WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) recently joined Mornings with Maria on the Fox Business Network to discuss the latest developments on trade negotiations with China. Congressman Hill argued that in order to restructure longstanding trade disagreements, the United States must collaborate with our allies and use our strong economic position to leverage China into ending intellectual property theft and opening more markets to American products. Key excerpts below: Restructuring an...
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Flood recovery information, weather, hazardous conditions, road closures, and other emergency information can be found by clicking the links below: I will continue to post updates on my website at: https://hill.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5751 If you need assistance, call my office at (501) 324-5941. Arkansas.Gov website: https://portal.arkansas.gov/pages/flood/ Arkansas Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness: @AR_Emergencies Arkansas State Police: https://asp....
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced an agreement with C&H Hog Farms, Incorporated to cease operations of the 6,500-pig feeding facility located on a major tributary of the Buffalo National River: “I welcome Governor Hutchinson’s announcement of a mutually satisfactory arrangement with C&H Hog Farms to cease operations. In my view, the initial approval of this large-scale operation near the sen...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Sunday, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) attended a ceremony at the Little Rock Air Force Base (LRAFB), activating the new cyber command, the 223rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron, which was activated and re-designated from the 223rd Combat Communications Squadron. Following the ceremony, Congressman Hill released the following statement: “Today marked the culmination of four years of work to ensure that the Little Rock Air Base continues to fill the critical role of cyber tr...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) took to the House floor to speak out against H.R. 6, partisan legislation that would provide blanket amnesty to an estimated 3 million people, while including no enforcement or border security resources. Click on the video above to watch Congressman Hill's remarks from the House floor on Tuesday. The transcript of his remarks is copied below. "It's sad that I rise today in opposition to H.R. 6. It brings me no pleasure, for I support...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) recently spoke out on the House floor against the daily atrocities occurring in Syria. Congressman Hill called on Congressional leaders to act on legislation, H.R. 336, the Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act, which includes additional sanctions related to the conflict in Syria. Video of that speech can be viewed by clicking HERE or on the picture below. Prepared remarks from Congressman Hill's May 22, 2019, floor speech are ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Boozman and Senator Tom Cotton—along with Congressman French Hill, Congressman Rick Crawford, Congressman Steve Womack, and Congressman Bruce Westerman—announced that President Donald Trump has issued an emergency declaration for Arkansas, allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance for emergency protective measures for 16 counties: Arkansas, Chicot, Conway, Crawford, Desha, Faulkner, Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Lincoln, Logan, ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen French Hill, Congressman Rick Crawford, Congressman Steve Womack, and Congressman Bruce Westerman—sent a letter to President Donald Trump and administration officials urging them to support Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s request for a federal disaster declaration due to extensive damage as a result of continued flooding and recent severe storms in the state. “The resourcefulness and resilience of Arkansans in...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement criticizing the decision by Democratic leadership to strip a popular, bipartisan provision from H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, that would allow the use of 529 savings plans for home schooling and special needs expenses: “Stripping money away from families needing help to pay for home schooling and students with learning disabilities will leave countless A...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — This Week, the Washington Examiner published Congressman French Hill’s (AR-02) op-ed highlighting the difficult, yet necessary steps the United States must take to end the ongoing civil war in Syria. Congressman Hill argues that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is waging a modern-day holocaust on his own citizens. This instability in Syria directly impacts America’s interests because it strengthens the influence of ISIS and Iran in the region. While there are only difficult opt...
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