Press Releases

  After voting against the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement and sent the following letters to Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Mick Mulvaney and Republican Leadership:

"I firmly believe that as Americans we have an obligation to extend aid to our neighbors in need, but I do not believe this was the right way or the compassionate way to do it. Continuing the trend of adding massive amounts onto our national debt and doing nothing to change programs that are in dire need of reforms hurts hardworking Americans both today and tomorrow who will have to pay for this unfunded package. Forgiving $16 billion of NFIP’s debt with no reforms is just business-as-usual for Washington. We once again are not taking seriously our national debt and putting it on the shoulders of future generations.

“Following this vote, I wrote Director Mulvaney and Republican Leadership raising the concerns I have with the Puerto Rico short-term recovery package and called for a Joint Task Force. I also highlighted my disappointment with the process and policy provisions of the supplemental appropriations. We must find better, creative solutions to help those in need that don’t come at a harmful cost to hardworking Americans. Emergency spending for natural disasters must be limited to emergency spending.”

Letters:

Click here to view the letter sent to OMB Director Mulvaney.

Click here to view the letter sent to Speaker Ryan.