Healthcare changes, affordability worries highlight race for US House seat in Arkansas

By: Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: October 14, 2026

Words: 1,612

Last Updated: 3 days, 20 hours ago

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Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman said he wants to continue working on forestry and healthcare concerns for constituents in Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District, even as he acknowledged the challenge his party faces nationally with voter discontent over affordability.

“They drive by our biggest network of campaign signs, I think, in the country when they drive by gas stations every day and they see the price of gasoline and diesel,” he …

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