Rep. French Hill Rejects Pay Until Shutdown Ends

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http://http//www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/rep-french-hill-rejects-pay-until-shutdown-ends/928584850 By: Neale Zeringue  WASHINGTON D.C. -- While the government is shut down, members of congress will still continue to receive their salary, but Arkansas Representative French Hill said on Saturday he doesn't want to receive a paycheck until the government…

Washington news in brief

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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/22/washington-news-brief/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump unveils an infrastructure package, leaders of the Senate Broadband Caucus want it to include money for better Internet access. U.S. Sen. John Boozman, a caucus co-chairman and Arkansas’ senior senator, sent a letter last week…

Government Shutdown Ends on Day 3

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http://http//www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/government-shutdown-ends-on-day-3/932777570 WASHINGTON, D.C. - It's official. Congress has approved a plan to reopen the government three days after it was shutdown by disagreement on Capitol Hill. A compromise plan passed in the U.S. Senate earlier in the day and as the evening began, the U.S. House also gave it the green…

Doing the right thing for persecuted Coptic Christians

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http://http//thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/369393-doing-the-right-thing-for-persecuted-coptic-christians BY REP. FRENCH HILL  Egypt is one of the United States’ strongest allies in a region filled with chaotic states. They have the largest Christian and largest non-Muslim community in the Middle East, but the Egyptian government has turned a blind eye to the severe…

Trump fixes DACA plight on Democrats, says they shun deal

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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/16/trump-fixes-daca-plight-on-democrats-20/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Monday again blamed Democrats for the Republican-controlled Congress' failure to act on immigration. Democrats, on the other hand, said Trump and his allies have caused the impasse, accusing them of playing politics with the…

Arkansans in D.C. see intense '18; congressmen list issues they want to tackle

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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/14/arkansans-in-d-c-see-intense-18-2018011/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood  WASHINGTON -- Members of the Arkansas congressional delegation say the nation, with President Donald Trump at the helm, has taken a turn for the better, but there's still plenty of work to be done. In interviews, they listed some of the…

Washington news in brief

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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/14/central-high-site-s-expansion-now-law-t/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed legislation Friday expanding the boundaries of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site. Sponsored by U.S. Rep. French Hill, it adds seven houses on South Park Street, sitting on roughly…

Arkansas congressmen cool on Trump's tweets

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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/12/state-d-c-crew-cool-on-tweets-20180112/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- Several members of the all-Republican Arkansas congressional delegation would like to see President Donald Trump tone down or scale back his Twitter pronouncements. The New York Republican is moving the nation in the right direction, they say, but his…

Arkansas congressman wins backing to head budget panel

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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/10/womack-wins-backing-to-head-budget-pane-1/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- Backed by top Republican leadership, a lawmaker from Northwest Arkansas is poised to claim the House Budget Committee gavel. The House Republican Steering Committee on Tuesday evening threw its support behind 3rd District U.S. Rep. Steve Womack.…

Arkansas’ Congressional delegation mum on Sessions’ marijuana move, polls show growing support for the plant

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http://https//talkbusiness.net/2018/01/arkansas-congressional-delegation-mum-on-sessions-marijuana-move-polls-show-growing-support-for-the-plant/ by Talk Business & Politics staff Although Arkansas’ Congressional delegation is declining comment, a growing number of Republican members of the U.S. House and Senate, and even Republican governors, disapprove of U.S. Attorney…

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