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 »
Federal funding to help recover quail in Arkansas
By Bryan Hendricks
Fair winds are blowing for the bobwhite quail, and Arkansas has the momentum to reap the rewards.
A new bill that was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate will, if enacted, provide a major catalyst for declining species, such as quail, that are not threatened or endangered.
On Tuesday, Sens. James Risch… Read more »
Rep. French Hill: Tariffs done right don't have to hurt Americans
By Rep. French Hill
President Trump has a big agenda on trade policy. He wants more markets open for American goods and services, and he wants more fair and reciprocal trade both in Asia and in Europe. He also wants to update and modernize our 1992 North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico. The NAFTA… Read more »
Regulators Need To Use Big Data, Artificial Intelligence To Meet Fintech Challenge, Says U.S. Rep
By Ted Knutson
Regulators need to start using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to adapt rules quickly to a rapidly changing financial system, a Republican Congressman who is often mentioned as the next possible head of the House Financial Services Committee said today.
To meet the… Read more »
A Tale of Lasting Friendship
By Paula Oliver
Maintaining a long distance friendship is a hard thing to do, but these ladies have done it, and then some! Theirs is a friendship that many would envy.
Anthonette Akins and Colleen Hayden were both born in Helena in the early 30s. Hayden’s daughter is the current Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden who recently toured… Read more »
How We’re Working to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
By Rep. French Hill
Across Arkansas, tearful families have told me their stories about how the opioid crisis has personally affected them. The drug epidemic is plaguing our nation and state. With the opioid epidemic causing over 45,000 deaths last year and killing more than 100 people a day – the time to act is now.
I recently hosted… Read more »
JOBS Act 3.0: Representatives Hensarling and Waters Join on Bipartisan Bills to Boost Small Business & Help Entrepreneurs
By JD Alois
In a profound act of bipartisanship, Representative Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, and Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member on the Committee, have joined together on a series of bills that are… Read more »
