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Trump unveils 3-phase revival plan Arkansas Democrat Gazette 04/17/2020 President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out "a phased and deliberate approach" to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in covid-19 cases. "We're starting our life… Read more »

UAFS among universities to receive funding Southwest Times Record 04/17/2020 U.S. Sens.John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—recently announced emergency grants to support post-secondary students and institutes of higher education impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The University of Arkansas - Fort… Read more »

St. Joseph senior to attend U.S. Military Academy The Log Cabin Democrat 04/17/2020 A local high school senior was accepted to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York. Elijah Bailey, a senior at St. Joseph High School, will start in the fall after receiving confirmation that he was accepted. “This is a highly competitive appointment,” Kristen Piraino,… Read more »

Pelosi, McConnell name picks to serve on coronavirus oversight panel Politico 04/17/2020 Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have tapped two fellow lawmakers as their picks to a five-member congressional commission tasked with overseeing the Trump administration's implementation of the massive new coronavirus relief effort. Pelosi, who announced her… Read more »

As $2 trillion in coronavirus aid starts to flow, oversight still lags PBS 04/17/2020 Congressional oversight of about $2 trillion for the coronavirus crisis began to take shape Friday as two more members were added to a special panel, bringing to three the total number of people tasked with monitoring how the money is spent. Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey and Arkansas Rep. French… Read more »

GOP Rep. French Hill named to coronavirus oversight committee The Hill 04/17/2020 House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Friday he had selected Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) to serve on the five-person committee charged with overseeing the Trump administration’s efforts to salvage the economy. Hill, a third-term GOP lawmaker, is the second appointee to the… Read more »

GOP Rep. French Hill named to coronavirus oversight committee MSN News 04/17/2020 House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Friday he had selected Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) to serve on the five-person committee charged with overseeing the Trump administration's efforts to salvage the economy. Hill, a third-term GOP lawmaker, is the second appointee to the… Read more »

Hill named to new pandemic aid watchdog group Roll Call 04/17/2020 Rep. French Hill, a former banker and Treasury Department official, will be House Republicans’ representative on the Congressional Oversight Commission, created to watch over government spending on the COVID-19 pandemic. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy named Hill, an Arkansas Republican, to the commission on… Read more »

Pelosi, McConnell name oversight board members Roll Call 04/17/2020 Republican and Democratic leaders on Friday filled out most of the five-member panel to oversee coronavirus-related federal spending, leaving only the chairperson role that has yet to been announced. Speaker Nancy Pelosi late Friday announced she'd selected Rep. Donna E. Shalala, D-Fla., to serve as House… Read more »

McConnell, McCarthy pick reps for committee to oversee bailout fund MSN Money 04/17/2020 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced on Friday their picks to sit on the five-person board overseeing a $500 billion bailout fund intended to help ailing businesses weather the coronavirus pandemic. McConnell said he has chosen Sen. Pat… Read more »