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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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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… Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

, 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… Read more »

Like millions of other Americans, congressmen rushed home as Thanksgiving neared, eager to relax and feast with their families... Read more »

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… Read more »

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.… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK — The four members of Arkansas’ U.S. House delegation were among 110 House members who sent a letter to the White House on Wednesday urging President Barack Obama to halt the admission of refugees from Syria and Iraq into the U.S. Also Wednesday, Democratic Senate candidate Conner Eldridge of Fayetteville said he supports suspending refugee resettlement. The… Read more »