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Memorial Day event hosted at Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery Representative French Hill and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge laid the wreath during the ceremony Author: Jade Johnson NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark — This time last year, Memorial Day festivities were canceled, delayed, or virtual. This year, the state's annual memorial… Read more »

Hill backs bill on Black colleges by Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., is co-sponsoring legislation aimed at increasing federal funding for historically Black colleges and universities The amount of money they're seeking has not been determined, Adams said, but she suggested that it would be… Read more »

Hill sponsors bill to expand investment opportunities in private offerings By Ripon Advance News Service U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently offered legislation that would reduce the current financial restrictions on investors, which are based on an individual’s income and wealth and exclude too many Americans from access to… Read more »

Sound On: McCarthy, Hill, Stevens (Podcast) Bloomberg politics contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. Guests: Gina McCarthy, President Biden's National Climate Advisor, Congressman French Hill of Arkansas's… Read more »

McHenry Announces Republican Committee Leadership Transition Today the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), announced the following changes to the Committee’s Republican leadership team: Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance… Read more »

American Conservatives Renew Push Against China’s ‘Developing Country’ Status at World Bank By James M. Roberts A group of conservative U.S. senators has introduced legislation that would prevent China from continuing to exploit its “developing country” status at the World Bank to access super low interest rate loans that are… Read more »

Hill pursues U.S. leaders for global religious freedom work By Ripon Advance News Service A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers led by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently urged President Joe Biden to quickly nominate an Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. “An experienced, well-qualified… Read more »

The IMF is ‘too general an allocation’ to support poorest countries coping with COVID-19: Rep. Hill Rep. French Hill, joins Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous and Kristin Myers to discuss Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) strategy for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Biden’s stimulus packages. Read more »

Trucking firm's loan of $700M from U.S. 'a mistake,' Hill says by Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- A Kansas trucking company received a $700 million federal loan after what appear to be "missteps" by the Treasury Department and the Department of Defense, the Congressional Oversight Commission said in a report released… Read more »

House Resolution: “Supporting Coptic Christians in Egypt” Egypt is a key ally for the U.S. in the Middle East. Yet Christians in Egypt face unrelenting discrimination and violence. Now Congress has an opportunity to urge Egypt to right this wrong. Rep. French Hill has introduced “Supporting Coptic Christians in Egypt,” House Resolution 117. It clearly describes what Christians endure… Read more »