Press Releases

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 »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today issued the following statement on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) recent report on religious freedom in Egypt. “As I have said for years, Egypt is an ally and friend of the United States and the Egyptian government continues to do and say the right things at the top to promote religious inclusion and tolerance.… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after voting against the Senate infrastructure bill and the rule paving the way for Democrats’ tax-and-spending spree. “Speaker Pelosi waited until most Americans were asleep to bring a bill to the floor paving the way for President Biden’s ‘signature’ Build Back Better agenda. Make no mistake, Democrats’ agenda is hanging on by a… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s two vaccine mandate rules released today: “Employers already have a key responsibility to offer a safe and productive workplace. They should have maximum flexibility in working with their employees to achieve successful strategies to cope with COVID 19, and that’s why I’m strongly opposed… Read more »

The members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have published their eighteenth report. It is available for review here. Of note, October’s report discusses the Commission sending letters to the Defense Secretary and Treasury Secretary that ask about the status of the eleven loans under the national security loan program. The Commission's seventeen previous reports are also… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board determined Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva would be staying in her position following revelations last month that she pressured staff to manipulate the 2018 Doing Business Report to favor China while she was the Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank. “Director… Read more »