Hill Legislation Commemorating Arkansas Civil Rights Champion, Scipio Jones, Signed into Law

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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) announced that his bill, H.R. 3317, the Scipio Jones Post Office Portrait Act, was signed into law. Rep. Hill’s bill honors Arkansas civil rights champion and lawyer, Scipio Jones, by allowing his portrait to be displayed in the Little Rock post office that bears Jones’s name. This achievement is the result of inspiration by…

Hill Votes Against MORE Act; Pelosi Priorities “Insulting”

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WASHINGTON D.C. —Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) voted with his Republican colleagues against H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. This legislation would decriminalize marijuana by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act and eliminating criminal penalties for any person who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana. “Amid the…

Congressional Oversight Commission Publishes Seventh Report

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WASHINGTON D.C. — The members of the bipartisan Congressional Oversight Commission have published their seventh report. It is available for review here. The Commission's six previous reports are also available for review at the Congressional Oversight Commission’s website. The Congressional Oversight Commission is a five-person panel that was established by the CARES Act. The…

Hill Statement on Janet Yellen’s Nomination to Serve as Secretary of the Treasury Department

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Little Rock, Ark. — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement about former Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's nomination to lead the Treasury Department by Vice President Joe Biden:  “By way of public policy leadership and experience, Janet Yellen is well qualified to be nominated as Treasury Secretary. In her final two years as Federal Reserve chair, I…

Hill Statement on COVID-19 Emergency Lending Funds

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Little Rock, Ark. — Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement about Secretary Mnuchin's proposed idea that small businesses receive direct support from the Treasury Department: “I applaud the Federal Reserve's quick response in providing emergency market liquidity in March; and their collaboration with the U.S. Treasury to structure the facilities authorized under section…

French Hill Op-Ed: Dems Should Work With GOP to Expand Apprenticeship

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French Hill Op-Ed: Dems Should Work With GOP to Expand Apprenticeship 11/23/2020 RealClear Markets There are millions of jobs in the United States that remain unfilled because employers struggle to find applicants with the skills required for certain positions. Apprenticeships and other forms of work-based learning are…

ICYMI: Rep. Hill Op-Ed in Washington Examiner: Democrats should work with, not against, Republicans to expand apprenticeship programs

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of the vote regarding H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) spoke out in the Washington Examiner, highlighting in an op-ed how the legislation fails to include House Republicans’ push for employer-driven innovation and new models for apprenticeship programs. The full op-ed is copied below. …

Hill Votes Against Limits on Job Opportunities for Arkansans

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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined his Republican colleagues in voting against H.R. 8294, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2020. While this legislation would expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship programs registered under the National Apprenticeship Act, it fails to include…

Hill Legislation Honoring Civil Rights Icon, Scipio Jones, Passes Senate

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WASHINGTON D.C. — Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Scipio Jones Post Office Portrait Act, which allows a portrait of civil rights champion Scipio Jones to be displayed in the Little Rock post office bearing his name. "I am proud to announce that, last night, the Scipio Jones Post Office Portrait Act passed the Senate and is…

Hill Honors Local Central Arkansas Businesses for Efforts to Hire Veterans

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Little Rock, Ark. — Today, Rep. French Hill congratulated Arkansas companies Safe Foods Corporation, Windstream Holdings Inc., Bio-Tech Pharmacal, WPS Labor, LLC, and MST Group LLC, all winners of the HIRE Vets Medallion. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (HIRE Vets Act) established the HIRE Vets Medallion Program, the…

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