WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, in a vote of 356 - 0, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5932, Ensuring Chinese Debt Transparency Act introduced by Rep. French Hill (AR-02).
H.R. 5932 would require the United States to seek greater transparency from countries that obtain funding from both the Chinese government and the international financial institutions… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03) joined Congresswoman Liz Cheney (WY-At-Large) and 19 other members in sending a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper urging the prioritization of American security as the United States pursues a peace agreement with the Taliban.
Congressman Hill and… Read more »
China’s, Facebook’s plans spur interest in a digital US dollar
2/25/2020
Roll Call
A year ago the concept of a digital U.S. dollar was considered a fringe idea by some in the government, but the unveiling of Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency and China’s plans for its own digital currency have officials rethinking that stance.
The reversal is clear from statements by Federal… Read more »
Steel Tariff Lobbying Often Hides Hard Facts
2/23/2020
Wall Street Journal
Your editorial “Political Lobbying on Steel Tariffs” (Feb. 19) provides a firm illustration of the madness associated with using Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. This Kennedy-era law was intended to protect critical industries for specific national-security purposes. President Trump’s… 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 »
Trapped in Idlib, US-funded school for orphans appeals to Trump for help
2/13/2020
The National
As Syrian regime troops advanced on the former rebel stronghold of Maarat Al Numan in Idlib province this past December, Jerry Adams was at a loss. There was little the businessman could do from 6,000 miles away in Conway, Arkansas.
“You’re helpless,” said Mr Adams. “The sense is,… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — In response to the U.S. Senate acquittal of President Donald J. Trump, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement:
“Over the course of American history, countless citizens have exercised their First Amendment rights by protesting our nation's chief executives; however, the power of impeachment is a solemn one and vested solely in the… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. — Tonight, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the president delivered the annual State of the Union address:
"Over the past three years, Congressional Republicans and the president have kept their promise to revitalize America by cutting burdensome government regulations, delivering the most sweeping tax reform in more than 30… Read more »
Trump inks new Mexico, Canada trade deal
1/30/2020
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed the revised North American Free Trade Agreement into law Wednesday, fulfilling a key campaign promise and closing more than two years of tumultuous negotiations over the continent's trade rules.
The trade deal, now called the United States-Mexico-Canada… Read more »
