Sound On: Rep. French Hill, Germany COVID-19 Response (Podcast)

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Sound On: Rep. French Hill, Germany COVID-19 Response (Podcast) Bloomberg 3/26/2020 Bloomberg Chief Washington Correspondent Kevin Cirilli delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. Guests: Arkansas Republican Congressman French Hill,…

Hill Introduces Legislation to Increase Consumer Access to Immediate Funds

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Little Rock, Ark. — Yesterday, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) introduced HR. 6306, the Immediate Funds Availability Act in response to the COVID-19 outbreak across the United States. This legislation would increase the amount of funds that bank customers are able to receive and would require them to be made available immediately. Under current law, banks are required to provide only $200…

ICYMI: Rep. Hill Discusses COVID-19 on Newsmax

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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Rep.French Hill (AR-02) joined Shaun Kraisman and Alison Maloni on Newsmax's American Agenda to discuss the ongoing public health COVID-19 crisis. Rep. Hill covered Congress's plan for an economic defense package, the importance for Americans to remain calm, and how Arkansas is handing their COVID-19…

Hill Backs Bipartisan Large-Scale Coronavirus Response Legislation

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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…

Hill Announces Mobile Office Hours

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WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) announced mobile office hours in the following Second Congressional District cities: Little Rock, Jacksonville, Morrilton, Hot Springs Village, Perryville, Fairfield Bay, Greenbrier, Searcy, and Benton. After the announcement, Rep. Hill stated: “As your representative in Congress, being accessible to all of my…

Hill's Bill Increasing Scrutiny of China Passes House

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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…

House gets Axne bill that would require companies to share info on promotions, benefits

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House gets Axne bill that would require companies to share info on promotions, benefits 2/28/2020 Des Moines Register A bill from U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne to require publicly traded companies to share more information about how they treat employees has received approval from the House Financial Services Committee. The bill now goes to the full House for consideration. The…

Steel Tariff Lobbying Often Hides Hard Facts

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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…

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