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U.S. 67 project from Little Rock to Jonesboro funded 06/16/2020 Talk Business and Politics The Arkansas Department of Transportation will be awarded $40 million to reconstruct and improve two sections of US 67 northeast of Little Rock. U.S. Senators John Boozman, Tom Cotton, along with U.S. Reps Rick Crawford and French Hill announced the project on Tuesday (June 16). The… Read more »

Financial firms facing serious hacking threat in COVID-19 era 06/16/2020 The Hill Lawmakers on Tuesday received a loud warning about the danger of hackers zeroing in on financial institutions as prime targets during the COVID-19 pandemic. “America is grappling with a cyber insurgency and our financial sector is the number one target,” Tom Kellermann, a former member of a… Read more »

Mnuchin faces fight over transparency 06/15/2020 Politico Mnuchin faces fight over transparency — A growing number of lawmakers are blasting Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s surprising decision to withhold the identities of businesses that took more than $500 billion in government-guaranteed Paycheck Protection Program loans. In the first big battle over coronavirus bailout… Read more »

Paycheck Protection Program is good for Arkansas families and small businesses By: French Hill 06/15/2020 Talk Business and Politics Throughout the current economic and public health crisis, Arkansans have done what we do best, which is facing adversity with grace and tenacity. Our resiliency has been aided by the leadership of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and federal government… Read more »

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: Congressman pays visit to West Point | Cotton addresses racial bias, police | Hill honors staff at Cabot school 06/14/2020 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Congressman pays visit to West Point WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., traveled to the U.S. Military Academy last week ahead of Saturday's graduation ceremonies. Several members of the class… Read more »

D.C. protest's dispersal draws reactions from state 06/08/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- Last week's forced removal of demonstrators from Lafayette Square was a shameful chapter in the presidency of Donald Trump and an affront to the U.S. Constitution, according to Arkansas' three Democratic congressional candidates. Two Arkansas Libertarian candidates and an… Read more »

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: Arkansan keeping religious-panel post | Cotton aims to laud virus whistleblower | Congressional-app contest starting up 06/07/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- A former Harding University executive vice president and professor of business has been reappointed to serve on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the organization… Read more »

Congressman French Hill meets with Searcy leaders on reopenings, COVID-19 06/04/2020 The Searcy Daily Citizen About a dozen Searcy business and community leaders met with Congressman French Hill on Wednesday and discussed reopenings in light of COVID-19. Hill, a Republican representing the 2nd District of Arkansas, went around the room at Think Idea Studio and let each person… Read more »

Episode 5: BPC Action's Under the Dome on Inspectors General ft. former Republican OMB Official Robert Shea and Reps. Connolly (D-VA) and Hill (R-AR) 06/03/2020 Bipartisan Policy Center Action Following the largest stimulus package in American history, effective and independent oversight is needed now more than ever. Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and French Hill (R-AR) share their… Read more »

Fed's massive 'Main Street' business rescue in danger of fizzling 06/02/2020 Politico A $600 billion Federal Reserve loan program designed to offer a lifeline to tens of thousands of struggling U.S. companies is heading for trouble before it even gets under way. Some potential borrowers complain that the "Main Street" lending program — so named because it's aimed at helping… Read more »