Little Rock, Ark. — On Wednesday, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and 78 other Members of Congress sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) asking that Congress provides the U.S. Department of Agriculture with $51 million in emergency COVID-19 relief funding to the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), commonly known as 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 »
Hill, Emmer, Womack, Kinzinger cheer House approval of new trade deal
12/23/2019
The Ripon Advance
U.S. Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), French Hill (R-AR), Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Steve Womack (R-AR) commended passage on Dec. 19 by the U.S. House of Representatives of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act.
“USMCA sets the stage for billions more in U.S.… Read more »
Delegates like trade deal
12/20/2019
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
WASHINGTON -- All four members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas voted Thursday to approve the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which will govern trade between North America's three major economies.
The all-Republican House delegation predicted that the deal would be good for people in Arkansas… Read more »
Rep. Hill Cheers House Passage of USMCA
12/19/2019
FOX16
WASHINGTON, D.C. (News Release) — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after voting in support of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), replacing the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
“Today’s passage of USMCA means more than 100,000 Arkansas farmers,… Read more »
Congress passes $1.4 trillion appropriations package, House moves USMCA to Senate
12/19/2019
TB&P
A day after the historic impeachment vote of President Donald Trump, Congress made progress Thursday (Dec. 19) on spending programs and a trade deal that will impact Arkansas.
An agreed-upon $1.4 trillion appropriations package passed the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate… 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 »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that a long-awaited deal had been reached to finalize the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), replacing the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
“With today's announced agreement on USMCA, more than 100,000 Arkansas farmers,… 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 »
