Press Releases

Today, following a 20-month investigation by Congress into claims that the Justice Department was requiring banks—as part of legal settlements—to fund groups that were politically aligned with the president, the House passed H.R. 5063, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act. H.R. 5063 would prohibit government officials from requiring payments to third-party, non-victim groups… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after it was reported that the United States Government transferred an additional $1.3 billion in cash to Iran after the initial hostage payment: “American diplomacy has operated from a position of strength since before the Cold War, and now for us to allow this historically aggressive regime to strong-arm us… Read more »

Today, the House passed H.R. 4511, the Gold Star Families Voices Act by voice vote. H.R. 4511 would allow Gold Star Families to contribute the stories of their fallen family members to the Veterans History Project (VHP). The VHP was started in 2000 by Congress and is overseen by the Library of Congress for the purpose of cataloging the stories of war veterans. To date, Gold Star Families… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will tour the Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind in Little Rock at 9:00 AM CT on Monday, August 29, 2016. The Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind is a local company that employs primarily blind or visually impaired workers. Congressman Hill is the Co-Chair of the Congressional Investment in America’s Skilled Workforce Caucus, a… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) made the following statement after yesterday’s comments from the Department of State confirming that the $400 million cash payment to the Iranian Government was contingent on the release of four American hostages: “Yesterday’s comments from the State Department confirm what many of my colleagues and I previously asserted:  the $400… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will host his sixth Community Empowerment Initiative roundtable discussion in Little Rock on Monday, August 15, 2016. The Community Empowerment Initiative was created by Congressman Hill last year as a way to hear ideas from community leaders who are involved with successful upward mobility programs. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will join representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas for a “wall-raising” event and check presentation at 8:15 a.m. Friday, August 12 at 29 Purdue Circle in Little Rock, Arkansas. The media is encouraged to attend. Shalaniece Floyd, a 30-year-old… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) hosted a Tax Reform Roundtable at the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce in Little Rock with Arkansas business leaders, tax professionals, and other stakeholders to discuss House Republicans’ plan for reforming the current tax code. Earlier this summer, House Speaker Paul Ryan unveiled A Better Way, the House agenda to… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) sent a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Secretary of State John Kerry seeking answers from Treasury and the Department of State on questions over news reports that the Obama Administration authorized a $400 million cash payment to the Iranian Government in exchange for four American hostages. In the letter Congressman Hill, a… Read more »

Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its report on the VA Green Management Program Solar Panel Projects. The report was completed at the request of Senator John Boozman (AR) and Congressman French Hill (AR-02) following a 2015 news report that the Little Rock VA Medical Center tore down solar panels at the facility that had sat… Read more »