Boozman

Rep. John Boozman joined with the Arkansas House delegation in honoring University of Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles.

Kudos to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Northwest Arkansas police for taking 41 illegal aliens with gang ties off the streets.

Most arrests were in Rogers and Springdale, Reyes said. Suspects have ties to three Mexican gangs — the Mexican Mafia, Sureno 13 and Latin Kings — and with an El Savadoran gang, Mara Salvatrucha, he said.

District News
KFSM
Church fire leaves congregation without a sanctuary
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Fayetteville : Union boss talks on King
Poultry litter bill moving forward
Springdale : Video aims to educate Hispanics on road rules
Police seek Wal-Mart manager, microwave packed with store’s cash
The Morning News
Wintry Blast Snarls Traffic, Closes Schools
Stadium Construction Budget Approved
Shoplifting suspect dies after struggle
Times Record
County Land Sold; City Out
Harrison Daily Times
Scanner gets a thumb’s up
Russellville Courier
We the People
Benton County Daily Record
Officials crack down on bags at Pea Ridge
NWACC enrollment up for spring 2007
Restaurant growth continues in Rogers
Rogers school officials plan to add security equipment
Old Rogers buildings featured in new book
Northwest Arkansas Times
Overcoming adversity Trinity Fellowship members plan to carry on after fire destroys sanctuary
Local political party committees plan to connect with community in 2007
Cash, drugs seized in task force bust

State News
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Clinton stepfather, 91, dies in Hot Springs
Brass torn over fourth star for Guard chief, seat at table

District News
KFSM
Sexually abused children find help and hope at local center
Fort Smith airport management asking for your input
KHOG
Eureka Springs School Board Disbands Cheerleading Squad
Some City Vehicles To Use Biodiesel
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Rogers : May opening now planned for I-540 exit
Rogers : Teachers give final ideas for merit pay
Fayetteville : UA architects’ housing design earns accolades
Benton County Daily Record
Consul to talk with Mexican nationals
List of applicants grows for position in Rogers
Election Commission to address ballot controversy
Northwest Arkansas Times
Forum continues debate on potential AT&T television
Police inform parents about Internet safety
Shooting threat leads to smaller attendance at Greenland school
The Morning News
Narcotics dog goes to work
ABC Grants Conditional Liquor Permit For Club Near High School
Cate, Early Wal-Mart Manager, Dies at 68
Russellville Courier
Regulators say nuclear power plants don’t have to be crash-proof
Traffic stop garners 445 lbs. of marijuana

State News
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Events planned on shortage of teachers on state’s east side
Guardsman’s faith, big grin remembered

District News
Northwest Arkansas Times
Mayors conference, federal funding requests occupy Coody in Washington, D.C.
UA athletes, businesses team up to fight hunger
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Guardsmen take role as eyes in sky
Springdale : Divided highway divides residents
Benton County Daily Record
Decision due on Wal-Mart bank
Rogers to resurrect Crime Suppression Unit
Five-O: children joining gangs to be cool
The Morning News
Code Proposal Seeks To Increase Sportsmanship
Student Journalists Develop Craft
Sewer System Fails; State May Seek Answer in Court
Immigrants Travel Road Long To Naturalization

District News
KFSM
Wal-Mart names head marketer John Fleming as new chief merchandising officer
Local UFO sightings on the rise
KNWA
Human Smuggling
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Fayetteville : UA team presents comedy idea to Hollywood execs
Highfill : Airport road price set to drop
Van Buren : Stakeout nets shooting suspect
The Morning News
Grant will increase safety for victims of domestic violence
Springdale Assistant Fire Chief Jim Miller Retires
El Dorado, Oklahoma City Athletic Directors Apply for Rogers Position
Bilingual Pay Incentive For City Employees
Harrison Daily Times

Airline service threatened?
VIP buys SLM plant
Green Forest pursues ACE title
Russellville Courier
Intermodal preparing funding request
Northwest Arkansas Times
‘Crossbow killer’ faces threatening charge
Inspiring creativity
Suspected phone scam targeting parents of Fayetteville High students
Benton County Daily Records
Corridor craze
12 illegal immigrants arrested
Local students on National Honor Roll

Rep. Boozman appeared this afternoon on the Fort Smith FM dial, on the The Steve Duigan Show on KFSA 950 AM.

Click here to listen to this afternoon’s interview.
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Here is this week’s update from the office of Congressman John Boozman.

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Winter Storm

This week, Rep. Boozman has been keeping tabs on the weather in the 3rd District, and how last weekend’s ice and snow affected everyone.

He is very proud of the efforts by city and county leaders, in addition to Governor Beebe’s staff, to find shelters for people and to begin the process of repair.

This past Wednesday, two members of the Congressman’s Lowell office staff toured the damage in Benton County with Judge Gary Black. Rep. Boozman received updates on the situation in case the state asked for a federal disaster declaration. So far, no request has been made, but the office remains ready to assist any way it can.

100 Hours

This week, the “100-hour” lockdown of the House ended (we think, since no one was sure how time was kept*) with Rep. Boozman siding with bipartisan majorities on over half of the votes taken.

Here is a snippet of what he had to say at the end of the “100 Hours”:

* U.S. News and World Report found four ways to count it. Based on different calculations, start times, and pauses, 100 hours would elapse on:

• Jan. 9 at 4 pm
• Jan. 18 at 3 pm
• Jan. 23 at 8:30 pm
• Jan. 31 at 3 pm

GOP Leadership

We learned early this week that Rep. Boozman was named a Deputy Republican Whip, joining the Whip Team headed by our neighbor just over the Missouri border, Rep. Roy Blunt.

To learn what others are saying about the appointment, click here.

Working for the 3rd District

This week, Rep. Boozman learned which subcommittees he will be serving on as part of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

He received three assignments on each committee, which is a rare feat considering the changeover in the House majority.

On “T&I,” he received three assignments which have a direct affect on the 3rd District. His assignments are:

• Aviation – Focusing on improving air travel, and security in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.
• Highways and Transit – Where he can focus on the completion of Interstate 49 through Western Arkansas
• Water Resources and Environment – Working to address the minimum-flow issues on the District’s water ways

On Foreign Affairs, Rep. Boozman’s assignments will allow him to focus on international issues grabbing today’s headlines:

• Africa and Global Health – Ending the genocide in Darfur and stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria on the continent
• International Terrorism and Nonproliferation – Winning the Global War on Terror, stopping the rampant spread of nuclear technology to rogue nations
• Western Hemisphere – Working with our neighbors to stem the tide of illegal immigration to the United States, and to open up trade markets for products produced in Arkansas.

Arkansas World Trade Center

On Saturday, Rep. Boozman hosted Chinese Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong for lunch and a tour of the Arkansas World Trade Center in Rogers. The focus of the visit by the Ambassador was to speak with District business leaders and tour the new WTC, announced in September.

Pro-Family…

Rep. Boozman signed on to co-sponsor legislation this week which will make permanent a $10,000 tax credit for parents who adopt children physically or mentally incapable of caring for themselves.

Monday is national Walk for Life Day. On the occasion of millions of Americans taking to the streets to affirm human life, Rep. Boozman will join Rep. Duncan Hunter in introducing the Right to Life Act, which will once and for all protect our unborn children from harm.

Rep. Boozman will also be speaking about the bill, and other issues, on the radio Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. (CT). You can hear him on Spirit Radio, 106.3 FM, KZKZ in Fort Smith.

… Lower and Simpler Taxes

Rep. Boozman added his support to legislation which will ABOLISH the Internal Revenue Code by the end of the decade, so Congress will have a firm deadline to fix the 5.6-million-word tax law which is seven times the length of the Bible.

Also this week, Rep. Boozman voted against Democrat-sponsored “Energy Bill,” which is nothing more than a tax increase on business.

More People in College

Rep. Boozman voted for the Student Loan bill this week which, while a good start toward making college more affordable for all students, only helps graduates who still have loans to pay off.

The Congressman, a former member of the Rogers School Board, looks forward to working with Republicans and Democrats on a college bill which will benefit actual students, and those preparing to head to college.

As always, we welcome your input as to the issues you are interested in the 3rd District. Make sure to visit our website at http://boozman.house.gov, or contact us at (202) 225-4301.

Plenty of news Friday about the Congressman, here is a quick look at the headlines:

The Morning News keeps the Fort Smith U.S. Marshals Museum in the news by focusing on possible funding ideas to offset the expected $20 million tab.

Third District Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, said he hopes Congress will provide some money for the project.

“Our commitment is to kind of turn the rocks over and see what’s out there,” Boozman said.

Meanwhile, KFSM in Fort Smith had the Congressman on the phone during the 6 p.m. news talking about a bill he is cosponsoring that would abolish the Tax Code by the end of the decade.

“This is something the American people want us to address. We’re going to move forward and we’ve got to start now so we can meet this deadline.”

Speaking of Taxes, a tax increase was passed on the last day of the “First 100 Hours.” KTHV in Little Rock has coverage of the vote.

Paul Barton from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette spoke with Rep. Boozman as part of a delegation-wide story on Iraq. The question: what is the mood of the people?

Even the group’s lone Republican, Rep. John Boozman, says his office gets a small but steady number of calls daily opposing President Bush’s plan to add 21, 500 troops, mostly in Baghdad.

The ADG’s Alex Daniels wraps up the latest out of Washington, detailing Boozman’s three subcommittee assignments on the Transportation Committee.

Here is more from the Benton County Daily Record:

“I am pleased with my assignments and the opportunity to continue working on the infrastructure needs of the 3 rd District. These assignments will allow my office to continue its work to create Interstate 49 through Arkansas, address minimumflow issues affecting the state, and improve air travel in and out of the 3 rd District,” Boozman said.

And that’s a wrap…

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