Serving friends and neighbors across the Fourth District of Arkansas in the halls of Congress through drafting and voting on legislation is a great honor, and certainly a major role that Members of …
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From CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas's Fourth District
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1/5/25
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As Mark Twain put it, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” It’s an effective and persuasive phrase to use when bolstering a weak position or casting …
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By SEN. BRYAN B. KING
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1/5/25
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Yes, it’s that time you’ve been waiting for all year, when I reveal my list of New Year’s resolutions that I likely won’t be able to keep beyond Valentine’s Day, which, …
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By JASE GRAVES
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1/5/25
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This week, my puny-armed friends and I decided to go rock climbing. If you’ve ever seen a billy goat skip nimbly up the Himalayas, you’ll understand where the difficulties lie. For …
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By ALEXANDRA PASKHAVER
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1/5/25
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Remember when parents sternly warned, “Don’t take candy from strangers”? Today’s trendiest parents cheerfully advise, “Do take life-changing child-rearing advice from …
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By DANNY TYREE
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1/5/25
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As we head into the New Year, the approval ratings of the U.S. Congress are still at historic lows. After bottoming out at 12% last February, Congressional approval is now hovering at a sorry 17%. …
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By TOM PURCELL
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1/5/25
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There was an unmistakable sound in the skies above Fort Smith last month. The loud boom of two F-35s making the journey from a Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to their new home at …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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1/5/25
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When people think about the job of a U.S. Senator, they often picture what we see on C-SPAN with hearings, votes and eye-catching debates. But that work in the Capitol is only part of the job, …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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12/29/24
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It’s impossible to enter the holiday season, and ultimately the end of the year, without pausing to reflect on the trials and triumphs throughout the past twelve months. Constituents across the …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
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12/29/24
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When people think about the job of a U.S. Senator, they often picture what we see on C-SPAN with hearings, votes and eye-catching debates. But that work in the Capitol is only part of the job, …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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12/29/24
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It’s impossible to enter the holiday season, and ultimately the end of the year, without pausing to reflect on the trials and triumphs throughout the past twelve months. Constituents across the …
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By CONG. BRUCE WESTERMAN
Arkansas District 4
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12/29/24
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Will somebody please tell Donald Trump he won? I’m sure he’s seen the official results by now. I’m sure he knows he’ll be moving back into the White House on January 20. But …
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By MICHAEL REAGAN
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12/29/24
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Brandon Granger, the son of Texas Republican Rep. Kay Granger, informed the Dallas Express his mother has been battling “some dementia issues late in the year” and had been residing in an …
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By ELWOOD WATSON
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12/29/24
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I’ve never been a graceful skater. While other people twirl and pirouette to “Swan Lake,” I do repeated swan dives into the ice. I started skating when I was about eight, the theory …
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By ALEXANDRA PASKHAVER
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12/29/24
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LITTLE ROCK – The financial health of the state Teacher Retirement System has been steadily improving over the past decade. For example, using very conservative criteria, retirement systems are …
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From SEN. BRYAN B. KING
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12/22/24
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The Wall Street Journal has just published a “blockbuster” story that President Biden has been in significant mental and physical decline for the last four years. The WSJ’s headline …
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By MICHAEL REAGAN
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12/22/24
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My Facebook “Memories” remind me that my son Gideon has always been ahead of his time. Fourteen years ago, I was reading a book of world history for his bedtime stories. I gushed about …
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By DANNY TYREE
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12/22/24
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Why do Christmas memories from 50 years ago still hold so much power over me? I think I know now. Christmas was a huge event for our family. At St. Germaine School, we’d sell items to raise …
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By TOM PURCELL
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12/22/24
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Every year a few weeks before Christmas, my sweet wife asks me what I’d like for Christmas. And every year, I tell her, “Nothing! I’d rather spend our money on the kids,” …
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By JASE GRAVES
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12/22/24
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Throughout the 118th Congress, it was a privilege to introduce legislation with direct impacts to Arkansas and the Fourth District. This week, it was exciting to see many of those bills pass the …
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REP. BRUCE WESTERMAN
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12/22/24
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