Senator John Boozman

Republican  •  Arkansas  •  6th Term  •  Sworn In 2001
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06/01/12
FAA Funds Help Conway Airport Construction

...office of Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., issued the following news release: U.S. Senators John Boozman and Mark Pryor, along with Congressman Tim Griffin (AR-2) today announced that the Conway Municipal Airport will receive $5,796,250 from the Federal Aviat

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05/31/12
Arkansas airports get $1.6 million in construction funds

The grants were announced today in a joint press release issued by Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and Reps. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, Mike Ross, D-Prescott, Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, and Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro.

Source: Arkansas News Bureau
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05/31/12
Arkansas airports get $1.6 million in construction funds

...Rogers Municipal-Carter Field. The grants were announced today in a joint press release issued by Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and Reps. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, Mike Ross, D-Prescott, Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, and Rick Crawford,

Source: KATV
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05/30/12
$5.8 M coming for Conway Municipal Airport

Wednesday’s announcement also came from the offices of Senator John Boozman and Congressman Tim Griffin. The City of Conway has set a goal to open the airport in August 2014.

Source: Log Cabin Democrat
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05/30/12
Kenya: U.S. Senator Coons Tours Delawarean's Eco-Friendly Business

Senator Coons co-sponsored bipartisan legislation in 2011 to extend AGOA's third-party fabric provision, which allows African apparel -makers to import thread and fabric. He also worked with Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.)

Source: AllAfrica.com
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05/30/12
Cosmetic lenses do damage

...passed an amendment to the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act regulating the sale of contact lenses as medical devices. Sen. John Boozman (then a U.S. representative), an optometrist, led a bipartisan charge to make illegal the purchase of any contact

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05/29/12
Indigo Issues Correction to Year-End Press Release

NEWPORT, AR (KAIT) - Arkansas Senator John Boozman was in Region 8 Tuesday to tour local farms. One of his stops on the tour was in Newport. There he checked out Bill Landreth's strawberry farm. The Arkansas Senator John Boozman was in Region 8 Tuesday to

Source: Kait 8
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05/29/12
NASA TV Coverage for SpaceX Dragon Reentry and Splashdown

NEWPORT, AR (KAIT) - Arkansas Senator John Boozman was in Region 8 Tuesday to tour local farms. One of his stops on the tour was in Newport. There he checked out Bill Landreth's strawberry farm. The Arkansas Senator John Boozman was in Region 8 Tuesday to

Source: Kait 8
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05/29/12
Senate Republicans Request Answers on EPA’s Sackett Comments

Republicans joining Senator Inhofe on this letter include Senate Minority ... (R-AL), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Mike Johanns (R-NE), and John Boozman (R-AR) - as well as Senators James Risch (R-ID), Lisa Murkoswski (R-AK), Dean Heller ...

Source: Canada Free Press
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05/29/12
Living legacy

Retired Lt. Col. Steve Gray, State Veterans and Military Liaison for Senator John Boozman, along with Arkansas State Rep. Randy Laverty, Retired Arkansas State Rep. George Overbey, Arkansas State Rep. Betty Overbey, and Lt. Col. Vixen James ...

Source: Courier News
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05/28/12
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing Addresses Needs of Native Veterans

“I have a bill called the Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act – which I have introduced with Sen. [John] Boozman [R] of Arkansas to help the VA improve access to healthcare for all rural veterans which of course includes Native ...

Source: indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com
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05/27/12
Chemical-testing bill hits home

...burdensome.” After the demonstration, the Arkansans had meetings with Arkansas’ two senators, Mark Pryor, a Democrat, and John Boozman, a Republican. After the meetings, Boozman and Pryor stopped short of endorsing the bill. The U.S. Department of A

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05/25/12
Boozman Recognizes Arkansas Small Business Leaders

May 25, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- WASHINGTON - In recognition of National Small Business Week, U.S. Senator John Boozman recognized the importance small businesses play in our economy and celebrated the ...

Source: MENAFN
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05/24/12
Senator Rejects Reid's Tax Hike

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Boozman voted Thursday in favor of an economically responsible extension of the current student loan interest rate and opposed the Senate majority’s attempt to raise taxes to pay for an extension. Both bills failed to reach .

Source: KHBS
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05/24/12
Here Are the 15 Senators Who Voted to Stop Armed FDA Agents From Conducting Warrantless Raids on America's Farmers (Not One of Them is a Democrat)

Earlier today an amendment proposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) that would have prevented Food and Drug Administration agents from carrying guns and from raiding farms without warrants, was voted down on the Senate floor by 78 senators.

Source: Reason.com
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05/24/12
An early take on 2014: Guess Arkansas’ next Senator and Governor

won the district long represented by John Boozman, who defeated Blanche Lincoln for her Senate seat. Mike Beebe (D) is the current governor.  He’s popular in the state, but is term-limited. Mark Pryor is the current senator. He won last time ...

Source: RedState
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05/24/12
Bill to make courthouses safer advances

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, (D-Minn ... Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.).

Source: Echo Press
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05/21/12
Deadline set for river debris on Little Maumelle

U.S. Senator Mark Pryor said it's been a bi-partisan effort between his office, Congressman Griffin and Senator John Boozman. And that taxpayers will benefit. "Another bit of good news is: this is not going to be paid for by the taxpayer. This is going to

Source: Today's THV
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05/18/12
Negative Coattails: Could Obama Cost Arkansas Democrats The Legislature?

The state has been trending more toward the GOP — Arkansas elected John Boozman as only its second post-Reconstruction U.S. senator two years ago. An especially poor showing by Obama this fall might just wipe away the Democrats' historic majorities.

Source: NPR News
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05/18/12
Negative Coattails: Could Obama Cost Arkansas Democrats The Legislature?

...state Senate and five to take over the state House. The state has been trending more toward the GOP — Arkansas elected John Boozman as only its second post-Reconstruction U.S. senator two years ago. An especially poor showing by Obama this fall might

Source: NPR
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05/18/12
Negative Coattails: Could Obama Cost Arkansas Democrats The Legislature?

...state Senate and five to take over the state House. The state has been trending more toward the GOP — Arkansas elected John Boozman as only its second post-Reconstruction U.S. senator two years ago. An especially poor showing by Obama this fall might

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05/17/12
Early voter turnout lackluster as Faulkner period winds down

Primary tussles that helped attract early voters included the bid by state Sen. Gilbert Baker of Conway to wrestle the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Congressman John Boozman. A couple of other 2010 primary races that helped draw ...

Source: Log Cabin Democrat
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05/17/12
Senate Votes To Confirm Two Fed Nominees

Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) said that while the nominees might ... Rob Portman of Ohio, Roy Blunt of Missouri, John Boozman of Arkansas and John McCain of Arizona. There is no precise timetable for when Stein and Powell will be sworn in to the Fed board.

Source: 4-traders (press release)
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05/17/12
2ND UPDATE : US Senate Confirms Two Nominees To Federal Reserve Board

Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) said that while the nominees might ... Rob Portman of Ohio, Roy Blunt of Missouri, John Boozman of Arkansas and John McCain of Arizona. There is no precise timetable for when Stein and Powell will be sworn in to the Fed board.

Source: 4-traders (press release)
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05/16/12
Ark. leaders comment on river debris

On Wednesday, THV reached out to the congressional delegation of Arkansas. Among those that responded was U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas). "We need to push the process along. The federal government has spent about $50,000 clearing out the main chann

Source: Today's THV
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05/16/12
Ark. leaders comment on river debris

On Wednesday, THV reached out to the congressional delegation of Arkansas. Among those that responded was U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas). "We need to push the process along. The federal government has spent about $50,000 clearing out the main chann

Source: Today's THV
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05/16/12
Pryor, Boozman seek sustained work for Pine Bluff Arsenal

Providing opportunities through public-private partnership will ensure the facility and its employees remain ready when called upon to serve our national security needs,” said Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. The Pine Bluff Arsenal is the only place ...

Source: Arkansas News Bureau
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05/16/12
At 6: Ark. leaders comment on river debris

On Wednesday, THV reached out to the congressional delegation of Arkansas. Among those that responded was U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas). The senator discussed what can be done about the debris, and what is being done to clean it up. THV's Matt ...

Source: Today's THV
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05/15/12
Congress reauthorizes Export-Import Bank

John Boozman, R-Ark., and Mark Pryor ... more than market-distorting subsidies that pick winners and losers in the private sector.” Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., urged colleagues to reauthorize the bank saying that it “is one of the most ...

Source: Arkansas News Bureau
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05/15/12
Pryor, Boozman salute Hammerschmidt, 90

...paid tribute to former Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt, who turned 90 on May 4. Sen. Mark Pryor, a Democrat, and Sen. John Boozman, a Republican, called Hammerschmidt, a Republican who represented the 3rd District for 26 years, a mentor and a friend. “He

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