Press Releases

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

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… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after voting for the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to support Arkansas and American service members: “I was proud to cast my support for our service members and families across the globe, including the airmen and airwomen of Little Rock Air Force Base (LRAFB) and the Arkansas Guardsmen… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after attending the White House signing ceremony for the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, which repeals major parts of the Dodd-Frank Act: “I’m grateful that after the bipartisan hard work of the House and Senate, the President has signed this regulatory relief measure – paving… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the Right to Try Act: “Tonight, we voted to remove unnecessary bureaucratic red tape for terminally ill patients and their families. These patients deserve the option to receive investigational drugs that have passed the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) basic safety testing without… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), the Majority Whip of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement after the passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, which repeals major parts of the Dodd-Frank Act: “Today, my colleagues and I took the first step in paving the way for a better economic future for… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after President Trump signed the Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution Disapproving of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Indirect Auto Financing Guidance: “I’m pleased to see President Trump join Congress in sending a clear message of disapproval of a burdensome rule issued by the CFPB… Read more »

Little Rock, Arkansas – After Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that the U.S. Treasury Department approved his nominations for Arkansas’s 85 Opportunity Zones, a program that Congress established in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement: “This is more great news for central Arkansans and everyone across the Natural State. Opportunity… Read more »