In a rare example of bipartisanship the Senate on Thursday, June 16 passed The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022. Backed by Senator John Boozman of Arkansas who has long supported the…
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Arkansas Hospice Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Hospice is celebrating “Caring for 30 Years” as Monday, January 17th marked the organization’s 30th anniversary. Arkansas Hospice is the state’s largest nonprofit provider of hospice care as well as the only hospice in the state to be certified…
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US Senators Call for Federal Employees to Return to Workplace
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffU.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), along with Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 40 of their Senate colleagues, recently wrote a letter to the heads of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of…
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Strengthening Veteran Suicide Prevention Efforts
by John Boozmanby John BoozmanArkansans have unsurprisingly experienced a range of emotions as a result of the coronavirus. It has changed the way we live, led to the deaths of loved ones and created economic uncertainty in our households. More than half of Americans…
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Boozman Calls on VA Secretary to Improve Oversight at Medical Facilities
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffU.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, joined Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT), Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) in urging Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to address oversight failures…
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Mandatory Vaccinations Required for Frontline VA Employees
On Monday, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that its frontline employees must be vaccinated, becoming the first federal agency to set such a requirement. Starting Wednesday, July 28, VA employees will have eight weeks to get vaccinated or face…