http://https//riponadvance.com/featured/bishop-introduces-tougher-version-bipartisan-bill-halt-overseas-mail-shipments-opioids/ By Ripon Advance News Service A bipartisan agreement on the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act has been reached by lawmakers in both chambers of Congress who want to halt mail shipments of synthetic opioids into the United States, U.S. Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI) announced last week. The agreement culminated in the Securing the International Mail Agai...
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http://https//financialregnews.com/house-financial-services-approves-six-bills-including-insurance-office-reform-act/ BY DAVE KOVALESKI The House Financial Services Committee approved six bills this week, most of which seek to relax regulations on companies and spur growth. “These measures build on the regulatory relief recently passed by Congress to eliminate onerous Washington regulations that are stifling access to credit and capital. This is about creating the next Apple, the next Yahoo, the...
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Little Rock, Arkansas – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announces mobile hours to be held in Pulaski, Perry, Conway, White, Saline, Faulkner, and Van Buren counties for the week of June 18 – 22, 2018. “Part of my responsibility is helping central Arkansans with passports, veteran benefits, and other issues with federal agencies,” said Rep. Hill. “The doors to my Little Rock and Conway offices are always open, but to best serve people directly, I frequently hold Mobile Office Hours in other towns...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act: “It has been more than twenty-one years since Congress has passed all twelve bills to fund the government and had them signed into law before the start of the new fiscal year. It’s what Arkansans and Americans expect of their government, and I’m proud of the good work we’ve started in the H...
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http://https//www.moneylaundering.com/legs_and_regs/two-congressmen-introduce-safe-harbor-bill-for-financial-institutions/?type=free Two members of Congress introduced the Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018, which would provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a federal or state law enforcement agency. Under the proposed bill, which was referred to the House Committee on Financial Services, a financial institut...
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Little Rock, Arkansas – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that ten students from Arkansas’s Second Congressional District have received appointments to attend U.S. service academies. “I am inspired by the dedication to service of each of the Arkansas students seeking nomination to one of our service academies, and I am pleased to announce the ten students who will be attending one of these academies in the fall,” said Hill. “Each of these students has excelled academically and is ...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act: “When Arkansans sent me to Washington, they demanded leadership and accountability and for me to be part of the solution to Washington’s top-down, one-size-fits-all approach to spending. Across Arkansas, people are fed up with the federal government’s wasteful spending. “I am glad to support the president’s request to cancel nearly $15 bil...
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http://https//riponadvance.com/stories/hill-admonishes-social-security-administration-wasteful-spending/ By Ripon Advance News Service U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) chastised the Social Security Administration (SSA) for reportedly overpaying Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries by billions of dollars for several years and then permanently waiving billions more in overpayment debt. And the congressman wants an update. In a May 31 letter sent to SSA Acting Commissioner Nancy Be...
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WASHINGTON – Tonight, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which passed by 408-2, to strengthen Arkansas and the nation’s infrastructure and enhance economic development across the country: “With more than $4 billion in commerce traveling up and down the Arkansas River each year, waterways are a key part of Arkansas’s economy. The House’s passing of this water resources bill means Arkansas’s infrastructure wil...
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http://http//www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/jun/03/hill-awards-agency-his-golden-fleece-st/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. French Hill has given his latest Golden Fleece Award to the Social Security Administration, criticizing the agency for overpaying beneficiaries of Social Security Disability Insurance and for opting, in many cases, not to seek repayment of the excess funds. The Republican from Little Rock cited a 2016 report by the Government Accountability Office, which noted nea...
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