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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Conner Eldridge said Monday that federal instructions on transgender students' use of restrooms and locker rooms aren't needed, while a spokesman for Democratic congressional candidate Dianne Curry said she supports the federal instructions. The U.S. Department of Education on Friday sent letters to school districts across the country that… Read more »

Home | News | Government | Congressman Calls for Regulatory Transparency from the CFPB  Print This Post Congressman Calls for Regulatory Transparency from the CFPB U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-Arkansas) said Monday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) needs to do a lot more to ensure the industry understand the new… Read more »

Addressing more than 250 attendees Monday during the American Land Title Association (ALTA) 2016 Federal Conference & Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., Congressman French Hill (AR-02) stressed that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) should provide additional formal guidance to help industry comply with the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID), or the Know Before… Read more »

Fourth District U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a charter member of a new bipartisan Capitol Hill body, the Working Forests Caucus, that unites congressmen from key lumber and wood products states. First District U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford is on the steering committee of the recently formed Cuba Working Group, a collection of lawmakers from both parties who want to roll back Cold War… Read more »

Members of the Clarksville High School band traveled to the nation’s capital last week, taking their instruments and stacks of patriotic sheet music with them. The 60 young musicians provided a free mini-concert in front of the nation’s World War II memorial Thursday morning, playing the national anthem, “Veterans’ Salute,” “America the… Read more »

Every day, we are hearing and reading about how Congress is stalled, stagnant and doing nothing to earn respect of American voters. I have learned that the opposite is true of the Arkansans we have sent to Washington, despite the wrangling and disagreements they face each day, as well as constant pounding in the media. In past years, the tax incentives for conservation easements to… Read more »

Nearly two dozen lawmakers sent a letter urging the Commerce Department to keep sanctions on Chinese company ZTE for allegedly doing business with Iran. The Commerce Department announced in March that it would sanction ZTE Corporation, a telecommunications manufacturer, for allegedly violating export control laws restricting the sale of technological items to entities in Iran.… Read more »

It took more than 65 years for Edsel Smith to receive a Purple Heart for a gunshot wound suffered in the Korean War, and he blames the delay on bacon and eggs. At some point during a firefight with Chinese soldiers in the Chosin Reservoir in the winter of 1950 -- Smith of Bryant isn't sure exactly when -- a bullet pierced his left leg. The former Marine noticed the wound after the… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An Arkansan who served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Korean War has received a Purple Heart 65 years later. Before the ceremony inside the State Capitol began Tuesday, tears were already streaming from Edsel Smith's face. The 91-year-old veteran shared photos of his graduation and the planes that he worked on, but says it's a time that is difficult to… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A 91-year-old U.S. Marine who served in World War II and Korea is finally receiving his Purple Heart. U.S. Rep. French Hill will present the medal to Edsel Smith in a ceremony Tuesday at the state Capitol. Smith was wounded in Korea during the Chosin Reservoir campaign. He was shot in the leg but didn't realize he was bleeding until later that night… Read more »