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U.S. Rep. French Hill Says Congress Will Do More To Help Health Care, Small Business Public Radio from UA Little Rock News & Culture for Arkansas 03/22/2020 While Congress has already taken steps to address the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said more help will be on the way. "My biggest concern now for Part Three or Phase Three is that it be… Read more »

Balance of Power: Rep. French Hill, COVID-19, Hotels (Podcast) Bloomberg Radio 03/21/2020 Balance of Power with David Westin focuses on the politics and policies being shaped by the agenda of President Trump’s administration. Running time 42:35 Read more »

Coronavirus recovery bill doesn't violate conservative principles, says Arkansas GOP congressman The Washington Times 03/21/2020 Rep. French Hill bucks charges that his party’s $1 trillion coronavirus economic rescue package that stalled in the Senate on Sunday night is a bailout. Or a stimulus bill. Or a retreat from the Republican Party’s embrace of fiscal conservatism. “This… Read more »

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… Read more »

Rutledge allocates $3M to help small businesses during COVID-19 pandemic 5 News 03/20/2020 Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Friday (March 20) allocating $3 million to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s (AEDC) Quick Action Loan Program for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds will be in addition to the $4 million the… Read more »

Members of Congress Urge Insurers to Cover COVID Business Interruptions Carrier Management 03/20/2020 A bipartisan group of U.S. House members has asked insurers to retroactively recognize financial losses relating to COVID-19 under commercial business interruption coverage for policyholders. Eighteen House members made their case in a March 18 letter addressed to the leaders… Read more »

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… Read more »

Aid to American workers a must, U.S. Sen. John Boozman says Arkansas Democrat Gazette 03/18/2020 WASHINGTON -- Congress will move swiftly to aid American workers, a move aimed at averting coronavirus-related economic calamity, Sen. John Boozman said Tuesday. "The effort is is to try and get money into people's hands as quickly as possible," the Republican from Rogers… Read more »

'We're trying to do what we can': Rock Town Distillery makes hand sanitizer amid coronavirus Arkansas Democrat Gazette 03/18/2020 It took about 24 hours for Rock Town Distillery to create its own hand sanitizer but only 10 minutes to run out when it offered the first two gallons for free to the public Wednesday afternoon. About 100 more gallons are now on the way, manager Macie… Read more »

State's virus total rises to 22; schools now closed Arkansas Democrat Gazette 03/17/2020 FAYETTEVILLE -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced six new cases of covid-19 in Arkansas, bringing the total to 22. The disease also has spread to a fifth Arkansas county: Cleburne. Cleburne County is in north central Arkansas and doesn't adjoin the other four counties where the virus… Read more »