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11/18/2010 Weekly Newsletter: Earmark Moratorium
Earmark Moratorium In February President Obama created the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. This group was tasked to find ways to balance the budget by 2015 and to improve the country’s long-term fiscal outlook...
11/11/2010 Weekly Newsletter: Salute to our veterans
Salute to our veterans Veterans Day serves as a powerful reminder of how our nation’s liberty and justice has been preserved by the dedication of our armed forces. But today should also serve to underscore our nation’s commitment to veterans and t...
10/28/2010 Weekly Newsletter: Lame Duck Session
Lame Duck Session Video Message Speaker Pelosi announced the House of Representatives will be back in session November 15. I have received many letters from Arkansans who are concerned about the agenda of a lame duck session and I share those c...
10/22/2010 Weekly Newsletter: We're Here to Help
Here to Help One of the most important roles of my job as a Congressman is to connect you to the services provided by the federal government. Our offices in Harrison, Fort Smith, Lowell and Washington, D.C. are staffed with experts who can he...
10/14/2010 Weekly Newsletter: Where are the Jobs?
Where are the Jobs? Recovering and creating jobs for hardworking Americans Talking with Arkansans it is clear there is one topic on our minds; jobs -how we can create them and recover those already lost. On Friday we learned the U.S. econom...
10/07/2010 Weekly Newsletter: Fighting For Those Who Fought For Us
Fighting For Those Who Fought For Us As the son of a Master Sergeant in the Air Force, I grew up in a family that had values rooted in military tradition. Honoring our country and those who serve was something my brother, sister and I were t...
10/01/2010 Weekly Newsletter: Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business Unless Congress acts soon, our taxes are going up on January 1, 2011. Instead of taking an up-or-down vote that would stop a massive $3.9 trillion tax increase – the largest in American history -Speaker Pelosi br...
09/24/2010 Weekly Newsletter: Protecting Second Amendment Rights
Protecting Second Amendment Rights Video Message "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." These are the words to the Second Amendment o...
09/17/2010 Weekly Newsletter: We The People
We The People - Commemorating Constitution Day We are all familiar with Independence Day, July 4th, the day we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. While the signing of this document is a pivotal role in our nation’s history, ...
09/10/2010 Weekly Newsletter: It's Good To Be Home
I went to school, got married, raised a family, ran a business and lived in Arkansas most of my life so I was glad to get back home for the August District Work Period. With Congress adjourned, I was able to spend a lot more time visiting with friend...
  
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