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Poultry state congressmen pressure trade talks to get American chicken into U.K. Before it's news 03/16/2020 America’s poultry industry says it does not use chlorine to bath slaughtered chickens “that much anymore,” but it is still lobbying hard on the issue that has kept American poultry out of Britain for more than two decades. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, co-chair of the… Read more »

Poultry state congressmen pressure trade talks to get American chicken into U.K. Food Safety News 03/16/2020 America’s poultry industry says it does not use chlorine to bath slaughtered chickens “that much anymore,” but it is still lobbying hard on the issue that has kept American poultry out of Britain for more than two decades. U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, co-chair of the… Read more »

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: Little Rock resident able to get Capitol tour; Lighthizer urged to talk up poultry Arkansas Democrat Gazette 03/15/2020 Little Rock resident able to get Capitol tour WASHINGTON -- Linda Murphy of Little Rock was one of the last Americans to get a tour of the U.S. Capitol last week. Staff members for U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock,… Read more »

REX NELSON: Much more than books Arkansas Democrat Gazette 03/14/2020 In Fayetteville, a $50 million library expansion nears completion. Construction of a building that doubles the size of the city's main library is more than 90 percent complete. New facilities will include a 700-seat auditorium, a children's library expansion, space for genealogy research, a robotics lab, video… Read more »

Your coronavirus questions answered Southwest Times Record 03/13/2020 As the coronavirus continues spreading across the U.S., I urge everyone to exercise caution and work to protect your own health and the health of your friends and family. Many of you have called or written to me asking for more information, so Congressman French Hill and I hosted a telephone town hall to answer… Read more »

Sound On: Rep. French Hill, Coronavirus Update, 2020 (Podcast) Bloomberg Radio 03/13/2020 Bloomberg Chief Washington Correspondent Kevin Cirilli 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. Panel guests: Congressman Rep French Hill, an… Read more »

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton shuts D.C. office to prevent spread of virus Arkansas Democrat Gazette 03/12/2020 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton has closed his Capitol Hill office "to protect the health of his staff and to prevent the spread of the Wuhan virus," his office announced Thursday morning. The Republican from Dardanelle said his Arkansas offices will remain open.… Read more »

Lawson introduces Iranian anti-corruption legislation in U.S. House The Gadsen County Times March 11, 2020 Special to The Times WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Rep. Al Lawson (D-Fla.) and French Hill (R-Ark.) introduced H.R. 6081, the Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act. The legislation would make public the funds obtained in an illegal or corrupt manner held by Iran’s… Read more »

GOP Lawmakers Back Reg BI in Court Battle ThinkAdvisor 03/11/2020 Section 913 of the Dodd-Frank Act granted the Securities and Exchange Commission “broad authority” to craft a standard of conduct rule for broker-dealers, and the agency, in drafting Regulation Best Interest, used its expertise “to craft a rule that balances many competing considerations,” Republican lawmakers told… Read more »

Delegation for 3.10.20: Supreme threats — small biz — secure bases — coronavirus — Guard parity Florida Politics 03/10/2020 The issue beneath the mayhem As Americans are trying to figure out what the stock market chaos means, few likely realize that an important Supreme Court hearing took place last week. That, coronavirus, and a rally outside the court while the hearing was in… Read more »