Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries who recover should be on a pathway to return fully to the workforce, as soon as they are able. A new bill in Congress would pave the way for them to do so.
This month, Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., introduced the Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act of 2017 (H.R.1540) in the House of Representatives. Sens. Tom Cotton,… Read more »
Arkansans are honoring those who have sacrificed their lives - one mile at a time.
"We are honoring 146 Arkansans that we have lost in the current War on Terror," said Congressman French Hill.
A team of runners began Friday on a 146-mile run to honor every Arkansas service member who has died while serving since September 11th.
The 6th Annual Arkansas Run for the Fallen started in… Read more »
Arkansas Bankers Association members traveled to Washington, D.C., last week, taking some time to visit with members of the state's congressional delegation.
The trip coincided with the American Bankers Association's Government Relations Summit, which is described as an "opportunity to ensure lawmakers know the value of a strong banking industry."
At the U.S. Capitol, they strolled… Read more »
LITTLE ROCK, AR. -- Honoring those who do so much for our homeless, Representative French Hill and Missouri Congress Woman, Ann Wagner stopped by to visit Our House.
Our House helps the homeless by giving them shelter, food and helping them obtain skills to find jobs so they can become independent.
Representative Hill says while homelessness in central Arkansas is modest… Read more »
President Donald Trump gave the go-ahead to the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, declaring it a "great day for American jobs" and siding with energy advocates over environmental groups in a heated debate over climate change.
The presidential permit comes nearly a decade after Calgary, Alberta-based TransCanada applied to build the $8 billion pipeline, which will snake from… Read more »
Arkansas’s congressman may be divided on healthcare reform but they are squarely lined-up when it comes to cheering the State Department’s green-light for Keystone XL Pipeline.
U.S. Senator Tom Cotton said the decision puts working families “ahead of the demands of left-wing donors for a change.” Senator John Boozman noted a Little Rock manufacturer, Welspun… Read more »
Unswayed by President Donald Trump's appeal on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford said he still believes the proposed American Health Care Act is bad legislation that would harm the country.
"As it stands right now, I'm going to vote against it," the Republican from Jonesboro said. "I can't see changing my vote to yes at this point."
Crawford, the only House member from… Read more »
House Republicans are considering legislation that would restructure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a way that allows the president to fire the agency’s director at will. Banking groups, however, are mostly in favor of taking a different approach: forming a bipartisan commission to lead the CFPB.
GOP lawmakers who are angling to roll back key aspects of Dodd-Frank have… Read more »
U.S. Rep. French Hill spoke to the Exchequer Club at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington last week, telling its members about the House Financial Services Committee's efforts to overhaul the nation's financial regulatory policy.
The Republican from Little Rock serves on the committee.
The Exchequer's Club, which was founded in 1960, attracts civic and business leaders from across the… Read more »
In February, Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah) introduced the Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2017 (H.R. 864)—legislation seeking to extend the scope of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) to cover the activities of private debt collectors working on behalf of federal government agencies. Specifically, the proposed bill expands the definition of debt subject to the… Read more »
