Press Releases

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR), Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) announced Arkansas farmers will begin receiving an estimated $1 billion in enhanced farm safety net benefits this month, thanks to improvements secured through the Working Families Tax Cuts. “Agriculture is a cornerstone of Arkansas’s economy, supporting families, communities and business across our state. Farmers need the tools to manage risk as well as the certainty and predictability

VERSAILLES, KY — U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY-06) announced that fire departments serving the City of Versailles, Anderson County, and the City of Frankfort have received a $190,476 federal grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program to purchase a new mobile cascade trailer. The mobile cascade trailer will be shared among the three communities and will allow firefighters to refill their self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) air cylinders while responding to fires and other emergencies. The mobile system provides firefighters with an

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), issued the following statement on the third anniversary of the October 7th attacks: “Three years on from October 7th, 2023, it is important to distinguish what that day was, and what it was not. “The deadliest attempted genocide of Jews since the Holocaust was not merely a new chapter in some intractable ethnic squabble. “The invasion of peaceful homes to slaughter infants, rape women, and bludgeon elders was not the desperate act of noble freedom fighters. “The hiding of hostages for over two years in dark tunnels, built for terror, was no

Every life lost to an overdose is a tragedy, but every life saved is a reason to keep fighting. August is Overdose Awareness Month, which is an opportunity to remember the Arkansans and Americans we have lost to the overdose crisis while recognizing the progress we are making to prevent future tragedies. Overdose deaths are declining nationally, signaling that our efforts to address this crisis are working thanks to innovative steps being taken by communities nationwide, including our own. But we cannot mistake progress for victory. Fentanyl and other opioids continue to threaten families and