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WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), co-chairs of the Senate 4-H Caucus, applauded Senate passage of a resolution designating October 4-10, 2026 as National 4-H Week. “4-H has made a lasting impact on countless Arkansans, including my three daughters, who benefited from their participation in this program. I’m proud to support 4-H as it continues developing future generations of leaders and equips young people with the skills and values they need to succeed,” Boozman said. “Minnesota 4-H i

This week is Fire Prevention Week and a good opportunity for all of us to take stock of how prepared we are if the unthinkable happens.

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