LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- U.S. Rep French Hill (R) joined host Drew Petrimoulx this week to discuss his recent trip to the U.S./Mexican border and the turmoil over the Speaker of the House race. Also, Rex Nelson and State Rep. Warwick Sabin (D) joined the broadcast to talk about the Democratic presidential debate and other issues impacting Arkansas.
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WHITE HALL, Ark. (KTHV) - In the wake of the mass shooting at a community college in Oregon earlier this month, President Obama asked voters to consider their local lawmaker's views on guns and gun violence. Congressman French Hill returned home this weekend and stated clearly where he stands. He stood firmly with The National Rifle Association at the shooting range, Last Resort Firearms Training. Sunday was organized as a fundraiser for the national organization. "I think a lot of people are no...
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LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - We know border security is big issue in the presidential election and for U.S. lawmakers right now. In fact one congressman visited Laredo to address it on Tuesday. Republican Congressmen French Hill of Arkansas actually came to Laredo with Congressman Henry Cuellar to view the border. He shares with us his thoughts about some of the ideas he's heard about securing the border. "One size doesn't fit all, and this idea of building a border wall, building a border fence while...
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Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew Thursday from the contest for speaker of the U.S. House, shocking fellow Republicans just before voting was to begin. Lawmakers expressed disbelief after McCarthy's announcement, which came moments after they had shown up for a private election that many had predicted would end with McCarthy as their pick. Two weeks ago outgoing Speaker John Boehner of Ohio announced his plans to resign, also without warning. Click here to read more.
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Defying the threat of a White House veto, the House on Wednesday afternoon passed bipartisan legislation to help homebuyers avoid delays and disruptions when closing on their new homes by a bipartisan vote of 303-121...
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The announcement Thursday morning that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was dropping out of the U.S. House Speaker’s race provided a lot of drama and plenty of questions. According to Roll Call, McCarthy told the House Republican Caucus that he was dropping out. “I am not the one,” McCarthy told lawmakers during the meeting. A source close to the California Republican said it was a personal decision and he didn’t want to put his family through this,” Roll Call reported. There are ...
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In a 303-121 vote, the U.S. House approved legislation Wednesday that would keep the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from penalizing banks and title companies for several months as they adjust to new disclosure forms for people buying or refinancing homes. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., who sponsored the bill, said businesses are concerned that the agency won't be lenient, despite a written promise from the bureau's director. An act of Congress, he said, would give the institutions greater confi...
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NAMB has once again renewed its call for congress to pass H.R. 3192, arguing it will give players time to adapt to the TRID rule change – and benefit clients as well. "Without the protections from civil damages contained in H.R. 3192 you can be certain that mortgage professionals who are making the most sincere 'good faith' efforts imaginable to comply with the new rule may still choose to conduct business much more conservatively than may be necessary,” Rocke Andrews, President-Elect of NAMB, s...
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The Homebuyers Assistance Act, a bill that would provide a safe harbor from both agency enforcement and private lawsuits for lenders acting in good faith to comply with new TILA-RESPA disclosure requirements, passed the House of Representatives Wednesday by a vote of 303 to 121. That count included 239 Republicans and 64 Democrats in favor of the bill; 121 Democrats and no Republicans voted against it. The bill was introduced by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) and Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.). Sherman...
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LITTLE ROCK — The U.S. House on Wednesday approved a bill by Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, to create a hold-harmless period for entities making a good-faith effort to comply with new disclosure rules for the mortgage process. The Homebuyers Assistance Act passed 303-121 with bipartisan support and heads to the Senate. Hill said the bill seeks to provide title companies, bankers and others in the real estate and mortgage industries the confidence and certainty needed to transition to the Consu...
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