President Barack Obama provided few specifics on how the battle against ISIS must be won, members of the state’s Congressional Delegation said Sunday night...
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Last week, lawmakers spent much of their time debating and voting on a five-year highway funding bill totaling more than $300 billion. But they also found time for various other activities.
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The House and Senate on Thursday approved and sent to the president a five-year funding bill for the nation’s transportation infrastructure that also would revive the Export-Import Bank.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday (Dec. 3) to approve a $305 billion highway bill, with all four members of Arkansas’ House delegation voting yes. The 359-65 vote on HR 22 came after several hours of debate Thursday morning in the House. The bill was supported by 178 Republicans and 181 Democrats, while 65 Republicans voted no in the House. Thursday evening in the Senate, the bill cleared by a large majority, 83-16. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., voted in favor of the bill, while Sen....
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With only two or three weeks left on the 2015 congressional calendar, members of the Arkansas delegation say that passing a spending bill to keep the government running is a top priority...
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Nearly two months into the new TRID world and the impacts of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Know Before You Owe mortgage disclosure rule, also called the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures rule, are starting to come to light...
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, Sept. 29, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, released the following statement in response to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray's testimony before the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee today: "We appreciate Director Cordray once again recognizing the need for a hold-harmless period for companies that make a good-faith effort to...
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LITTLE ROCK — A bill to halt the admission of refugees from Syria and Iraq into the U.S. passed in the U.S. House on Thursday with the support of all four members from Arkansas. The American Security Against Foreign Enemies, or SAFE, Act passed 289-137, with 47 Democrats joining Republicans to approve the measure. The bill would put the current refugee resettlement program on hold until Syrian and Iraqi refugees undergo a more stringent vetting process. The bill was rushed through in response to...
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All four members of Arkansas' House delegation backed legislation Thursday making it harder for aliens from Iraq or Syria to be admitted into the United States as refugees. And U.S. Sen. John Boozman is predicting that the Senate will pass the same or similar legislation and send it to the president's desk. Second District U.S. Rep. French Hill of Little Rock, 3rd District U.S. Rep. Steve Womack of Rogers and 4th District U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman of Hot Springs were all sponsors of the American...
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