In the News

Hill, Andrews pitch Flatside Wilderness expansion to U.S. House subcommittee by Alex Thomas Arkansas Democrat-Gazette June 27, 2024 WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., and an Arkansas recreation leader made their case Thursday to a House of Representatives subcommittee for expanding the Flatside Wilderness Area, hoping to add more than 2,200 acres to the protected… Read more »

Republican congressman leads charge on return of Binance exec detained in Nigeria by Eleanor Terrett Fox Business June 25, 2024 Arkansas Republican Rep. French Hill is leading the charge in an ongoing effort by members of Congress to persuade the Biden administration to secure the release of an American crypto executive they say is being wrongfully detained in Nigeria,… Read more »

A Plan to Help Ukraine With Putin's Billions by Rep. French Hill Wall Street Journal June 20, 2024 Your editorial “The West and Putin’s Billions” (June 15) is spot on when it describes the G-7 plan as needlessly “complex.” Using the interest income from the frozen Russian assets to fashion a $50 billion loan will be ineffective and won’t maximize the benefits to Ukraine quickly… Read more »

U.S. House passes Hill measure confronting digital asset regulatory gaps by Alex Thomas Arkansas Democrat-Gazette May 22, 2024 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday establishing specific regulatory criteria affecting digital assets, including how federal agencies should approach oversight of these fungible items. The Financial Innovation and… Read more »

House Republicans demand probe of hundreds of terror watchlist migrants entering US by Josh Christenson New York Post May 2, 2024 Three House Republicans are demanding a federal probe of reports that hundreds of migrants flagged on the terror watchlist have entered the US — and want to know where the new arrivals are now. The members of the House Permanent Select… Read more »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss the importance of passing the foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as his REPO legislation that would take Russian sovereign assets and convert them to aid for Ukraine. To watch the full interview, click HERE.  Topline Quotes: "The REPO Act is the ultimate… Read more »

Hill: Japan prime minister provides “outstanding” address on U.S. relationship by Alex Thomas Arkansas Democrat-Gazette April 11, 2024 WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., lauded Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida following the latter's address before Congress on Thursday, in which the prime minister emphasized the importance of the United States-Japan relationship and… Read more »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Face the Nation on CBS to discuss the importance of passing supplemental aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, as well as his REPO legislation that would take Russian sovereign assets and convert them to aid for Ukraine. To watch the full interview, click HERE.  MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to get to some of the things that are coming up… Read more »

Hill notes experience as attribute in pursuit of Financial Services Committee chairman bid by Alex Thomas Arkansas Democrat-Gazette March 21, 2024 WASHINGTON -- Before U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., entered Congress in January 2015, he had developed a resume with experiences in banking and economic policy. From being part of President George H.W. Bush's White House to leading… Read more »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Squawk Box to discuss the SEC's poorly crafted climate rule. To watch the full interview, click HERE. Topline Quotes: “Chair Gensler has just demonstrated how the committee has not been true to its mission of orderly markets liquidity and capital formation. They've got 61 rulemaking proposals that a lot of them don't have the… Read more »