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April 8, 2015
The Stamps post office is holding a public dedication ceremony Wednesday for the Maya Angelou Forever Stamp on Wednesday at Lafayette County High School that was set to feature U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., and other speakers.

April 7, 2015
The U.S. Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd and 4th districts visited the Pine Bluff arsenal Monday.
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April 6, 2015
Two freshman Arkansas Congressmen got an up-close-and-personal look Monday at the Pine Bluff Arsenal, including a pyrotechnic demonstration of various types of smoke grenades and a tour of the newly renovated phosphorus production facility.
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April 5, 2015
... U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, a Republican from Hot Springs, has hired a longtime employee of Arkansas Republican politicians as his new chief of staff.

April 3, 2015
A commemorative “forever” stamp honoring the life and works of poet and author Maya Angelou, of Stamps, will be issued by the U. S. Post Office in Stamps on April 8.

April 2, 2015
A general agreement announced Thursday by the United States and other world powers to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons was sharply criticized by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who has emerged as a leading critic of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy strategies.

April 2, 2015
A grand opening for the local office of Fourth District Congressman Bruce Westerman will be held from 10:30 a.m. until noon on April 9 inside the Union County Courthouse in downtown El Dorado.

April 2, 2015
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-District 4, said Wednesday that federal highway trust fund money returned to states should be exempt from local and state sales taxes so that all of the money can be used for asphalt and concrete.

April 2, 2015
The office of Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) will accept submissions from Fourth District high school students for the 2015 Congressional Art Competition through April 27.

April 2, 2015
President Barack Obama joked about former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner last week.