Press Releases

Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's announcement of a deal with Iran over its nuclear program.

Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement regarding the death of former Congressman John Paul Hammerschmidt on Wednesday, April 1.

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

Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) voted Thursday to repeal the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), saving taxpayers nearly $70 billion and ensuring that doctors continue providing coverage to Medicare recipients.

Arkansas Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Fourth District Congressman Bruce Westerman, today announced three United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grants that will help Franklin and Yell counties purchase emergency response equipment.

Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement following passage of the House Budget Committee’s proposed budget Thursday morning (March 19).

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1030, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 with a bipartisan vote of 241-175. The EPA has been proposing, finalizing, and implementing far reaching and economically harmful regulations without releasing the science on which these regulations are based. Without transparency, independent scientists cannot review and verify the science nor can the affected public be certain that that the extra red tape and bureaucracy is actually necessary.

Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) joined his colleagues on the House Committee on Budget Tuesday morning (March 17) to present a balanced budget that provides $5.5 trillion in savings over 10 years.