US Senate approves new sanctions on Syria, Iran, Russia over war crimes
12/18/2019
Memo Middle East Monitor
The US Senate yesterday approved a Pentagon budget worth $738 billion, which includes the authorisation of harsh new sanctions on Syria, Iran and Russia due to war crimes the three countries committed in the Syrian conflict.
The bipartisan vote, which won 86-6 in the… Read more »
Senate Clears Defense-Policy Bill, With a View Toward Punishing Syria
12/17/2019
The Wall Street Journal
The Senate approved a defense-policy bill that includes provisions intended to hold Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime responsible for crimes against civilians through new punitive measures.
The final version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which the… Read more »
Congress Authorizes Sanctions On Syria, Iran And Russia
12/17/2019
NPR
In a bipartisan vote, Senate lawmakers on Tuesday approved a $738 billion Pentagon budget, which includes an authorization for punishing new sanctions on Syria, Iran and Russia for alleged war crimes in Syria.
The 86-6 vote in the GOP-dominated Senate followed a similar bipartisan vote in the… Read more »
Pentagon budget would hit Syria, Iran, Russia with tough sanctions
12/17/2019
Fox News
The $738 billion Pentagon budget passed by Senate lawmakers Tuesday includes tough new sanctions on Syria, Iran and Russia for their alleged war crimes committed during Syria’s nearly decadelong civil war.
The Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act of 2019, passed by the GOP-majority Senate… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) participated in a House Committee on Foreign Affairs Member Day hearing where he advocated for passage of his legislation, H.Res.49, expressing support for Coptic Christians and religious liberty in Egypt.
Click HERE or on the picture below to watch Congressman Hill's remarks from Thursday's House Foreign Affairs… Read more »
The current landscape of central bank digital currencies
12/13/2019
Brookings
During Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to the House Financial Services Committee on October 23, 2019, he pointed to the threat posed by China’s incoming state-run digital currency as the reason U.S. regulators should be more accommodating toward Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency. Interestingly, Libra was the… Read more »
State's lawmakers, business leaders laud trade deal
12/11/2019
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
WASHINGTON -- Arkansas lawmakers and industry leaders say they're glad that the United States Mexico Canada Agreement is moving forward, predicting it will be good for workers and a boon for the nation.
The trade agreement "will reposition the United States as not only the largest economy in… Read more »
Hill’s bipartisan Syrian sanctions bill included in NDAA
12/11/2019
The Ripon Advance
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) recently applauded the inclusion of a bipartisan bill he supports that would impose new sanctions on Syrian human rights abusers in larger legislation to authorize U.S. military appropriations.
The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, H.R. 31, which Rep. Hill… Read more »
WTAS: Support for President Donald J. Trump’s United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
12/10/2019
White House
Members of Congress
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA): “We’re living through the greatest economy in our lifetime with record unemployment and rising wages. #USMCA will ensure the prosperity continues.”
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC): “The U.S. Mexico… Read more »
With articles of impeachment filed, Arkansas’ all-GOP delegation remains solidly in Trump’s corner
12/10/2019
TB&P
With House Democrats unveiling two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Dec. 10), Arkansas’ four GOP Congressmen remain unmoved in their opposition.
The two articles of impeachment accuse Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of… Read more »
