Daisy Bates Elementary School is full of bright second graders who are eager to learn. I had a great time getting to talk with them and hear about what they're learning as they kick off the new school year year. I'm thankful for our Arkansas teachers who give one-hundred percent day in and day out to ensure our children receive the best education we have to offer.
Great meeting with Pulaski and Saline County job creators. Good jobs are the backbone of strong communities. Thanks to Andy and Julie Mayberry for their leadership in our community and for gathering everyone at the East End Cafe to discuss important policies affecting Arkansans.
Zak Haley (right) owns West Side Pharmacy, serving Benton families for more than 60 years, and spoke with me about the over regulation that has hurt his business and our central Arkansas families. In Congress, we're working to rollback this kind of government red tape by replacing it with pro-growth and pro-business legislation to help people like Zak and small business in central Arkansas.
Our Saline County businesses, including Ferguson's Furniture, Gingles Department Store, McClain & Co., and Access Control Devices Inc., are helping to provide jobs and opportunities for hardworking Arkansans. We're working hard in Congress to remove government roadblocks so that we can unleash our economic potential right here on Main Street.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a bipartisan organization of U.S. citizens focused on promoting the relationship between the United States and Israel, invited me to speak at Synagogue Agudath Achim in Little Rock about our U.S.-Israel relationship. I recently visited Israel to further show my strong support, and was able to share more about my trip and what I learned. As turmoil and terrorism spreads in the Middle East, Israel remains an important economic and strategic ally of the United States, and its stability is critical to peace in the Middle East.
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