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Congressional Art Competition  by Rep. French Hill The Saline Courier April 10, 2022 The 2022 Congressional Art Competition is now underway and the application period is officially open! This competition is open to all students grades 8-12 in the Second Congressional District of Arkansas. Every year, I am blown away by the talent here in central Arkansas and enjoy having the… Read more »

Veterans Column by Rep. French Hill Log Cabin Democrat April 7, 2022 I am proud to represent the over 50,000 veterans in central Arkansas who have proudly served our nation. Through their valiant service, they have defended the rights and freedoms of the United States and deserve the utmost recognition and care. As your Representative in Congress, I aim to be a voice for… Read more »

U.S. Rep. French Hill introduces bill to return rent assistance to Arkansas, other rural states by Tess Vrbin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette April 2, 2022 U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., sponsored legislation this week that he hopes will stop the redistribution of millions of unspent federal dollars, aimed at helping tenants who are dealing with financial hardship due to covid-19, from… Read more »

Republican Congressman French Hill weighs in on Russia's war in Ukraine with Mola Lenghi and Tanya Rivero CBS News March 29, 2022 Republican Congressman French Hill of Arkansas joined CBS News' Mola Lenghi and Tanya Rivero to discuss whether the U.S. is doing enough to aid Ukraine, his bill to freeze Russia and Belarus out of International Monetary Fund financing and… Read more »

U.S. House condemns bomb threats made against historically Black colleges and universities; Little Rock’s French Hill backs resolution by Ryan Tarinelli Arkansas Democrat Gazette March 9, 2022 The U.S. House unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday condemning bomb threats made this year against historically Black colleges and universities in Arkansas and across the nation. The bomb… Read more »

Rep. French Hill to Newsmax: Biden Must Not Negotiate With Dictators for Oil by Sandy Fitzgerald Newsmax March 9, 2022 President Joe Biden was right to cut imports of Russian oil in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, as many in Congress have wanted him to do for several weeks, but "we don't need him negotiating with dictators in Venezuela or Iran and trying to import oil from… Read more »

U.S. Republicans urge Yellen to block Russia from exchanging IMF reserves by David Lawder Reuters March 1, 2022 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen must block Russia from exchanging the $17 billion in International Monetary Fund reserves it received last year and oppose any further such IMF allocations, U.S. Republican lawmakers said. The 41 lawmakers said in a letter to Yellen… Read more »

Republican lawmakers highlight causes, solutions to Russia-Ukraine war: 'Follow the money' by Kelsey Koberg Fox News March 1, 2022 Republican lawmakers suggested the Biden administration could have taken several preemptive steps to prevent the war in Ukraine, and should be imposing harsher sanctions in order to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.  "A solution… Read more »

Rep. French Hill to Newsmax: Strong Sanctions on Russia Needed Now by Sandy Fitzgerald Newsmax February 21, 2022 Mistakes by the Obama-Biden administration created the potential for war in Ukraine when Russia "took Crimea without a shot," but at this point, a strong set of sanctions would show the United States backs Ukrainian sovereignty, Rep. French Hill said on Newsmax… Read more »

‘Immense fraud’ creates immense task for Washington as it tries to tighten scrutiny of $6 trillion in emergency coronavirus spending by Tony Romm Washington Post February 17, 2022 ‘Immense fraud’ creates immense task for Washington as it tries to tighten scrutiny of $6 trillion in emergency coronavirus spending In Stamford, Conn., a 46-year-old resident pleaded guilty after… Read more »