WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), issued the following statement after voting for a resolution to support U.S. ICE officers: “Our ICE officers work tirelessly to protect Americans, stop human trafficking along the border, thwart drug cartels from entering and operating in our country, and much more. I’ve personally met with ICE officers and have seen them directly in the line of duty on my four visits to the southwest border. With the shortage of border manpower, now is not th...
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Regulators Need To Use Big Data, Artificial Intelligence To Meet Fintech Challenge, Says U.S. Rep By Ted Knutson Regulators need to start using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to adapt rules quickly to a rapidly changing financial system, a Republican Congressman who is often mentioned as the next possible head of the House Financial Services Committee said today. To meet the fintech challenge, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) also called for regulators to begin employing Big Data to develop strategies....
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), issued the following statement after supporting the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act, a bipartisan bill that combines 32 individual bills, including Hill’s legislation, the Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act: “The bipartisan package passed in the House today gives Arkansans and Americans the opportunity to compete in a growing economy. Job creators are the backbone of our country, and today we cut government red tape so they...
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A Tale of Lasting Friendship By Paula Oliver Maintaining a long distance friendship is a hard thing to do, but these ladies have done it, and then some! Theirs is a friendship that many would envy. Anthonette Akins and Colleen Hayden were both born in Helena in the early 30s. Hayden’s daughter is the current Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden who recently toured parts of Arkansas at the invitation of Congressman French Hill. A trip to Helena was included in the itinerary. This provided the ...
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How We’re Working to Combat the Opioid Epidemic By Rep. French Hill Across Arkansas, tearful families have told me their stories about how the opioid crisis has personally affected them. The drug epidemic is plaguing our nation and state. With the opioid epidemic causing over 45,000 deaths last year and killing more than 100 people a day – the time to act is now. I recently hosted a summit entitled “Opioids in Our Community: Resources and Stories in Central Arkansas.” It featured citizens from a...
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JOBS Act 3.0: Representatives Hensarling and Waters Join on Bipartisan Bills to Boost Small Business & Help Entrepreneurs By JD Alois In a profound act of bipartisanship, Representative Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, and Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member on the Committee, have joined together on a series of bills that are designed to “help America’s small businesses and entrepreneurs and to protect investors.” The legislation has been dubb...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the meeting and press conference between President Trump and President Putin in Helsinki, Finland today: “For decades Russia has engaged in propaganda and political shenanigans in Western democracies, and based on publicly available intelligence and information, their efforts in the U.S. elections in 2016 were no different. “President Trump missed an opportunity today in his meeting and press conference with Russ...
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'Russia is not our friend': Arkansas lawmakers comment on Trump-Putin meeting By THV11 Digital Several Arkansas Republican legislators have commented after President Donald Trump's press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Senator John Boozman said on Twitter that he agreed with the assessment of United States intelligence agencies and the Senate Intelligence Committee that "Russia intervened in the 2016 election." "I agree w/ their assessment & believe our relationship w/ Russia m...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), issued the following statement after supporting the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, that helps clarify how federal policies impact the budgets of state and local governments and private sector employees: “Arkansans and Americans deserve complete transparency and accountability from Washington. It’s a great disservice to the public when regulators create rules without any consideration for how they could be passing heavy cos...
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http://thehill.com/policy/finance/396705-lawmakers-demand-answers-from-mnuchin-on-trump-tariffs By SYLVAN LANE Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday drew fire from a bipartisan group of House lawmakers concerned with severe economic damage caused by trade battles with China and key U.S. allies. Lawmakers warned Mnuchin that President Trump’s tariffs on steel, aluminum and Chinese goods — coupled with the retaliations they spurred — could cost businesses in their districts hundreds of job...
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