Hill Seeks Answers from Treasury and State over Reported Iranian Hostage Payment

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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…

Hill and Boozman React to VA OIG Solar Panel Report

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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…

Hill Statement on TRID Changes

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Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed changes to the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule: “Since TRID was implemented ten months ago, it has been a compliance nightmare. I am glad the CFPB ultimately came to its senses and acknowledged the problems with implementing…

ADVISORY: Hill to Host Veterans History Project Workshop in Little Rock

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will host a Veterans History Project Workshop at Cox Creative Center in Little Rock at 9:00 AM CT on Saturday, July 30, 2016. The Library of Congress launched the Veterans History Project in 2000 to collect the stories of America’s veterans. The workshop will train volunteers how to interview veterans and submit the…

Hill Votes to Increase Funding to Improve Drinking Water Quality in Arkansas

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Today, after the House passed H.R. 5538, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which grant awards for actionable funds under the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRF) to help cities and communities with lead in their drinking water address this issue. A recent report from the National Resources Defense Council, listed eight…

Hill Statement on One Year Anniversary of Nuclear Agreement with Iran

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Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the president’s nuclear agreement with Iran: “This administration has given Congress and the American people no shortage of reasons to pan their foreign policy decisions, but, in my view, the Iranian Nuclear Agreement remains the biggest foreign policy blunder of the last…

ADVISORY: Hill Announces Mobile Office Hours for Week of July 18

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Today, Congressman French Hill announced mobile office hours at seven different locations across the Second Congressional District for the week of July 18. The mobile office hours will take place in the following counties; Perry, Conway, Pulaski, Faulkner, White, and Saline.   Mobile office hours are an opportunity to serve constituents who can’t…

House Passes Comprehensive Bill to Fight Opioid Addiction

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Today, after the House passed the Conference Report to accompany S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 by a vote of 407-5, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement: “The crisis of opioid addiction affects too many of our friends, families, and communities across the country. For the 6.5 million Americans who are addicted to…

Hill Statement on Senate Passage of Fulbright Resolution

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Following the passage of the Senate version of the resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program introduced by Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and Senator John Boozman (AR), Congressman Hill released the below statement:  “I appreciate Senator Boozman’s work to facilitate the Senate’s quick action on this legislation to honor the success of…

Hill Statement on Historic Mental Health Legislation

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Today, the House passed H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, by a vote of 422-2. H.R. 2646, sponsored by Rep. Tim Murphy (PA-18), is a comprehensive mental health care reform bill that seeks to modernize and improve the outdated mental health care system by refocusing and reconfiguring mental health programs, clarifying privacy laws to ensure health care…

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