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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after his bill, H.R. 554 - Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act, passed the House. If China takes hostile military action against Taiwan, this bill would expose the financial corruption of China’s top leaders and their families. “As we have seen in current conflicts around the world, deterring our foreign adversaries from... Read More »

Opinion: 23 Years after 9/11: The Growing Threat of Terrorism Through Our Open Border by Rep. French Hill Washington Times September 9, 2024 All of us remember where we were on that horrific day of Sept. 11, 2001, watching our televisions and listening to the radio in horror as we tried to wrap our heads around how something like this could happen in the United States. Yet 23 years later, we are f... Read More »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) delivered remarks at today's United States Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) event in Little Rock with Group Director of Global Government Affairs at Walmart, Sarah Thorn, and Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President & CEO at The Wilson Center, Eddy Acevedo, on the importance of America's global leadership and the impact it has on Arkansas. To watch Rep. Hill's... Read More »

LITTLE ROCK, AR - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement in response to Kamala Harris' catastrophic plan she laid out for our economy, including housing proposals. “Kamala Harris claims her economic agenda represents the ‘future’ and a ‘new path forward,’ but, in fact, her proposals are old, failed economically illiterate duds like price controls we’ve seen from President Nixon ... Read More »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss the potential of the Federal Reserve cutting rates this fall and the crisis at our southwest border. To watch the full interview, click HERE. Topline Quotes: "What I'm most concerned about by the horrible Biden policy of an open border is not just the millions of people he's let in the country.... But the number of people on ... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (R-AR), House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH), and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) released the following statement after the House Judiciary Committee released a report that showed nearly 100 individuals on the terror watchlist were released into the United States after crossing our southern bo... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), alongside Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation – the Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act - to promote artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in the financial services industry. “Ai is a rapidly advancing tool that we need to fully understand be... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (R-AR) and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), Co-Chairs of the Hostage Task Force in the House, commended the release of Americans Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, along with U.S. Green Card holder Vladimir Kara-Murza, from Russia. “I am overjoyed that Paul, Evan, Alsu, and Vladimir are coming home,” said Rep. Hill. “After being wrongfully detained by ... Read More »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined CBS News to react to the historic prison swap, which released four Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, and 1 U.S. Green Card holder. To watch the full interview, click HERE. Topline Quotes: "This is a day that families have dreamed to hear some positive news about their loved ones that have been wrongfully detained by the Putin regime in Rus... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) named the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the latest recipient of his Golden Fleece Award for their slow and incomplete implementation of procedures to secure their data and scientific research. Rep. Hill said, “Years ago, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) was tasked with developing and implementing an agency-wide, minimum quality management sy... Read More »

Drive innovation - Integrate AI for next generation by Rep. French Hill Arkansas Democrat-Gazette July 25, 2024 For the better part of the last decade, and thanks to the leadership of former Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas has received national attention for our commitment to teaching computer science in our schools. Our business community and code.org were tremendous partners in building this groun... Read More »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) spoke at a Ripon Society breakfast about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and his leadership in Congress on AI as Co-Chair of the House Financial Services Committee's AI Working Group and as a member of Speaker Johnson's AI Task Force in the House. To watch Rep. Hill's full remarks, please visit HERE. Rep. Hill's remarks as delivered: Well, it shouldn’t be a big surprise to an... Read More »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Bloomberg's Wall Street Week to discuss the Trump tax cuts, tariffs, the budget deficit, and more. To watch the full interview, click HERE. Topline Quotes: "I think [former President Trump] is going to have to work with Congress to determine on those that are expiring how to focus on growth and focus on responsibility given the now budget deficit, that unsust... Read More »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today announced that Jonas Brock has joined his staff in Washington, D.C. in the role of Special Assistant. In this role, Jonas will spearhead the internship program and assist the D.C. office. Jonas graduated from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill in December of 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Sociology. He most recently work... Read More »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Arkansas PBS's Arkansas Week to discuss the status of his recent legislation to expand Flatside Wilderness, the attempted assassination of former President Trump, and more. To watch the full interview, click HERE. Topline Quotes: "We want answers. This is a violation of Secret Service and Advance 101 on executive protection. It was inexcusable." "Adding this ... Read More »