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Lawmakers say banks need guidance on virus-related workarounds 3/6/2020 American Banker U.S. lawmakers are pushing regulators to provide room for banks to work out loans with businesses and consumers who may be affected by the coronavirus. Banks may need some "ability to work with the regulators so that if people look like they're becoming more credit risky because of the… Read more »

Blaine Luetkemeyer crusades for community banks 3/5/2020 Roll Call The center of Blaine Luetkemeyer’s world can be found on Main Street in tiny Saint Elizabeth, a village of 336 souls and no streetlights in the middle of Missouri, where a small bank and a humble church face one another. Before he came to Washington in 2008, Luetkemeyer’s life revolved around the Bank of St.… Read more »

Arizona Lawmaker Outlines Steps to Secure the Border 3/5/2020 The Daily Signal An Arizona lawmaker says he sees three concrete steps that should be taken to further secure the southern border with Mexico. “No. 1, I make sure we do get the fence,” Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., co-chairman of the House’s Border Security Caucus, told The Daily Signal in an interview. Chief Rodney… Read more »

Hill announces mobile hours 3/5/2020 The Log Cabin Democrat Rep. French Hill (AR-02) announced mobile office hours in the following Second Congressional District cities: Little Rock, Jacksonville, Morrilton, Hot Springs Village, Perryville, Fairfield Bay, Greenbrier, Searcy, and Benton. After the announcement, Rep. Hill stated: “As your representative in Congress, being… Read more »

Lawmakers Say Banks Need Guidance on Virus-Related Workarounds 3/5/2020 Yahoo! News (Bloomberg) -- U.S. lawmakers are pushing regulators to provide room for banks to work out loans with businesses and consumers who may be affected by the coronavirus. Banks may need some “ability to work with the regulators so that if people look like they’re becoming more credit risky because of… Read more »

Al Lawson Champions Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act 3/5/2020 Florida Daily This week, U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., joined and U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark. on the “Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act” which “would make public the funds obtained in an illegal or corrupt manner held by Iran’s authoritarian theocratic regime.” Hill’s bill, which Lawson is the original… Read more »

House committee works to cut off traffickers’ profit pipeline 3/5/2020 WKRN WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – International trafficking of people, animals, drugs, and weapons is a booming business. The criminal enterprises behind it rake in about $2 trillion a year, according to Global Financial Integrity. The House Financial Services Committee is working on a plan to combat… Read more »

U.S. House passes bipartisan $8.3B bill to battle coronavirus, Arkansas congressmen vote ‘yes’ 3/4/2020 KARK WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House passed an $8.3 billion measure Wednesday to battle the coronavirus outbreak that’s spreading rapidly and threatening a major shock to the economy and disruptions to everyday life in the U.S. The swift and sweeping… Read more »

Hill urges Arkansas governor to match federal support for historically black colleges, universities 3/3/2020 The Ripon Advance U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) last week urged Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to advance financial support for the state’s four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by matching federal monies and efforts. Arkansas Baptist College, Philander… Read more »

A wall backer, U.S. Rep. French Hill takes 6th tour of border 3/2/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. French Hill toured the southern border of the country again last month, his sixth trip to the region since taking office in January 2015. The Republican from Little Rock focused this time on stretches separating Arizona from Mexico. Some of the land abutting… Read more »