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'Russia is not our friend': Arkansas lawmakers comment on Trump-Putin meeting By THV11 Digital Several Arkansas Republican legislators have commented after President Donald Trump's press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Senator John Boozman said on Twitter that he agreed with the assessment of United States intelligence agencies and the Senate Intelligence… Read more »

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/396705-lawmakers-demand-answers-from-mnuchin-on-trump-tariffs By SYLVAN LANE Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday drew fire from a bipartisan group of House lawmakers concerned with severe economic damage caused by trade battles with China and key U.S. allies. Lawmakers warned Mnuchin that President Trump’s tariffs… Read more »

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http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jul/08/let-our-kids-be-kids-20180708/ By French Hill It was encouraging to read Cynthia Howell's recent reporting that 24 elementary schools in the state would participate in an extended recess pilot program for the 2018-19 school year. It is sad that we have to do a pilot program for recess and not have a permanent change. But this is an… Read more »

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jul/08/one-for-the-books-20180708/ By Rachel O'Neal Carla Hayden, the first female and the first black librarian of the Library of Congress, was in Little Rock on July 29 for a tour of the city and a reception. Guests met Hayden at the reception hosted at the Heights home of Martha and U.S. Rep. French Hill. Hayden's mother, Helena-native… Read more »

http://http//www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/jul/02/young-arkansas-artists-earn-spots-in-ga-1/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- Works by four talented young Arkansas artists are now on display at one of the capital's most popular art galleries, a well-traveled tunnel that links the House Office Buildings to the U.S. Capitol. While not as well-known as the National Gallery of Art or… Read more »

http://http//www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/jul/01/ffa-members-pay-visit-to-capitol-hill-a/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- A busload of Arkansas FFA members was on Capitol Hill meeting early Thursday morning with all six members of the state's congressional delegation. The youths and the elected representatives called the Hogs on the steps of the Capitol building and posed for… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/30/top-u-s-librarian-takes-state-tour-2018-1/ By Jeannie Roberts D.J. Reece, special collections librarian at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, perched on the edge of her chair Friday and anxiously scanned the entrances to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library's event room. She gasped as Librarian of Congress… Read more »

http://https//5newsonline.com/2018/06/28/lawmakers-ffa-members-call-hogs-on-steps-of-united-states-capitol/ WASHINGTON, D.C. (KFSM) — Lawmakers began their day in Washington, D.C. by calling the Hogs with Arkansas FFA members. Rep. Bruce Westerman, Rep. French Hill, Rep. Rick Crawford, Rep. Steve Womack, Sen. John Boozman and Sen. Tom Cotton joined the FFA members to show Arkansas… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/28/go-biennial-on-budget-ryan-urges-201806/?f=news-arkansas By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- To help fix its "failed budget process," Congress should switch from annual to biennial budgeting, House Speaker Paul Ryan told lawmakers Wednesday. "I think biennial budgeting is the smartest way to go, and I think biennial… Read more »