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3 Arkansas leaders to work on farm bill By Frank Lockwood Hill honors veteran, retiring professor U.S. Rep. French Hill has returned to central Arkansas for the August recess. But before heading out of Washington, he paid tribute to two of his constituents on the House floor. In one speech, he congratulated R.D. Kinsey "on becoming the first African-American to be elected as… Read more »

Congress on Crypto: Is Bitcoin the Future of Money? By Spectator On July 18, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services conducted its second hearing on digital currencies with an almost exclusive focus on cryptocurrency. Chairman Andy Barr (R-KY) focused the committee on two questions: 1) Are digital currencies going to have only a niche appeal or will they fundamentally change… Read more »

U.S. International Religious Freedom praises religious freedom in Egypt By Egypt Today CAIRO - 30 July 2018: The head and the members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) praised the tangible efforts exerted by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in preserving religious freedom in Egypt, according to Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights and… Read more »

Washington news in brief: Griffin graduates from war college; Cotton voices Iran ire, Israel support; Hill berates Indian Education Bureau By Frank E. Lockwood U.S. Rep. French Hill has given his latest Golden Fleece Award to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education, alleging that it failed to fix problems at a New Mexico school despite receiving $7.5 million… Read more »

Protecting Elections (July 28th) By ADG The Washington Post article about election security funding that your newspaper republished on July 20 was misleading at best. The article said House Republicans approved a spending bill “exclude[ing] new money for election security,” but the author didn’t provide an explanation of the mechanics of the vote or state as fact that the House… Read more »

Rep. French Hill Is Optimistic About Business Climate By Chron  "VIDEO" The economy grew by 4.1 percent in the second quarter, according to the latest GDP data. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) explains on Cheddar how the growth will shape midterm elections and what he thinks of the current job market. / Cheddar TV  Read more »

U.S. GDP rises to 4.1%, President Trump takes credit for fastest economy expansion in four years By Wesley Brown The nation’s economic engine accelerated substantially in the second quarter as consumer and government spending, along with a spike in U.S. exports ahead of expected retaliatory tariffs, lifted real gross domestic product to 4.1%,  according to the “advance” estimate… Read more »

House GOP wants permanent individual tax cuts By Marcy Gordon WASHINGTON — House Republicans have launched an effort to expand the massive tax law they muscled through Congress last year, aiming to make permanent the individual tax cuts and small-business income deductions now set to expire in 2026. The pre-midterm elections push, which clicked into gear Tuesday, is portrayed as… Read more »

Arkansas congressman's staff helps man break VA gridlock on disability claim By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- When you're trying to get help from the federal government and you're hitting a brick wall, Shannon Teague says, it helps to have a congressman in your corner. The Searcy resident discovered the difference a Capitol Hill ally can make after the U.S. Department of… Read more »

Congressman Hill gets down to business for Arkansans By Kim Riley In another recent finance-related legislative success, U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) voted to give Arkansans the opportunity to compete in the nation’s booming economy when the U.S. House on Tuesday passed the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018, which soon may land on the president’s desk for signature to become… Read more »