WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02), Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03), and Rep. Troy Balderson (OH-12) introduced bipartisan legislation that would expand telehealth availability for Arkansans needing important therapeutic services during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
The Emergency COVID-19 Telehealth Response Act would ensure that… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) urged his colleagues to support funding for the Paycheck Protection Increase Act to provide additional support to small businesses and their workers during this unprecedented public health and economic crisis.
Watch Rep. Hill’s remarks HERE or by clicking on the image below.
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) supported a measure to secure an additional $310 billion in funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This program was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and provides 100% federally guaranteed loans to small businesses and 501(c)3s through local banks. On Friday, April 17, 2020, the PPP ran out of its initial… Read more »
Little Rock, Ark. — Today, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) appointed Rep. French Hill (R-AR) to serve on the Congressional Oversight Commission established to oversee the implementation of the CARES Act.
“It is an honor to be chosen by Leader McCarthy to serve as the representative for House Republicans on this important bipartisan, bicameral commission. We are at a… Read more »
Little Rock, Ark. — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Hugh Hewitt on The Hugh Hewitt Show to discuss the threat to national security presented by China and his bill, H.R. 6399, the Securing America’s Vaccines for Emergencies (SAVE) Act, to use the Defense Production Act (DPA) to ensure the availability of essential medical equipment.
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Little Rock, Ark. — Today, Rep. French Hill (R-AR) was appointed by the president to serve on his Opening Up America Again Congressional Group. Following his appointment to this bipartisan group, Rep. Hill released the following statement:
"I am pleased to have been called by the president to serve as part of this bipartisan group, and if this morning’s call with him is… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, following Rep. French Hill's (AR0-02) introduction of H.R. 6399, the Securing America’s Vaccines for Emergencies (SAVE) Act, the below op-ed by Rep. Hill appeared in the Washington Times, highlighting the need to amend the Defense Production Act (DPA) to reduce American’s dependence of foreign nations for medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Washington Examiner quoted Rep. French Hill (AR-02) regarding the need to protect America's national security from China's interests by diversifying the United States' medical supply chain. Last week, Hill introduced H.R. 6399, the Securing America’s Vaccines for Emergencies (SAVE) Act, which would address this threat to national security by… Read more »
Little Rock, Ark. — Today, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced a grant of $350,000 to the Oxford American (OA), a nonprofit arts organization known for its publication of the Oxford American magazine. The grant will fund a series of feature-length reported segments to air within Points South, a podcast hosted by Sara A. Lewis, the executive… Read more »
Little Rock, Ark. — Today, the National Park Service (NPS) announced $14 million in African American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund grants to fund 51 projects across 20 states and the District of Columbia that will preserve sites and history related to the African American pursuit of fairness and racial justice in the 20th century. Among the recipients the Friends of… Read more »
