D.C. lawmakers report full weekD.C. lawmakers report full week
Washington, DC,
December 6, 2015
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By Frank Lockwood
Arkansas Online
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.
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. Embassy talks On Monday, members of the Arkansas delegation met with Mexico's top diplomat, Miguel Basanez. Among topics they talked about was trade relations. Basanez was named Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Mexico to the United States by Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in August and started his new post in September. He is a former professor at Tuft University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Massachusetts. Long-distance Arkansas' 4th District U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman spoke with American astronauts Wednesday, but it took some high-tech assistance to pull it off. As a member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Westerman was able to participate in a satellite downlink with the crew of the International Space Station.... |
