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Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this resolution, and I appreciate the opportunity to work on it with my good friend and co- chair of the HBCU Caucus, Alma Adams. Alma and I have worked tirelessly over the past year and a half on issues…
Madam President, today, I stand with a heavy heart, alongside Senator Boozman, to mourn the deaths of two great Arkansans, Arkansas Department of Corrections Sergeant Joshua Caudell and West Memphis firefighter Jason Lang. They both died…
Madam President, I have the privilege of being with my fellow Senator, Tom Cotton, as we rise today to honor two Arkansans who gave their lives in service to others recently. Arkansas Department of Corrections Officer Sergeant Joshua…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of Margaret Ellibee and commemorate her service of 11 years as chancellor at the University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College. UA Pulaski Tech, a 2-year community college in the…
Madam Speaker, today I rise to recognize fellow Eagle Scout Marcal Young of Little Rock. I am congratulating him on his career with the Boy Scouts of America having been active with that organization for over 40 years. Since its founding…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my good friend, our superintendent of Little Rock Public Schools, Mike Poore. Mike has decided to retire, and I wish him a happy and healthy retirement. In 2016, Mike made the move from northwest…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to how the International Monetary Fund fuels Russia's war on Ukraine by providing them a blank check in the form of special drawing rights, or SDRs. Last week, I with 40 of my Republican…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to the latest Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the CFBP, proposed small business data collection regulation. It is called section 1071. Access to capital for small businesses is the…
Madam Speaker, the United States currently has one of the highest prison populations in the world. Every year, we spend about $34,000 per inmate in our State. In Arkansas, the current rate of reentry after re-offending is about 57 percent…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Retired Army Colonel Mike Ross and his selfless leadership with Veterans Villages of America. Colonel Ross is a combat veteran with 37 years of military service. He has received numerous awards…
Madam Speaker, today I rise to bring awareness to an issue that concerns all Americans, and that is America's energy independence. Every day the U.S. is importing nearly 600,000 barrels of oil from Russia. As we continue to increase…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak about Be Pro Be Proud, an initiative launched in 2016 as a response to the workforce shortage experienced in my home State of Arkansas. Be Pro Be Proud is a technical program that introduces students…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to draw attention to the opioid crisis in Arkansas and across our Nation. Each day, over 250 individuals lose their lives to an opioid-related overdose. According to the CDC, we lost a record number of 99,106…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life and legacy of a dear friend and a great Rotary International colleague, my friend Sam Chaffin. I was sad to share the news with my friends that Sam passed away in November. Born in 1936, in…
Madam Speaker, I rise to highlight the important work being accomplished through the success of the Great American Outdoors Act, the bipartisan conservation legislation signed into law by President Trump. In Arkansas, I recently had the…
Madam Speaker, I am delighted to be able to speak on the House floor today and talk about what we are witnessing, all Americans, as we turn on our televisions and see the horrors in Europe. For the first time in eight decades, we are…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize an exemplary Arkansan, Scipio Africanus Jones. Scipio Jones was born into slavery in Arkansas in 1863. Throughout his life, he attended Black schools near his hometown, eventually earning his…
