Gov. Hutchinson seeks federal support in ‘flood of historic magnitude’
Talk Business and Politics
05/29/2019
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is asking federal agencies for direct support and will tour flooded areas with members of the state’s congressional delegation Thursday, he said in a press conference Wednesday (May 29).
Describing the devastation that has already occurred and is yet to… Read more »
Arkansas leaders remember Memorial Day
KATV
05/27/2019
Many Arkansas leaders are observing the Memorial Day holiday, releasing statements in recognition of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton said the following:
Every Memorial Day, I’m reminded of my time as a funeral escort in the Army’s Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery,… Read more »
Trump immigration plan stresses merit over family ties; Arkansas congressman calls it opportunity to restart negotiations
By ADG
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump unveiled a new immigration plan Thursday to move U.S. immigration toward a "merit-based system" that prioritizes high-skilled workers over those with relatives already in the country.
The plan, which does not address the… Read more »
Hill named top Republican on two new House Financial Services task forces
By The Ripon Advance
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee named U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) as the ranking member of two newly formed bipartisan task forces to promote responsible innovation through financial technology, fight money laundering and illegal finance, protect small businesses and investors,… Read more »
FRENCH HILL: A sidelined America limits already difficult options in Syria
By French Hill in Washington Examiner
Earlier this month, while President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spent an hour on the phone discussing North Korea aggressions and the conflict in Venezuela, Syrian dictator Bashar Assad and his Russian allies were barrel-bombing civilians in the Syrian… Read more »
WTAS: Support for President Donald J. Trump’s Strong Stand for Fair Trade with China
Whitehouse.gov
05/10/2019
Members of Congress
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY): “Hang tough on China, President @realDonaldTrump. Don’t back down. Strength is the only way to win with China.”
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL): “Not surprised #China is trying to go back on changes they had… Read more »
FRENCH HILL: USMCA is Good for Americans
By French Hill in The ADG
In these pages on Feb. 2, 2018, I outlined the importance of the Trump administration's successfully updating the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and enhancing the benefits to Arkansans in the form of expanded export sales and growth in jobs.
Just over a year later, President Trump's U.S. Trade… Read more »
Crypto-Friendly US Congress Members Join New Fintech Task Force
Yahoo Finance
05/09/2019
The U.S. House of Representatives is launching a new task force aimed specifically at financial technology – including blockchain.
The new task force, referred to as the FinTech Task Force, was established by the House Financial Services Committee by a voice vote Thursday, and will… Read more »
Hill, Fitzpatrick take aim against foreign opioid traffickers
By The Ripon Advance
U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on May 2 introduced the bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act to impose penalties on foreign traffickers of illicit opioids.
“We can’t allow more families to be destroyed by the opioid crisis, which is killing more than 130 Americans every day,” Rep.… Read more »
This week, Speaker Pelosi and the Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives held a vote on H.R. 9, a bill to prohibit President Trump from pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord. Here is why I voted no on this bill:
I recently returned from a meeting in Tokyo where members of Congress and Japanese officials discussed the north Asian security situation, our plans for a… Read more »
