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Little Rock Airport gets $5.9 million from FAA 2/20/2020 TB&P U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., along with U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, announced the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport will receive a $5.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for taxiway reconstruction. Airport officials said the money would be used for… Read more »

Former Harding official to help advocate freedom of religion 2/17/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette WASHINGTON -- A retired Searcy college administrator has been selected to serve on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. James W. Carr, former executive vice president and professor of business of Harding University, was named to the board this month by House… Read more »

Washington news in brief 2/16/2020 Arkansas Democrat Gazette Arkansan goes west in presidential run WASHINGTON -- Fresh off her 25th-place finish in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, presidential candidate Mosie Boyd of Fort Smith is campaigning this week in delegate-rich California before returning to the Natural State. The 50-year-old attorney captured 32 out of the… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — This week, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) joined Julie Hyman and Adam Shapiro on Yahoo Finance's On The Move to discuss Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services. Click HERE or on the image below to watch the full interview with Congressman Hill on Yahoo Finance.   … Read more »

Click on the picture above to watch Rep. Hill's opening statement and questions from this week's hearing with Fed Chairman Powell. WASHINGTON D.C. — This week, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) questioned Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 5888, which allows the Secretary of the Treasury to waive counterproductive voting mandates at the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) on a case-by-case basis. “The International Financial Institutions are subject to legislative mandates that dictate which… Read more »

Transcript: US Congressman raises spectre of threat of digtial renminbi CBDC to US dollar. Fed governor responds 2/13/2020 Ledger Insights At a Congressional hearing this week, U.S. Congressman Bill Foster quizzed the Chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, about the speed at which the Federal Reserve is exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or digital dollar.… Read more »

Trapped in Idlib, US-funded school for orphans appeals to Trump for help 2/13/2020 The National As Syrian regime troops advanced on the former rebel stronghold of Maarat Al Numan in Idlib province this past December, Jerry Adams was at a loss. There was little the businessman could do from 6,000 miles away in Conway, Arkansas. “You’re helpless,” said Mr Adams. “The sense is,… Read more »

Federal Reserve Chairman: U.S. is “Working Hard” on Digital Currency 2/12/2020 Blockonomi A few years ago, a government or central bank launching its own digital currency was a foreign concept. But since Facebook and a swath of partners unveiled the Libra cryptocurrency project in June 2019, those in power have sprung into action, looking into ways it could combat the rise of… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that two members of his staff have been selected as fellows in the 116th Congress Stennis Emerging Congressional Staff Leaders Program.  "I am proud of Anna Wilbourn and Matt Karvelas for pursuing this opportunity to better serve central Arkansas," said Congressman Hill. "As a former business… Read more »