Press Releases

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after opposing H.R. 8, legislation to outlaw private gun sales throughout the country: “I’ve consistently supported meaningful solutions that seek to reduce gun violence. This includes legislation that strengthens the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, as well as efforts to… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after voting against H.J.Res.46, a resolution to terminate the president's emergency declaration related to the southern border: "Evaluating the president's national emergency declaration requires answering the following questions: Does the 1976 law, passed by Congress, give… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — In a letter to the New York Times’ editor, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) responded to an op-ed by U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that called for the limitation of corporate stock buybacks. Rep. Hill argued “[l]imiting stock buybacks disincentivizes aspiring entrepreneurs to go public and hinders individual shareholders and… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement in support of the decision by the White House to keep a small force of U.S. troops in Syria split between Kurdish areas in the northeast and al-Tanf in the south: “I am pleased to learn that the president has reversed his decision to pull all of our soldiers out of Syria, and has decided to… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released a video celebrating a legislative provision of his being signed into law that directs the U.S. Forest Service to study additional existing U.S. forest lands located in Perry County and adjacent to the Flatside Wilderness. The purpose of this study is to determine their suitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) is seeking Arkansas college and graduate students as well as recent graduates interested in getting a firsthand look at the inner workings of Congress by interning in one of his Arkansas offices this spring. “Internships are excellent opportunities for any individual interested in public service. Our Spring Internship Program offers a… Read more »

 Click on the video above to watch Rep. Hill's remarks from this week's House Financial Services Committee Hearing. WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) participated in a House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled “Homeless in America: Examining the Crisis and… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the House passed the Conference Report to accompany H.J.Res.31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019: "Over the past few months, Arkansans have made it clear that they want a secure southwest border and an operational government. The spending bill that passed the House today funds… Read more »

   (Pictured left: Rep. Hill meets with Khalid Kamalmaz before the State of the Union address. Pictured right: Majd Kamalmaz, an American therapist detained in Syria in 2017, pictured in 2014. Photo courtesy of the Wall Street Journal. … Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the president delivered the annual State of the Union address: "Arkansans have always been able to achieve greatness when we choose to focus on what unites us instead of what divides us. Tonight, I was encouraged by the president's comments calling on all Americans to choose unity over… Read more »