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America's Russian Aggression Problem by Rep. French Hill Washington Times January 10, 2022 America's Russian Aggression Problem A decade ago, the future of Ukraine seemed clear. A post-Soviet country, it was poised to follow its neighbors’ post-Cold War path of new democratic principles and shared values of its Western neighbors. This changed in the wake of the Maiden protests of… Read more »

Arkansas delegation supports Governor's disaster declaration by Shane Magie Fox 24, KNWA December 28, 2021 WASHINGTON (KNWA/KFTA) – Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman, wrote to President Joe Biden today, December 21, 2021, urging him to support Governor Asa Hutchinson’s request for a major… Read more »

LR Port Authority lands $3 million federal grant by Talk Business and Politics Staff Talk Business and Politics December 28, 2021 The Little Rock Port Authority will receive $3 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s port infrastructure development program. The money will be used to replace 15 unsafe deadman ground anchors with steel monopile dolphins… Read more »

U.S. Senate passes defense bill backed by Arkansas congressional delegation by Ryan Tarinelli Arkansas Democrat Gazette December 16, 2021 WASHINGTON -- A national defense bill that would authorize a pay bump for military service members in Arkansas and elsewhere cleared the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. The $768 billion authorization legislation, which received bipartisan support in… Read more »

Opinion | French Hill: Spending Spree Infrastructure bill cost too much Arkansas Democrat Gazette November 22, 2021 I voted no on the Washington-termed “infrastructure” bill, known as “BIF,” because Washington has a spending problem. The federal government spends roughly $4.5 trillion per year, but last year the government spent an additional $6 trillion to fight the pandemic,… Read more »

My Audience with Pope Francis a Reminder of Common Goal by Rep. French Hill Arkansas Catholic November 12, 2021 In August, I had the opportunity to attend a meeting in Rome with Catholic leaders and legislators from around the world. We discussed many of the tough issues that our families and communities currently face amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing pursuit of… Read more »

Breast Cancer Awareness Month by Rep. French Hill Log Cabin Democrat October 30, 2021 Currently there are 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States, but sadly, one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives. This year, it is estimated that in the United States over 43,000 women will die of breast cancer and… Read more »

The Crisis at our Southern Border by Rep. French Hill The Saline Courier October 28, 2021 The Biden Administration revoked President Trump's southwest border policies and replaced them with absolutely nothing. It should come as no surprise that Border Patrol made 1.66 million arrests last fiscal year - the highest number ever recorded. In that same time, around 145,000 unaccompanied… Read more »

Problems with ESG by Congressman French Hill Story Partners October 21, 2021 The new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, wants the SEC to become America’s climate regulator by mandating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures for both public and private companies. In my view, however, the SEC is drifting into an area that is far… Read more »

U.S. Tells IMF Board It Won’t Seek to Oust Georgieva as Chief by Eric Martin and Saleha Mohsin Bloomberg October 11, 2021 The U.S. told International Monetary Fund board members that it won’t seek the removal of Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva over allegations that she pushed staff to manipulate data for a World Bank report to help China, likely clearing the way for her to… Read more »