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Ark. Republicans agree with Trump on DACA
JONESBORO, Ark. – Republicans holding office in Arkansas tended to agree with President Trump’s decision to end the DACA program for immigrants on Tuesday.
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Boozman to undergo surgery next week
JONESBORO, Ark. – An Arkansas United States Senator will go under the knife next week, a release said. U.S. Senator John Boozman announced Thursday he will have surgery Tuesday at a Washington, D.C. area hospital, as a follow-up to a heart surgery he had in 2014.
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Statement from Boozman on failure to repeal ACA
WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement after supporting stalled efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare: “For years I have been committed to repealing and replacing Obamacare. While we were unable to reach a consensus in the Senate, that doesn’t mean our work to provide relief to families [read more…]
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Boozman: Arkansans calling for repeal of Obamacare
WASHINGTON – An Arkansas U.S. Senator said Tuesday the people he represents do not want the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” to remain law.
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Crawford opposes Trump on Cuba shift
Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, President Donald Trump announced from Miami his plans to re-institute restrictions on travel to Cuba and U.S. business transactions. Following the announcement, Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) released the following statement: “I strongly oppose President Trump’s decision to reinstate a failed, outdated, and isolationist posture towards [read more…]
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Report: CEO of company in child’s death pushed for deregulation as lawmaker
JONESBORO, Ark. – State Representative Dan Sullivan (R-Jonesboro) is the chief executive officer of the child care company in West Memphis where a 5-year-old boy was left in a hot van for eight hours and died on Monday. In his role representing the 53rd district of Arkansas in the State [read more…]
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Crawford reacts to Trump's budget proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – It does not appear Congressman Rick Crawford completely agrees with the budget proposal by President Donald Trump. After the release of President Trump’s budget proposal Tuesday morning, Congressman Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the following statement. In it, he seemed to appreciate addressing the national debt and prioritizing military funding but Crawford [read more…]
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More seats and venue change for Cotton/Political Animals
JONESBORO, Ark. – The demand for the NEA Political Animals meeting with Senator Tom Cotton on Friday is extremely high. The meeting’s demand is such that a change of venue has been announced, just one day prior to the event. It will now be held at noon on Friday, March [read more…]
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Boozman’s support of EPA roll back at odds with information
WASHINGTON – While U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined President Donald Trump in the White House for the signing of an executive order to roll back the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, his reasoning behind why the decision was positive seems to be at odds [read more…]
