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 31, 2018 The Honorable Nancy Berryhill Acting Commissioner Social Security Administration 6401 Security Blvd Baltimor...
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Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement supporting a short-term measure to fund government operations at current funding levels until February 16, 2018: “I’m sick and tired of voting on short-term spending bills, but I’m not going to vote to shut down the government at the expense of our men and women in uniform, especially given the evolving threats around the world. As I have said repeatedly, the ball is in the Senate’s court because the House has already passed all twel...
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Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) as the final winner of the Golden Fleece award of 2017 for wasteful spending and an institutional lack of accountability. In the letter to WMATA General Manager and CEO Paul Wiedefeld, Congressman Hill wrote: Dear Mr. Wiedefeld: I write today to inform you that your agency is this month’s recipient of my Golden Fleece Award. I am awarding this to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMA...
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Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement supporting a short-term measure to fund government operations at current funding levels until January 19, 2018: “Generally, I am not in favor of short-term spending bills, and, as I have said repeatedly, the ball is in the Senate’s court because the House has passed all twelve of our spending bills this year. With that said, it was important and responsible for the House to move today’s bill to ensure that we continue to fund priorit...
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Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece award for wasteful spending on an idle data warehouse. OPM has spent over $10 million to build a data warehouse for health claims data from beneficiaries of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB), data that OPM does not have, according to a recent Politico article. “For an agency that reveals the misuse of tax dollars within the federal government, OPM missed thei...
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Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after voting for and cosponsoring legislation to require Members of Congress and staff to complete sexual harassment training each session of each Congress: “Sexual harassment in the workplace is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Before this legislation was introduced, my office staff and I had completed the House’s sexual harassment training. I expect more entities - businesses, institutions, and offices – to follow suit and p...
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A contentious $1.1 trillion spending bill as well as debates over federal regulations and trade capped a week that saw Congress end its work for the year.
The following is a breakdown of the week that was in the nation’s capital....
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On Thursday, U.S. Rep. French Hill gave his Golden Fleece award to the Federal Housing Finance Agency for approving approximately $4 million in raises each for the CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Since being placed in voluntary conservatorship by the agency in 2008, Fannie Mae, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., have received almost $200 billion in government assistance. Click here to read more.
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All six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation said Wednesday that they plan to fight back against a water regulation rule approved by the Environmental Protection Agency...
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