WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement on the continued NAFTA negotiations: “I urge the administration to move expeditiously on an improved NAFTA deal that does not include a short sunset provision. Our NorthAmerican companies require a long-time horizon around which to take full advantage for planning new plant and equipment investments. America’s new tax system will attract investment from all over the world to build products right here in the United Stat...
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WASHINGTON – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after proudly voting for the H.R. 5674, the VA Mission Act, which passed the House 347 to 70: “I was proud to support this bill – which builds upon the VA Accountability Act the House passed last year – because delivering timely and quality care for our veterans is non-negotiable. I know how hard my three Arkansas-based veterans caseworkers – themselves combat veterans – have worked to cut through VA red tape to deliver over ...
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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/16/the-witnesses-20180516/ It was a cold weekend day, if you can remember those, and rain threatened central Arkansas. But the clouds parted just long enough, just barely long enough, to get the rally in. And a couple dozen or so good folks from here and there gathered on the Capitol steps, holding signs in support of the people of Syria. Mouaz Moustafa was there. So was Natalie Larrison. Both have made the news of late. For some reason--call it ...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02), introduced the Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act, which provides a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a federal or state law enforcement agency. Rep. Hill, the Majority Whip of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement: “As a former community banker, I have dealt with the conflict of wanting to help law enforcement agencies when receiving a ‘Kee...
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http://http//wknofm.org/post/arkansas-congressmen-back-iran-deal-exit-most-world-allies-disappointed By JACOB KAUFFMAN Arkansas’s Congressional delegation is applauding President Trump’s decision to resume sanctions that were waived as part of the Iran nuclear deal. The state’s junior U.S. Senator Tom Cotton is chief among the champions of the President’s move. Many of allies of the United States have expressed regret about the U.S. decision to exit the agreement, even as a majority of its citiz...
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http://http//katv.com/news/local/cotton-boozman-hill-react-to-trump-ending-us-nuclear-deal-with-iran LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Republican senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman, along with Republican Congressman French Hill, said Tuesday that they support President Donald Trump's decision to end the United States' nuclear deal with Iran. The agreement, struck between the U.S. and its allies under former president Barack Obama in 2015, lifted most sanctions against Iran in exchange for restrict...
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WASHINGTON – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released a statement after President Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: “Since I was elected to Congress, I objected to the final agreement of the Iran nuclear deal due to its significant flaws in the Iranian development limits, weak verification, lack of ballistic missile limits, and upfront relief of sanctions and upfront cash. Significant bipartisan objections were ignored by President Obama and former Se...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released a statement on Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution Disapproving of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Indirect Auto Financing Guidance: “Today, my colleagues and I joined the Senate and sent a clear message of disapproval of yet another burdensome rule issued by the CFPB under the direction of then-Director Richard Cordray – this time making it harder and more expensive for American families to purchase a car – something cr...
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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/04/hill-aims-to-widen-wilderness-tract-201-1/?f=latest By Hunter Field Standing 1,500 feet above the Ouachita Mountains on a cold day in 1983, French Hill never imagined himself in a position to lead efforts to preserve the breathtaking view below. But Arkansas' 2nd District congressman is in position to do just that. On Thursday morning, a group of hikers and conservationists joined the 61-year-old for a 10-minute hike up to the wind-swept peak ...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR02) introduced the Flatside Wilderness Enhancement Act to preserve wilderness areas for future generations in the State of Arkansas under the Wilderness Act of 1964 as amended by the federal Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984. Hill’s legislation will add more than 600 acres of existing National Forest lands next to Forked Mountain into the National Wilderness Preservation System. It also instructs the U.S. Forest Service to study forest lands located in Perry...
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