Spending Cuts and Debt

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement supporting a short-term measure to fund government operations at current funding levels until February 16, 2018: “I’m sick and tired of voting on short-term spending bills, but I’m not going to vote to shut down the government at the expense of our men and women in uniform, especially given the evolving threats around the world. As I h... Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement supporting a short-term measure to fund government operations at current funding levels until January 19, 2018: “Generally, I am not in favor of short-term spending bills, and, as I have said repeatedly, the ball is in the Senate’s court because the House has passed all twelve of our spending bills this year. With that said, it was imp... Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after voting to fund the federal government through December 22, 2017: “We’ve already done our job in the House by passing all twelve government funding bills this year, but the Senate hasn’t done their job by passing any of them. In addition to these twelve funding bills, the House has also successfully passed reforms to the N... Read more »

A $1.1 trillion spending bill is headed for President Barack Obama’s signature as members of the state’s congressional delegation split on the votes Friday (Dec. 18). The House voted 316-113 Friday morning to approve HR 2029, which funds the government through Sept. 30, 2016. Read more »

Rep. Paul D. Ryan was elected the 54th speaker of the House last week, ending a tumultuous month of intra-party politics for House Republicans. The Wisconsin Republican replaces John Boehner, R-Ohio, who stepped down after holding the gavel for the GOP majority for the past five years. His resignation was driven at least in part to a growing rift between establishment Republicans and Freedom Caucu... Read more »

The House passed a two-year budget plan in a bipartisan vote to avert a U.S. debt default. The measure needs final approval in the Senate, which plans to consider it in time to meet Tuesday's deadline to raise the debt limit. The budget vote came after Republicans in the House nominated Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to be the 62nd speaker of the House, tapping the chairman of the Ways and Means Comm... Read more »

Congressional leaders and the White House united Tuesday behind a budget and debt deal that would end the threat of government shutdowns and defaults until well after a new president takes office. The outgoing House speaker, John Boehner, R-Ohio, will try to push the deal through his chamber today as his last act before departing Congress at the end of the week. Click here to read more. Read more »

With just hours to spare before federal funding expired, Congress last week approved a stopgap measure to keep agencies open for another 10 weeks as they negotiate a budget for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. The continuing resolution, which cleared the Senate and House, would basically maintain current funding levels through Dec. 11. It includes about $196 billion to fund the government and $1... Read more »

With hours to spare, Congress approved a stopgap spending bill Wednesday to keep the federal government open, at least until December. Democrats helped House Republican leaders pass the measure by 277-151 after the Senate approved it by a 78-20 tally earlier in the day. President Barack Obama signed the bill Wednesday evening. Click here to read more. Read more »