Press Releases

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 by a bipartisan vote of 363-70. “I was proud to vote in favor of this year’s annual defense bill as it supports our men and women stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base through a 2.7% increase in pay and expanded benefits.… Read more »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) Chief of Staff Thomas Barthold requesting each provide an updated revenue estimate for Democrats’ proposed IRS surveillance program in their $4 trillion tax-and-spending spree. In the letter, Rep. Hill and Rep. Steil write, “As Congress… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today announced Episcopal Collegiate School student, Neil Sash, as the winner of the winner of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge for Arkansas’s Second Congressional District. “I congratulate all participants in this year’s competition, and you should be proud of your hard work. It is always exciting to see where central Arkansas students’… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today issued the following statement after the announcement that First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto would be leaving the International Monetary Fund (IMF) early next year. “I was very disappointed to learn today that Geoffrey Okamoto will be leaving the IMF in the key role of First Deputy Managing Director. His valued Senate and House staff… Read more »

The members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have published their nineteenth report. It is available for review here. Of note, November’s report includes an update regarding the eleven Treasury loans to businesses critical to maintaining national security, including the Treasury Department’s response to the Commission’s request for information from October 2021. To date, the… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement today after President Biden nominated Jay Powell for a second term as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. "I am pleased to see Jay Powell renominated as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Over the past several years he has proven his dedication towards working to ensure the Federal… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement today after voting against Democrats’ tax-and-spending spree. “This official price tag has confirmed what Republicans have been saying for months – that the Democrats’ agenda is not fully paid for. The Democrats’ solution to everything is to spend, spend, spend, but central Arkansans are smarter than that, and know that spending… Read more »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance on the Financial Services Committee and Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee and Consumer Protections and Financial institutions Subcommittee, sent a letter to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today issued the following statement after voting against H. Res. 789, Censuring and Committee Removal of Representative Paul Gosar.  "To be clear, a video depicting violence against a fellow colleague in the House is abhorrent, and I condemn it.  "However, today’s rush to punishment is yet another offense against the norms of the House including due… Read more »

In an op-ed in The Hill, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) outlined his concerns with President Biden’s potential opportunity to reshape over half of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and subsequently gut the independence of the Fed. The full op-ed is transcribed below and can be viewed HERE. Fighting Biden's dangerous reshaping of the Federal Reserve By: Rep. French Hill Supreme Court… Read more »