Dr. Boozman's Check-up

The Senate is debating the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. I'm a sponsor of the legislation and I will support this bill on the Senate floor because I believe in the sanctity of life and protecting the unborn who can't protect themselves.
I'm hosting a telephone town hall on Monday, September 21 at 7 p.m. to connect with Arkansans and discuss topics under debate in Washington.

Accessibility is an important part of my commitment to Arkansans. Telephone-town halls allow me to connect with thousands of people across the state while working in Washington and casting votes on their behalf. This is a great opportunity to be part of the political process with the convenience of being at home.

This statewide event allows Arkansans the ability to ask me questions over the phone or listen to the conversation about the issues impacting them. If you're interested in participating in the phone conversation, call toll free 888-400-1986 at 7 p.m. on Monday to connect to the discussion and ask questions.

Sen. Boozman Telephone Town Hall
Monday, September 21 at 7 p.m.
Call 888-400-1986

In this edition of 'From the Mailbag' I respond to an email from Susan in North Little Rock who urged support for funding for hunger-relief programs. I'm proud to help fight hunger with the Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act. This legislation that I introduced in early August would update federal child nutrition programs and allow greater access to healthy meals for kids in the summer.

Since my election to the Senate five years ago, I have spent time during each August visiting with Arkansas’s farmers, ranchers and industry leaders during my annual agriculture tour.

This year’s tour was extremely beneficial as there are a lot of important issues facing the agriculture community that Arkansas producers were eager to discuss. 

Among them:

Thanks again to everyone who took the time to show me their operations and share their concerns about agriculture-related issues during this year’s tour. It is my hope that by the time next year’s tour rolls around, we will have quashed the misguided WOTUS rule, reauthorized the child nutrition law and settled the labeling dispute.

In this edition of 'From the Mailbag' I respond to an email from Curt in Wynne who told me he can't afford they skyrocketing electric prices that will likely result from the EPA's so-called “Clean Power Plan.”  Unfortunately, this plan makes Arkansas families vulnerable to high energy costs, electricity blackouts and job cuts. That's why I'm fighting against it.
In this edition of 'From the Mailbag' I answer an email I received from Karen in Fayetteville who says she is concerned about the Iran nuclear deal. This is why I won't be supporting it.
In this edition of 'From the Mailbag' I respond to an email from Lauren in Little Rock who wrote about the need to stop the cycle of short-term extensions to fund inrastructure projects and support a long-term bill.

The last week before the August in-state work period begins was a busy one with a vote to defund Planned Parenthood, another harmful EPA mandate announced and my introduction of a bill to provide flexibility to federal child nutrition summer meals programs. Read about these and more in the Week in Review.

On Saturday my office hosted a Veterans History Project workshop in Springdale to teach Arkansans how they can help capture the experiences of our veterans and have them included in the collection at the Library of Congress. I am proud to see so many people are interested in participating in the project and sharing the stories of our veterans. Thanks to KNWA for this story on the workshop. 

Later today, the Senate will hold a procedural vote to try to move forward a bill to defund Planned Parenthood. Earlier today, I visited with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business about why I think the organization has crossed a line and why we need to stop the flow of taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood. If you missed the segment, you can watch it here.