In the News
May 19, 2015
As you might have heard by now, the United States Highway Trust Fund is scheduled to run out of money in less than two weeks.
May 17, 2015
The twin issues of foreign policy and national security were on the agenda this past week as Arkansas’ Congressional lawmakers were in the middle of the debate on several issues.
Issues:Security
May 17, 2015
Artwork by Bentonville High School students is on display at the U.S. Department of Education until June 30.
May 17, 2015
The House last week voted to end the National Security Agency’s mass collection of telephone records, a piece of the Patriot Act decried as a privacy invasion but which the Obama administration says is crucial to detect potential terrorist attacks.
Issues:Security
May 16, 2015
The U.S. Air Force must explain why it decided to leave 10 C-130J aircraft in Mississippi instead of moving them to Little Rock Air Force Base, under an amendment added to the National Defense Authorization Act before it passed Friday.
May 15, 2015
As lawmakers in Washington wrangle over a way to prop up the failing Federal Highway Trust Fund, the national Highway Materials Group this week urged Congress to find a long-term solution to keep the United States competitive in the global economy.
May 15, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, May 15, 2015.
May 15, 2015
Howard County is continuing to dig out from the devastating tornado that moved through the area late Sunday night, killing two people in Nashville and causing extensive property damage.
May 13, 2015
Pictured is Representative Bruce Westerman (center) surrounded by Rainbow of Challenges’ staff members and Hempstead County Judge Haskell Morse at the door of the ROC administration building on Main Street.
May 13, 2015
Work now being done on 131 federally funded road and bridge construction projects in Arkansas worth $1.5 billion would cease if congressional authorization for transportation funding expired May 31 without a new deal, according to state highway officials.