This is "Arkies in the Beltway" for the week of April 27, 2025! I'm Alex Thomas, Washington Correspondent for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, with your look at national politics and the Arkansans influencing the discussions.

Arkansas' federal delegation has asked President Donald Trump to reconsider the federal government's decisions on major disaster declaration requests in response to severe weather in mid-March.

Per the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Josh Snyder, the delegation's April 21 letter followed Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' own appeal to the president concerning requests for individual assistance and public assistance.

STORY: Arkansas’ congressional delegation urges Trump to approve major disaster declarations made by Sanders

Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives return to Capitol Hill on Monday following a two-week break.

Congressional Republicans do not have much time to waste, as they need to present policy recommendations by May 9 that meet their party's goals of spending cuts and preserving the 2017 tax breaks.

STORY: After national Republicans pass budget resolution, state’s delegates prepare to search for cuts

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