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WASHINGTON (News Release)—U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for awarding federal funds to Arkansas health centers for expanded coronavirus testing.

WASHINGTON (KNWA/KFTA) — The U.S. Department of Justice awarded Arkansas nearly $7 million to respond to public safety challenges resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman made the announcement on May 7.

Arkansas was awarded $8.1 million in Community Development Block Grant funding recently to support the prevention, preparation and response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Members of US Congress urge swift and fair coronavirus relief for farmers and ranchers

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Hundreds of House members, led by Republicans from Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois and Minnesota, sent a letter to President Trump requesting that COVID-19 relief be implemented as quickly and fairly as possible.

U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., is "disappointed" that the House won't be gaveled back into session in a few days, he said Tuesday.

"I was surprised at [Majority] Leader [Steny] Hoyer's decision," the Little Rock Republican said.

Arkansas' public elementary and secondary school system is expected to receive nearly $128.8 million of the more than $13.2 billion in federal aid provided for education in the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

All four U.S. House members from Arkansas were on Capitol Hill on Thursday, voting for the $484 billion coronavirus relief package.