WASHINGTON D.C. — Members of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held an amendment debate in the House for H.R. 3621, the Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act. At the debate, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) spoke in opposition to Rep. Lacy Clay’s (MO-01) amendment and encouraged his fellow lawmakers to consider his bipartisan legislation, H.R. 4231, the Credit Access and… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend the ban on fentanyl-related substances until May 6, 2021, following Senate passage of the legislation two weeks ago. Rep. French Hill (AR-02), who was the lead Republican co-sponsor of the House version of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act and was active in securing its inclusion in the FY2020 National Defense… Read more »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) hosted a consumer protection listening session at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extensive Services. The panel included Hill, Kathy Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Chuck Harder, Deputy Attorney General of Arkansas. The panel gave Arkansans the opportunity to discuss consumer protection… Read more »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) hosted a "Community Bank Roundtable" with Kathy Kraninger, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). At the roundtable, Rep. Hill and Director Kraninger listened to concerns about key regulatory initiatives and legislative issues facing Arkansas's banking community.
"It was a privilege to host… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — Following the passage of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the Senate and after the U.S. and China signed a Phase One trade deal, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement:
“The Phase One deal between the United States and China is a positive step towards opening China's markets, protecting intellectual property, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement, applauding the introduction of a Senate companion to his bill, H.R. 3317, the Scipio Jones Post Office Portrait Act:
“I would like to thank Senator Boozman and Senator Cotton for answering my call and working with me to introduce companion legislation permitting the painting of Little Rock… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), joined Subcommittee Chairman Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) in leading a House Financial Services Subcommittee hearing entitled, "A Persistent and Evolving Threat: An Examination of the Financing… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that Jeff Naft joined his staff to serve as Communications Director.
A native New Yorker, Naft graduated from Georgetown University and began his career on Capitol Hill in the press office of Congressman John Katko (NY-24) before becoming Press Secretary for then-Congresswoman Martha McSally (AZ-02). He most… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement opposing Speaker Pelosi’s House Concurrent Resolution, H.Con.Res.83:
“There is a long-standing tradition in American politics that partisan fighting ends at the water’s edge. Instead of uniting behind the successful strike to take out the mastermind of the world’s leading state-sponsor of terror,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after voting in support of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), replacing the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
“Today's passage of USMCA means more than 100,000 Arkansas farmers, ranchers, and manufacturers can celebrate this holiday season knowing that… Read more »
