Little Rock, Ark. — Today, Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), Rep. French Hill (R-AR), Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR), Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR), and Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR) wrote to the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, John Pallasch, urging the release of federal guidance to assist Arkansas with administering Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) authorized in the… Read more »
Arkansas lawmakers urge President to support disaster declaration due to COVID-19
5 News
3/31/2020
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—urged President Donald Trump to support Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s request for a major disaster declaration due to COVID-19.
“The resourcefulness of… Read more »
Rep. French Hill to Newsmax TV: Pelosi 'Driving Force' of Waste
Newsmax
3/30/2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., deserves scrutiny for "her Sunday showmanship" in attempting to stuff the American stimulus bill with Democratic agenda items unrelated to the global coronavirus pandemic, according to Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., to Newsmax TV.
"I am always concerned with every… Read more »
Little Rock, Ark. — Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to ensure that states can protect COVID-19 patients from losing insurance coverage due to missed premium payments. This guidance follows a letter sent by Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR), Rep. French Hill (R-AR), Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR), and Rep. Bruce… Read more »
Little Rock, Ark. — Yesterday, Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR), Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR), Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and Rep. French Hill (R-AR) wrote to the Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral (ADM) Brett Giror, requesting timely delivery of COVID-19 testing kits to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) voted to provide additional support for Americans who are weathering the economic impacts of COVID-19. Last week, Congress allocated $8.3 billion in health funding toward combating the coronavirus.
“In the face of this public health emergency, our nation and leaders must join together. I applaud Democrats and Republicans for… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — This week, Representative French Hill (AR-02) named the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) as the latest recipient of his Golden Fleece Award, a monthly bulletin on the most frivolous and wasteful uses of hardworking taxpayers’ dollars, for awarding 27 contracts valued at $827.8 million to 16 companies that did not meet the requirements of… Read more »
Washington news in brief
2/16/2020
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansan goes west in presidential run
WASHINGTON -- Fresh off her 25th-place finish in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, presidential candidate Mosie Boyd of Fort Smith is campaigning this week in delegate-rich California before returning to the Natural State.
The 50-year-old attorney captured 32 out of the… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 5888, which allows the Secretary of the Treasury to waive counterproductive voting mandates at the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) on a case-by-case basis.
“The International Financial Institutions are subject to legislative mandates that dictate which… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a $4.67 billion emergency aid package for Puerto Rico. Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement ahead of the vote:
“This package is premature as there are no completed studies to determine the extent of damage by recent earthquakes and it includes provisions that have nothing to… Read more »