WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. John Boozman issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), a member of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, highlighted Arkansas's leadership in streamlining energy regulation and urged passage of national policies to improve the federal environmental review process at a hearing with industry experts on Wednesday.

"With Chairman Westerman's passage of the SPEED Act and Governor Sanders signing energy regulatory reforms into state law, Arkansas is emerging as a national leader in commonsense permitting reform. Industries such as technology, lithium, steel, manufacturing, aerospace, defense and forestry are seeking to set up shop in Arkansas or expand existing operations," Boozma...