Press Releases

Matt Karvelas, a Legislative Staff member for Congressman French Hill (R-AR), has been named a Woodrow Wilson Foreign Policy Fellow for 2017. The Woodrow Wilson Foreign Policy Fellowship Program is housed in the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., and is a six-week program facilitating congressional staff dialogue on foreign policy issues driving the congressional agenda. The Program… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after supporting funding to assist with the ongoing federal response to Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana: “I am proud of all of the Arkansans who over the past week have done the American thing by helping the Texas and Louisiana families suffering from Hurricane Harvey’s historic destruction. I was proud… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood (DACA) program: “Our immigration system is inflexible and outdated, but attempting to fix it through executive action was not the answer. The president’s actions mark a return of legislation authority – where it… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (R-AR), Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) congratulated Little Rock’s Aristotle, Inc., President and Chair of the Board Elizabeth Bowles on her appointment as Chairman of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). In February 2017, the three lawmakers supported Bowles’ nomination for the broadband panel. In… Read more »

Little Rock, Arkansas – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) made the following statement regarding the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia: "During World War II, my father-in-law helped to liberate Buchenwald concentration camp. He bore witness to Nazi terror – a terror that started with an ideology of hate and superiority based upon race and creed. He and… Read more »

Little Rock, Arkansas – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) made the following statement after Frank Broyles passed away today: “Arkansas lost an incredible coach, athletic director, advocate, and friend in the passing of Frank Broyles today. He led the Razorbacks to their first National Championship, leaving his mark forever on Razorback and Arkansas history, and he inspired… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) made the following statement after the House Natural Resources Committee adopted his bill, the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act: “This September, we will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine and their brave role in the fight for equality. This bill will ensure the proper… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, and Interim Permanent Representative at the U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States (OAS) Kevin Sullivan, calling for immediate action regarding the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. He issued the following… Read more »

Little Rock, Ark. - Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced mobile office hours in each of the seven counties in Arkansas’s Second Congressional District during the week of August 7. “Our doors are always open in my offices in Central Arkansas, and in an effort to best serve the needs of my constituents, my office will be holding mobile office hours,” said Rep.… Read more »

Today, the House passed the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, which would enhance America’s national security and keep Americans safe. Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the bill: “It is vital that we keep Americans safe and secure and honor our commitments to those who have served in defense of our great nation.… Read more »