WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman, released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced misconduct by a former VA pathologist at the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center. “This alleged gross negligence by a physician charged with caring for our veterans is a disturbing revelation and a clear failure to uphold the Department of Veterans Aff...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, which helps combat synthetic drug epidemic threatening Arkansas and America: “I was proud to support this bill to give more resources to law enforcement to stop killer drugs from coming into the United States and because it is a good compliment to my bill to increase screening resources for the U.S. Postal Service. The opioid epi...
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Little Rock, Arkansas – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announces mobile hours to be held in Pulaski, Perry, Conway, White, Saline, Faulkner, and Van Buren counties for the week of June 18 – 22, 2018. “Part of my responsibility is helping central Arkansans with passports, veteran benefits, and other issues with federal agencies,” said Rep. Hill. “The doors to my Little Rock and Conway offices are always open, but to best serve people directly, I frequently hold Mobile Office Hours in other towns...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act: “It has been more than twenty-one years since Congress has passed all twelve bills to fund the government and had them signed into law before the start of the new fiscal year. It’s what Arkansans and Americans expect of their government, and I’m proud of the good work we’ve started in the H...
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Little Rock, Arkansas – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that ten students from Arkansas’s Second Congressional District have received appointments to attend U.S. service academies. “I am inspired by the dedication to service of each of the Arkansas students seeking nomination to one of our service academies, and I am pleased to announce the ten students who will be attending one of these academies in the fall,” said Hill. “Each of these students has excelled academically and is ...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act: “When Arkansans sent me to Washington, they demanded leadership and accountability and for me to be part of the solution to Washington’s top-down, one-size-fits-all approach to spending. Across Arkansas, people are fed up with the federal government’s wasteful spending. “I am glad to support the president’s request to cancel nearly $15 bil...
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WASHINGTON – Tonight, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which passed by 408-2, to strengthen Arkansas and the nation’s infrastructure and enhance economic development across the country: “With more than $4 billion in commerce traveling up and down the Arkansas River each year, waterways are a key part of Arkansas’s economy. The House’s passing of this water resources bill means Arkansas’s infrastructure wil...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the Social Security Administration (SSA) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece award for overpaying Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries and for permanently waiving overpayment debt. In the letter to the Social Security Administration’s Acting Commissioner Nancy Berryhill, Congressman Hill wrote: May 31, 2018 The Honorable Nancy Berryhill Acting Commissioner Social Security Administration 6401 Security Blvd Baltimor...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after signing onto the Fair Hospital Payments Act: “I signed onto this bill to keep the best medical professionals in Arkansas and make sure that Arkansans are receiving the best health care possible and to correct a disparity that is harming Arkansans. For too long, the Medicare reimbursement rate for Arkansas hospitals has been lower than the rest of the country, and this is not only unfair but potentially dangerous to...
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Little Rock, Arkansas – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to an Arkansas abortion law that restricts medication-induced abortions: “I commend the Supreme Court today and stand with the people of Arkansas who have spoken through the legislature in support of the pro-life cause and have stated their desire for ensuring access to safe, effective, and affordable health care services for women in Arkansas and througho...
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