Press Releases

RELEASE: REP. HILL STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL’S ANTI-ISRAEL REPORT   Washington, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after Amnesty International released a report condemning Israel and accusing the nation of apartheid. “Amnesty International’s charges of apartheid against Israel appear not based in fact and are frankly… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Congressional Representative to the 76th UN General Assembly, today issued the following statement after Monday’s UN Security Council meeting on the crisis in Ukraine. “I was pleased to see U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council calling on the international community to hold Russia accountable for its actions. Contrary to continued… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Ranking Member of the Housing, Community Development, and Insurance Subcommittee on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement after staff received a briefing from the Treasury Department on the Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Program yesterday: “I’m disappointed that less than two-thirds of the $46 billion of rental aid has been… Read more »

RELEASE: Rep. French Hill, Congressional Rep to UN, Urges President Biden to Act to Counter Russia LITTLE ROCK, AR – Rep. French Hill (AR-02), currently serving as Congressional Representative to the 76th United Nations General Assembly, called upon President Biden to take the necessary steps to counter Russia’s aggression and ensure Ukraine’s autonomy. Rep. Hill stated, “I believe a… Read more »

RELEASE: REP. HILL STATEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF CBDC REPORT Washington, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today released the following statement after the Federal Reserve Board of Governors released its long-anticipated paper on a potential U.S. central bank digital currency, or CBDC: “While I am pleased to read the Federal Reserve’s new report, I am disappointed it was released months… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after a German court found a former Syrian officer guilty of crimes against humanity for his role in torturing detainees at a jail near Damascus, Syria. “Yesterday's verdict confirms the decade-long mass murder of Syria's innocent civilians, led by the butcher of Damascus, Bashar al-Assad. This is only the first step in a long road… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after voting against House Democrats’ latest scheme for a federal takeover of elections. “Today’s vote was another Democrat attempt to transfer election authority from the states to an unelected ‘Election Czar’ in Washington, DC, and worse, with their far-left agenda on the ropes, they resorted to fancy legislative tricks dreamed… Read more »

RELEASE: Rep. Hill Statement on the Release of Coptic Rights Activist Ramy Kamel Washington, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today issued the following statement regarding the release of Coptic rights activist and researcher, Ramy Kamel: “The release of Ramy Kamel is welcome, but long overdue. Kamel, a Coptic activist and researcher, was unjustifiably detained and imprisoned in Egypt… Read more »

In an op-ed in The Washington Times, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) outlined his concerns with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s escalating aggression toward Ukraine and urged President Biden to demonstrate solidarity with the people of Ukraine. The full op-ed is transcribed and can be viewed HERE. America’s Russian aggression problem By: Rep. French Hill A decade ago, the future of… Read more »

The members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have published their twentieth report. It is available for review HERE. The Commission's nineteen previous reports are also available for review at the Congressional Oversight Commission’s website HERE. The Congressional Oversight Commission is a five-person panel that was established by the CARES Act. The Commission is focused… Read more »