closed overnight between Wagon Wheel Road (Exit 76) in Springdale and State Highway 264 (Exit 78) … [Read more...]
Boozman Applauds USDA Move to Support Domestic Cotton Farmers
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, welcomed an announcement by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue at the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show in Memphis, Tennessee that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will operate the Cotton … [Read more...]