Mueller Testimony, Rep. French Hill, Rep. Cicilline [Listen]
By Bloomberg
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 include: Ryan Williams, Republican Strategist & Executive… Read more »
Beneficial Ownership Data Needn’t Oppress
By French Hill in the Wall Street Journal
Letter to the Editor:
Thank you for your recent editorial, A New Small Business Burden, highlighting the unintended consequences of a new beneficial ownership bill moving through the House. I’ve been speaking out about this legislation, called the Corporate Transparency Act, for quite some time. I… Read more »
Trump could solve many of our problems by focusing on the Western Hemisphere
By French Hill in The Dallas Morning News
Shortly after his inauguration, I encouraged President Donald Trump to maintain the longstanding principal of President James Monroe's "Monroe Doctrine" when considering the Western Hemisphere. Our fifth president's policy served as a key foundation of U.S. foreign… Read more »
Facebook Continues to Face Intense Congressional Scrutiny at House Financial Service Committee Hearing
By Broadband Breakfast
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2019 - Facebook’s digital currency platform Calibra continues to be the focus of intense congressional scrutiny. On Wednesday, it was from the House Committee on Financial Services.
Chairman Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., said the committee wanted… Read more »
Federal banking regulators adopt final rule to exclude community banks from Volcker Rule
By TB&P
Five federal financial regulatory agencies announced on Tuesday (July 9) that they adopted a final rule to exclude community banks from the so-called Volcker Rule, which restricts banking institutions from engaging in certain proprietary trading and having certain relationships with… Read more »
Conductor expands reach with help of $500,000 award
Thecabin.net
07/08/2019
Representatives from the Conductor, a local organization that drives innovation, entrepreneurship and economic empowerment, had the chance to speak with Congressman French Hill about its footprint during a meeting June 28.
During the meeting, CEO Kim Lane met with a variety of stakeholders from Searcy to… Read more »
Hill seeks revamp of Social Security Disability Insurance benefits
By The Ripon Advance
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on June 27 sponsored a bicameral bill to modernize Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits.
“To ensure that SSDI supports those who need it most and promotes work for those willing and able,” Rep. Hill said, “SSDI reforms are desperately needed.”
The… Read more »
Policy Makers Examine the Disparate Impact Risk of Artificial Intelligence and Underwriting
By Lexology
Policy makers are showing increasing concern in the fair lending implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in credit underwriting. The concerns surrounding AI echo views on credit scoring and automated underwriting systems when they were first deployed decades ago. Congress and… Read more »
Arkansas teen artists win display space at Capitol Hill tunnel art gallery
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
07/01/2019
WASHINGTON -- Four young Arkansans have claimed spots in a well-traveled Capitol Hill art gallery -- the tunnelway linking the House chambers to the House office buildings.
Their creations, along with pieces by hundreds of other creative teenagers, will remain on… Read more »
Marco Rubio: Tom Cotton’s Return to Work Act Will Save Social Security Disability Insurance From Bankruptcy
Florida Daily
07/01/2019
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is pairing up with U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., on a bill they insist “would save Social Security Disability Insurance from bankruptcy.”
Last week, Cotton introduced the “Return to Work Act” with Rubio as a… Read more »
