Press Releases

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the President will veto legislation that would lift the ban on the export of crude oil from the United States: “The President needs to rethink his position on ending the crude oil ban. Growing the American economy through energy exports is a strategy that… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Res. 411, Finding that the President has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015... Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after the U.S. District Court of North Dakota granted a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, which was scheduled to go into effect this week: “This Administration has consistently exceeded its authority and ignored… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced the formation of the Cooperative Disability Investigations (CDI) Program... Read more »

Last week, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) joined 51 of his colleagues on a letter calling for the resignation of Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen. After signing onto the letter, Congressman Hill released the following statement... Read more »

Today, the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 3192, the Homebuyers Assistance Act, which would provide a temporary legal safe harbor for those making a good-faith effort to comply with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new mortgage disclosure rule—the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule—which is set to take effect on October 3, 2015... Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1994, the VA Accountability Act of 2015. H.R. 1994 gives the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) additional authority to remove any VA employee based on performance or misconduct, increases whistleblower protection, and grants employees a fair review process for any termination. Following passage of the bill,… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 427, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 (REINS), by a vote of 243-165... Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement on the 5th anniversary of President Obama signing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law... Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the Administration announced the final nuclear deal with Iran... Read more »