Education and Opportunity

Washington news in brief 12/15/2019 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rx-drugs-bill vote upsets Democrats WASHINGTON -- Democratic congressional candidates are criticizing their Republican opponents for opposing legislation designed to rein in prescription costs. HR3, allowing the federal government to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices, passed 230-192 in the U.S. House… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, the House of Representatives passed a Senate amended version of H.R. 5363, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act by a vote of 319-96 with Congressman French Hill's (AR-02) support. This bipartisan legislation would permanently reauthorize more than $250 million in funding for historically black colleges (HBCUs)… Read more »

Rep. Hill celebrates Passage of Bill to Permanently Fund Arkansas’s HBCUs 12/10/2019 KARK WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, the House of Representatives passed a Senate amended version of H.R. 5363, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act by a vote of 319-96 with Congressman French Hill’s (AR-02) support. This bipartisan legislation would… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02), the co-chair of the Congressional App Challenge,  recognized the central Arkansas winners and participants of the 2019 Congressional App Challenge at a reception held at the Innovation Hub in North Little Rock. In its fifth year, the Congressional App Challenge is a nation-wide coding competition for middle school and high… Read more »

House Republicans Fight Back Against GOP Decline in Suburbs 11/21/19 The Washington Free Beacon House Republicans have launched task forces aimed at regaining the party's eroding support in the suburbs with new policies that directly cater to the needs of suburban voters. Rep. Ann Wagner (R., Mo.), whose suburban St. Louis district narrowly elected her to a fourth term in 2018,… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (R-AR), Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), and Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH), members of the Suburban Caucus, held a press conference to announce the Task Force Chairs for the caucus.  Led by the Task Force Chairs, the… Read more »

GOP plan for suburbs includes bills focused on child care, health costs 11/20/19 Roll Call Leaders of a group formed by House Republicans after Democrats routed GOP candidates in suburbs around the country in the 2018 midterms said Wednesday that they would roll out dozens of bills in the coming months to show the party can appeal to voters beyond rural areas. The product of a… Read more »

The Suburban Caucus: Solutions for America's suburbs 11/20/19 The Hill  The Republican Party’s representation in our nation’s suburbs has changed in recent times, but each of us proudly represents suburban areas in diverse states and have seen how our party can best advocate for policies that help suburban Americans. We believe that the next decade of American exceptionalism… Read more »

Hill pledges caucus to focus on finding causes for U.S. ‘startup slump’ 11/20/19 The Ripon Society  U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR), co-chairman and founder of the bipartisan House Entrepreneurship Caucus, on Nov. 18 commemorated the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week by promising that the newly formed group would find the causes for the nation’s current “startup… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today marks the beginning of Global Entrepreneurship Week. All around the world, cities will be hosting events that inspire millions to explore their potential as an entrepreneur while fostering connections and increasing collaboration within their communities. Co-Chairman and founder of the House Entrepreneurship… Read more »