RELEASE: Hill & Boyle Introduce Bill to Disrupt and Dismantle Assad’s Narcotics Production and Trafficking

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Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA-02) yesterday introduced the bipartisan Countering Assad’s Proliferation, Trafficking, and Garnering of Narcotics (CAPTAGON) Act (H.R. 6265). It would require the federal government to develop an interagency strategy to disrupt and dismantle narcotics production and trafficking and affiliated networks linked to the Bashar al-Assad…

MEDIA ADVISORY: REP. HILL TO HOST PRESS CONFERENCE THURSDAY

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MEDIA ADVISORY: REP. HILL TO HOST PRESS CONFERENCE THURSDAY LITTLE ROCK, AR – On Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 10:00 AM CT, Rep. French Hill (AR-02), will hold a press conference to discuss his bill, H.R. 6080, the Ronald A. Robinson Post Office Act.  Ronald Robinson, of Arkansas, served on the United States Postal Service Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee for 15 years.…

RELEASE: Hill, Huizenga, Barr, and Loudermilk Call on Gensler to Rescind Recent Guidance

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Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Rep. Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Rep. Andy Barr (KY-06), and Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) yesterday sent a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler urging the SEC to rescind recent staff guidance on shareholder proposals submitted to publicly traded companies.  Following the SEC’s decision to rescind Staff Legal Bulletins…

RELEASE: Hill Supports Annual Defense Bill, Increase in Servicemember Pay

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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.…

RELEASE: Hill, Steil Request Revenue Estimate on Dems’ IRS Surveillance Program

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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…

RELEASE: Rep. Hill Announces 2021 Central Arkansas App Challenge Winner

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2021 App Challenge Winners

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’…

RELEASE: Rep. French Hill Statement on Departure of Geoff Okamoto from IMF

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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…

RELEASE: Congressional Oversight Commission Publishes Nineteenth Report

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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…

RELEASE: Rep. Hill Statement on Federal Reserve Chair Announcement

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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…

RELEASE: Rep. Hill Statement on Democrats’ Irresponsible and Dangerous Spending

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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…

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