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August 25, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement following reports that Oshkoch, Wisconsin, had been awarded a $30 Billion U.S. Army contract to build the joint light tactical vehicle (JLTV).
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Jobs and Economic Growth
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July 28, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement Tuesday (July 28) following passage of the REINS (Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny) Act of 2015, H.R. 427.
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Jobs and Economic Growth
May 28, 2015
by Emily Nitcher
For the 12th year in a row, people from the eight states included in the Delta Regional Authority gathered in Little Rock to discuss the best ways to improve the impoverished area.
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Jobs and Economic Growth
May 26, 2015
by John Lyon
Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s proposed $87.1 million bond issue for an economic-development project in southern Arkansas sailed through House and Senate committees Tuesday, the opening day of a special session expected to last three days.
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Jobs and Economic Growth
Security
May 26, 2015
by Wesley Brown
As dozens of on-watchers took photos and “selfies” around a prototype of Lockheed Martin’s new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) parked at the steps of the State Capitol, Gov. Asa Hutchinson gave a last-minute pep rally ahead of Tuesday’s special session to consider an $87.1 million bond issue to build the next generation military vehicle in South Arkansas.
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Jobs and Economic Growth
Security
May 26, 2015
by Gavin Lesnick
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday called a super-project state legislators will consider supporting with millions in state-issued bonds a "golden opportunity" while acknowledging he has philosophical concerns with government providing such monetary support to private companies.
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Jobs and Economic Growth
Security
May 26, 2015
Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today he is calling a special session for state legislators to consider $87.1 million in general obligation bonds under the authority of Amendment 82. The financing will go toward a Lockheed Martin manufacturing facility in East Camden that would produce the company’s new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) developed by the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps. Lockheed Martin is one of three companies under consideration for the contract to manufacture the JLTV. A decision from the Pentagon is expected in July 2015. The JLTV will replace the Humvee, which has been used by the military since 1985.
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Jobs and Economic Growth
Security
May 11, 2015
by Ray King
For the first time in more than 20 years, there was a celebration Monday of major construction activity at the Port of Pine Bluff and city officials couldn't have been any happier.
Southwind Milling, which is in the final stages of construction of a new rice mill, held a topping-out ceremony as the last beam, bearing flags and a Christmas Tree, was placed at the top of the structure, and according to a construction manager, the ceremony means "everything is downhill from here."
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Jobs and Economic Growth
April 30, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs), a member of the House Committee on the Budget, issued the following statement upon passage of the joint budget resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Jobs and Economic Growth
April 30, 2015
A Thursday (April 30) POLITICO article on workforce requirements for able-bodied, working age Medicaid expansion recipients highlights my first bill introduced in the 114th Congress, H.R. 886. The State Flexibility and Workforce Requirement Act of 2015 gives states the option to create workforce requirements for individual Medicaid expansion recipients who are able-bodied, working age adults.
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Health Care
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