Today, Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) introduced the Accountability for Care of Unaccompanied Alien Children Act (S. 1561) to protect children from being trafficked at the southern border. “When unaccompanied … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2019
Senator John Boozman, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) to introduce bipartisan legislation that would direct federal agencies to set national standards for healthy aging and creating age-friendly communities. The Age-Friendly Communities Act would amend the Older Americans Act by … [Read more...]
Boozman, Tester Fight for Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange During Service in Thailand
U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Jon Tester (D-MT) introduced legislation to allow veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam War-era the opportunity to prove toxic exposure in order to qualify for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. “We made a commitment to our veterans, … [Read more...]
Jennifer Pharr Davis at the Faulkner County Library
On Monday, June 10. The Faulkner County Library will host athlete, author, speaker, and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis. The program will be held at 1900 Tyler St., Conway at 7:00 PM. Jennifer Pharr Davis has logged more than 14,000 miles of long distance trails on … [Read more...]
Boozman, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Healthy Aging and Age-Friendly Communities
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) to introduce bipartisan legislation that would direct federal agencies to set national standards for healthy aging and creating age-friendly communities. The Age-Friendly Communities Act would amend the Older Americans Act by … [Read more...]