Category: Arkansas

  • Cotton, Tom (R-AR)

    • Republicans Vote Against Veterans

      “Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a bill to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits weeks after the measure initially sailed through the Senate with 84 votes, angering Democrats, veterans groups and comedian Jon Stewart, a leading proponent to aid the community.” 1

      “A bill aimed at protecting veterans exposed to toxic materials during their service was shut down yesterday in the Senate, in a 55 to 42 vote that failed to meet the 60-vote threshold necessary to advance the legislation. Of the 42 senators who voted against the PACT Act, 41 were Republicans.” 2

      ‘Republican lawmakers blocked passage of a bill in the U.S. Senate Wednesday that expands healthcare coverage for military veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits during their service.’ 3

      “He was among the veterans, military family members and advocates staged on the Capitol steps for the fourth night on Sunday, pledging to remain until Congress passes a bill that covers health care for those exposed to toxins while serving in uniform. Earlier that day, the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs warned that a new Republican proposal could leave the agency “rationing” veterans’ health care. GOP lawmakers blocked the aid from passing last week in what comedian Jon Stewart, a longtime veterans advocate, blasted as “a disgrace.”” 4

  • Seven Republican Governors Have Blood on their Hands

    Heart Blood Hands

    Reckless and irresponsible. 5 6

    • Asa Hutchinson (R-Arkansas)
    • Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa)
    • Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska)
    • Doug Burgum (R-North Dakota)
    • Kristi Noem (R-South Dakota)
    • Gary Herbert (R-Utah)
    • Mark Gordon (R-Wyoming)

  • States Most Reliant On Steel Imports

    According to statistics from the Brookings Institute and Census Bureau data, many states will be impacted especially in the center of the United States. [1,2]

    The U.S. States Most Reliant On Steel Imports
    The U.S. States Most Reliant On Steel Imports

    The states that rely most on steel and aluminum imports as a share of their total import base cut an interesting economic geography. In Missouri, Louisiana, Connecticut, and Maryland, aluminum and steel imports account for at least 5 percent of total state imports, double the share of the nation’s 2 percent total. [2]

    References:

    1. Statista, March 12, 2018, Miall McCarthy – The U.S. States Most Reliant On Steel Imports
    2. Brookings Institute, March 6, 2018, Max Bouchet and Joseph Parilla – How Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs could affect state economioes