House Republican lawmakers are signaling that legislation to regulate proxy advisory firms likely will be introduced this year. Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) Feb. 28 told Bloomberg BNA that the House Financial Services Committee will take a closer look at the role of proxy advisers in the coming months. Meanwhile, Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), speaking at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event earlier this year, said the latest version of the Financial Choice Act—legislation to roll back the Dodd-Frank Act th...
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(Sinclair Broadcast Group) — Republicans praised President Donald Trump for delivering a professional, presidential address to Congress Tuesday night, but Democrats doubt that his policies will match his more measured rhetoric. “I thought he was very presidential and I think it reassured a lot of people that they made the right choice that he is now the president of the United States,” said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah in an interview on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Several House Republicans emphasize...
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(Sinclair Broadcast Group) — President Donald Trump broached a rarely discussed but potentially significant policy issue in his address to Congress Tuesday by calling for reform in the legal immigration system. While much of his own campaign rhetoric and the vast majority of debate on Capitol Hill have centered on illegal immigration, the president said legal immigrants are taking jobs and driving down wages for American citizens. “Nations around the world, like Canada, Australia and many others...
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Students at Beebe in national contest Beebe Junior High School is one of 10 finalists in a national science and technology competition for its design and construction of a robotic car seat to alert adults when children are left in a hot car. The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest is meant to encourage students and teachers to solve community problems using science, technology, engineering, arts and math. The finalists, including Beebe Junior High students under the direction of teacher Tate Rect...
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During a town-hall style meeting via telephone Monday evening, U.S. Sen. John Boozman fielded questions on health care, immigration and veterans issues. The state's senior senator spoke with constituents about Trump's immigration agenda, Republicans' plans to replace the Affordable Care Act and concerns about America's infrastructure. Boozman said there needs to be major changes to the health care system, but also said he would keep in place certain parts of the existing law, such as a ban on li...
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• March 8 — Arkansas Coding Academy Open House from 6 - 8:00 p.m. Learn about the opportunities offered by the Arkansas Coding Academy. Location: UCA Downtown • March 11 — Join True Alisandre for a Rhythmic Interactive Percussion Experience (R.I.P.E.) at 2 p.m. at the Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St. R.I.P.E. is a drumming event for people of all ages and is guaranteed fun for the whole family. Using hand drums, maracas, tambourines, claves, jars, sticks, and even the human voice, this dr...
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U.S. Rep. French Hill appeared on a panel Friday afternoon at the Conservative Political Action Conference just outside Washington, D.C. The Republican from Little Rock, a former banker who serves on the House Financial Services Committee, discussed regulatory restrictions placed on financial institutions in recent years. The title of the session was "Repealing Obama's Banking Monstrosity and Making Money Work Again: Making Money Great Again." Tom Hoenig, vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Ins...
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U.S. Rep. French Hill appeared on a panel Friday afternoon at the Conservative Political Action Conference just outside Washington, D.C. The Republican from Little Rock, a former banker who serves on the House Financial Services Committee, discussed regulatory restrictions placed on financial institutions in recent years. The title of the session was "Repealing Obama's Banking Monstrosity and Making Money Work Again: Making Money Great Again." Tom Hoenig, vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Ins...
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Congress needs to address a series of changes to an outdated financial regulatory system, an Arkansas congressman and a representative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said last week. U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock, and Tom Quaadman, executive vice president of the chamber's Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, spoke to a group of businessmen last week on efforts to restart the country's sluggish economy. The country's financial regulatory system is rooted in the New ...
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Washington Brief President Donald Trump’s pool of potential hires to fill key vacancies at the Federal Reserve includes General Electric Co. executive David Nason, former BB&T Corp. Chief Executive John Allison and Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.). His choices skew toward banking industry veterans rather than academics. (The Wall Street Journal) House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) said Democrats want a “benevolent dictator” in the form of the Consumer Financial Protecti...
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