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January 9, 2015
The U.S. House of Representatives, including all four members of the state’s House delegation, voted Friday to approve a pipeline project that supporters say will create jobs while opponents have argued environmental concerns.
January 9, 2015
Arkansas's members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to remove a requirement that employers with over 100 employees (50 next year) have to offer health insurance to those working more than 30 hours a week or face a penalty. The legislation would set the new standard at 40 hours a week.
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January 9, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement on the passage of H.R. 3 Friday, which would authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
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January 9, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement announcing his co-sponsorship of H.R. 178, the Terrorist Denaturalization and Passport Revocation Act.
Issues:Foreign AffairsSecurity
January 9, 2015
Arkansas' all-Republican U.S. House delegation supported legislation Thursday that would increase how many hours an employee must work before his employer is responsible for providing him health insurance.
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January 8, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement Wednesday on the passage of H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act of 2014, a bill to restore the 40-hour full-time work week that Westerman has co-sponsored and President Barack Obama has threatened to veto.
January 7, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement announcing his co-sponsorship of H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act, which would repeal the 30-hour work week mandated by Obamacare and restore the traditional 40-hour work week.
Issues:Jobs and Economic Growth
January 7, 2015
For the first time in nearly 150 years, an all-Republican delegation was sworn in Tuesday to represent Arkansas in the U.S. House and Senate.
January 7, 2015
Newly elected U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-District 4, was officially sworn in as a member of Congress on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
January 6, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement on H.R. 22, the Hire More Heroes Act, Westerman's first co-sponsored piece of legislation to pass the U.S. House of Representatives.