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Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive John Stumpf took quite a beating when he appeared last week before a Senate committee. Now, it's time for Round 2: He goes before the House Financial Services Committee to talk about his bank's allegedly "widespread illegal" sales practices Thursday. "You ought to be downright ashamed of yourself," Rep. David Scott (D,… Read more »

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf is back in Washington’s hot seat Thursday — but this time, he’s testifying in front of the House Financial Services Committee. Stumpf’s opening testimony was largely similar to that which he gave to the Senate banking committee last week, though he came prepared with two new pieces of penance: the clawback of $41 million… Read more »

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf returned to Capitol Hill Thursday to testify about the bank's sales practices before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday morning. Scroll down for updates compiled through the day. 2:11 p.m. Hearing wraps. 2:05 p.m. Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine) says "I'm looking at this pattern of you folks ripping off customers, paying a fine and doing the damn… Read more »

Arkansas lawmakers urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to support Governor Asa Hutchinson's request for major disaster declaration for Arkansas. Click here for more information. Read more »

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field has been awarded a $5.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to rehabilitate a taxiway at the state's largest airport, members of Arkansas congressional delegation announced Thursday. Click here to read more.  Read more »

U.S. Rep. French Hill on Thursday praised passage of HR5931, the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act. The measure, which was supported by all four House members from Arkansas, passed 254-163. It would prohibit the U.S. from making cash payments to states that are deemed to be sponsors of terrorism. In a news release, Hill said the legislation makes it clear that the nation… Read more »

U.S. Rep. French Hill on Thursday praised passage of HR5931, the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act. The measure, which was supported by all four House members from Arkansas, passed 254-163. It would prohibit the U.S. from making cash payments to states that are deemed to be sponsors of terrorism. In a news release, Hill said the legislation makes it clear that the nation… Read more »

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field has been awarded a $5.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to rehabilitate a taxiway at the state's largest airport, members of Arkansas congressional delegation announced Thursday. The grant money will be used to fund the second phase of a larger project and will improve 2,500 feet of the existing Taxiway A… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK — The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $5.9 million grant to the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, members of the state’s congressional delegation said Thursday. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton, both R-Ark., and Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said in a joint news release the money will fund rehabilitation of the taxiway at Adams… Read more »

Arkansans urge U.S to back disaster aid Arkansas' congressional delegation on Thursday asked the federal government to support a disaster-declaration request for 12 counties hit the hardest by up to two weeks of steady rainfall in August. Click here to read more.  Read more »