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Latest blog posts from John Boozman

Boozman: Oversight Needed for any Bailout Plan
Congressman Boozman’s office has received hundreds of calls and emails from constituents concerned with the Administration’s proposed $700 billion bailout plan. While no legislation has been formally introduced in the House of Representatives the Congressman agrees Washington needs to restore... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Boozman announces funding to improve water supplies
Congressman Boozman announces more than $2 million for water supply improvements for Pea Ridge and Elkins. The funds were appropriated through the recently passed 2008 Farm Bill. Pea Ridge will receive a loan for $1,044,000 and the Mt. Olive Water Association in Elkins will receive a $1,159,000... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

Boozman Honors Fayetteville’s First Christian Church on House Floor
Members of First Christian Church will celebrate the church’s 160th Anniversary on Sunday with a service, photo and groundbreaking. On the eve of this historic event, Congressman Boozman honored the service and the commitment of the church in the following statement given on the floor of the... Read more...
Published a month ago

Boozman Original Cosponsor of Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act
Congressman Boozman signed on as an original cosponsor of H.R. 6792 “Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2008.” The bill will improve the recruitment and retention of physical therapists in the Veterans Health Administration. “We must be proactive in ensuring there are... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Boozman visits with Arkansas troops on weekend trip to Iraq
On a conference call from a U.S. military base in Italy, Congressman Boozman told reporters that he saw progress on his weekend visit to Iraq. Boozman met with members of Arkansas’ 39th Infantry Brigade. He said the soldiers indicated they were getting the proper equipment to carry out their... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Boozman Comments on Center for Immigration Studies Report
A drop in the number of illegal immigrants is a reflection on our stricter laws and enforcement that is going on around the country, but we must do more to hold illegal immigrants and employers who hire them accountable for breaking our laws.   Despite the immigration raids across the country,... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Boozman Votes Against Adjournment
Arkansans and all Americans need Congress to pass a commonsense energy bill before members adjourn for the August recess. Unfortunately, the majority party offered a motion to adjourn two days before the scheduled adjournment date without allowing an up-or-down vote on the American Energy Act or... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Boozman Fights for Second Amendment Rights
Congressman Boozman is a supporter of Second Amendment Rights. Today, he signed a discharge petition, a process to force a bill out of committee, to bring H.R. 1399 the “District of Columbia Personal Protection Act” to the House Floor.   In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

Boozman says leave politics out of the Olympics
As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Boozman heard testimony today about a topic that’s been in the news, China.   Chosen as host of the 2008 Summer Olympics, the country has been the focus of news reports on a variety of issues including human rights.   “One would... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

Congressman helps answer your questions
Congressman Boozman was in Ozark on Monday to meet with constituents to see how he can help with problems they have with the federal government.   About 30 people came to the Ozark Chamber of Commerce building during the Mobile Office event. The congressman and his staff helped answer questions... Read more...
Published 3 months ago