Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement on the military strikes against Syria: “This strategic attack against Syrian military targets was an appropriate and proportionate response to Assad’s use of deadly chemical weapons. Tonight, our president has told Assad that America will no longer ignore his unspeakable acts of aggression against innocent people. Now, the United Nations must follow our lead and respond to Assad’s actions by pursuing a cease fire in Syria, ...
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Today, the House passed H.R. 1219, the Supporting America’s Innovators Act, by a bipartisan vote of 417-3. The 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act has been successful in encouraging capital formation for small businesses and start-up companies. H.R. 1219 would build upon that success and allow more companies access to angel and venture funding by increasing the limit on the number of investors that can participate in a fund, encouraging innovation and promoting economic growth. Watc...
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Today, after the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that the Fiduciary Rule would be delayed until June 9, in order to provide DOL additional time to determine if the rule would negatively affect investors, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) stated: “As someone who has spent decades in the financial services industry, I know the importance of providing all consumers—regardless of income—the opportunity to seek sound financial advice. The DOL’s Fiduciary Rule would greatly diminish access to profe...
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Today, after meeting with Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement on possible infrastructure spending proposals: “This morning, I met with Secretary Chao to discuss our Nation’s many important infrastructure needs, such as highways, roads, bridges, waterways, and water irrigation. While I believe these projects to be of the utmost importance for encouraging economic growth, I expressed my frustration that much of the r...
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – On Friday, March 31, 2017, in the Old Supreme Court Chamber at the State Capitol, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) —on behalf of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in will award 97-year old World War II veteran Jesse Whitley of Mabelvale, Arkansas with both the Norwegian Defense and the Norwegian Commemorative Medals for his service in Norway during 1945. Mr. Whitley was part of the 474th Infantry that took part in the liberation of Norway. The Defense Medal is given to those with e...
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At 6:00 PM CT on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will host a telephone town hall with constituents of the Second Congressional District. This is the seventh telephone town hall Congressman Hill has hosted since 2015 and the second he has hosted this year. Constituents or media that would like to participate can do so by signing up here. After signing up, your number will be added to the list of numbers dialed at the beginning of the call. The following event is open to ...
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Today, following the State Department’s decision to approve Keystone XL, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) stated: “Keystone XL is a pro-growth, private sector investment into energy infrastructure that has already supported over 600 jobs in central Arkansas and would create thousands of ready-to-launch private sector American jobs, while having a minimal impact on the environment. I appreciate the president and the new administration beginning to fulfill their promise of pro-growth policies that...
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The following event on Congressman French Hill’s (AR-02) schedule for Sunday, March 26, 2017, is open to the press: Speech at Arkansas Run for the Fallen 2:00 PM CT Steps of the Arkansas State Capitol Building, 500 Woodlane St, Little Rock, AR 72201
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This week, the House passed the following veterans bills: H.R. 1367, To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 1259, the VA Accountability First Act of 2017. H.R. 1259 would give the VA Secretary increased authority to remove, demote, or suspend any VA employee for poor performance or misconduct. Following passage of H.R. 1367 and H.R. 1259, Congressman ...
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Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) joined all twelve other members of the House of Representatives from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas in writing a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to include public and private stakeholders from waterway systems in the president’s discussions and plans to improve our nation’s infrastructure. The twelve members stressed the importance of including the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) as part of infrastructure improvements. ...
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