Today, after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the below statement:
“While the markets have been making these adjustments for months, today the Federal Reserve has begun to raise the federal funds rate after holding it near zero for seven years. While I’m glad to see the Fed take this… Read more »
At 10:30 AM CT, on Monday, December 14, 2015, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will host a press conference at the Historic Saline River Bridge. Last week, Saline County was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Arkansas State Department of Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), a federal-aid program that assists in constructing… Read more »
Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2), alongside eleven other Members of Congress, sent a letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), requesting that SSA work with Congress to develop innovative demonstration projects to help individuals with disabilities return to work.
The members stated:
“The recently passed and signed into law… Read more »
Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) attended the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the ratification of the 13th Amendment with his invited guest, Ms. Annie Abrams of Little Rock. Following the ceremony, Congressman Hill released the below statement:
“There are very few people who have as deep an appreciation for American History—particularly as it relates to… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 158, the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015, by a bipartisan vote of 407-19. H.R. 158, introduced by Rep. Candice Miller (MI-10)... Read more »
Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after President Obama’s address to the Nation from the Oval Office:
“Tonight’s address by the President shows he has come a long way from his days of believing that ISIS is a ‘JV team.’ Unfortunately, in the two years since the President initially downplayed the threat of ISIS, they have… Read more »
Today, on the two month anniversary of the implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) Rule, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) and 21 other Members of Congress... Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the House-Senate agreed Conference Report to H.R. 22, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act... Read more »
Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) introduced H.R. 4086, the Security Verification for Refugees Act, a bill that would expand the vetting process proposed under H.R. 4038, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies (SAFE) Act of 2015. In H.R. 4038, the term “covered alien” only includes refugees from Syria and Iraq.
H.R. 4086 would redefine the term “covered… Read more »
Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) announced that Jill Cox of Little Rock has been promoted to District Director. Cox, a native of Batesville, Arkansas, has been Congressman Hill’s Deputy District Director since January, and spent the previous four years working for now-retired Congressman Tim Griffin as Federal Grants Director before being promoted to Deputy District Director in… Read more »
