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February 20, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) announced Friday that his office will host a series of mobile offices at the following locations on Friday, February 27 (all times central). The Fourth District's mobile offices will assist constituents who are having problems with Veterans benefits, Medicare, Social Security and other services involving the federal government.
February 20, 2015
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-District 4, said Thursday a bill he introduced last week will give states the flexibility to create workforce requirements for able-bodied working age adults in the Medicaid expansion population, if it becomes law.
Issues:Health Care
February 20, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) announced Friday that his office will host Service Academy Information Nights in coming weeks to provide students and their parents information on the application, nomination, selection, and appointment processes at the nation's five service academies.
February 18, 2015
U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) sent a letter to President Obama last week urging him to resolve contract negotiations between the dock workers union and shipowners at West Coast ports because of the negative economic consequences it’s having on Arkansas businesses. Over the weekend, the President sent Labor Secretary Tom Perez to help the sides reach an agreement.
Issues:Jobs and Economic Growth
February 18, 2015
Undocumented immigrants — including an estimated 30,000 in Arkansas — will not be able to apply for legal status as planned by the Obama administration, after a federal judge in Texas blocked implementation of the program set to begin Wednesday.
February 18, 2015
Arkansas' Congressional delegation and attorney general on Tuesday praised a ruling by a Texas judge temporarily halting President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration.
February 18, 2015
Video of Congressman Bruce Westerman's speech to the Drew County Chamber of Commerce in Monticello on Tuesday night (February 17).
February 13, 2015
States should be allowed to require working-age adults benefiting from Medicaid expansion to be employed, U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman said Thursday.
Issues:Health Care
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February 12, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) filed his first bill Wednesday (February 12) since being sworn into the 114th Congress on January 6.
The bill, H.R. 886, would provide states the flexibility to create workforce requirements for able-bodied individual Medicaid expansion recipients.
Issues:Health Care
February 12, 2015
When I announced my candidacy to represent Arkansas’ Fourth Congressional District in 2013, I promised to fight to untie the binds placed on our state by the federal government, giving my former colleagues and future members of the General Assembly the opportunity to govern more effectively for the hardworking citizens of Arkansas.
Issues:Health Care