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Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and other members of the Financial Services Committee advanced 23 bills for future House consideration. Among the measures advanced included H.R. 3978, the TRID Improvement Act and H.R. 4278, the Independence from Credit Policy Act, introduced by Congressman Hill, the Committee’s Majority Whip. Rep. Hill’s Statement on H.R. 3978, the TRID Improvement Act: “Consumers deserve to know the costs of their title insurance premiums when they purchase a home. As TR... Read more

http://http//www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/grant-to-help-fight-opioid-epidemic-in-rural-arkansas/857480769 WASHINGTON, D.C. - A federal grant has been approved to help fight the opioid epidemic in rural areas of Arkansas. U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman, welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announcement Tuesday that it is awar... Read more

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the House passed the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report by a vote of 356-70: “This marks the 54th consecutive year that the House and Senate have come together to fund our defense. Our armed forces are the most effective in the world, and our brave men and women in uniform deserve the funding, tools, and support they need to successfully complete their strategic missions around the globe. I wa... Read more

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting legislation to reauthorize and reform the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): “The current flood program is unsustainable and broken. This legislation makes significant structural reforms that provide consumers with more choice and more information about flood risks. Through mitigation, curtailing repetitive losses, and the use of reinsurance, these changes will place the existing program on sounder footing. By... Read more

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/nov/14/senate-panel-strikes-deal-on-easing-rul/ By ELIZABETH DEXHEIMER BLOOMBERG NEWS The Republican leader of a key Senate panel has struck a deal with moderate Democrats to ease regulatory burdens on financial firms, setting up one of the best chances in years for lawmakers to make major changes to rules passed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The plan, unveiled Monday by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, would mostly provide r... Read more

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after Senate Banking Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) released the summary of a bipartisan proposal to reform banking regulations: “I congratulate Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, my colleague from Arkansas, Senator Tom Cotton, and a strong bipartisan group of senators who worked on the financial regulatory proposal announced today. “These proposed bipartisan regulatory improvements will contribute to economic growth and enha... Read more

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/nov/10/ryan-getting-pressure-on-daca-20171110/ By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS WASHINGTON -- Nearly two dozen House Republicans on Thursday pressed Speaker Paul Ryan to act quickly on legislation that would protect about 800,000 illegal aliens brought to the United States as children. The lawmakers said efforts to grant such deportation protection would easily pass in the House, with dozens in the GOP set to join Democrats in backing such ... Read more

http://https//www.cato.org/blog/choice-cuts-house-serves-some-monetary-reform By GEORGE SELGIN Members of the House Financial Services Committee made some progress on monetary reform this past week by introducing three new bills in the House on November 7th and 8th, to be marked-up in Committee on Tuesday — along with a host of other financial services related bills. The monetary measures serve as free-standing counterparts to similar provisions and goals of the comprehensive Financial CHOICE Ac... Read more

http://http//www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/11/12/mayor-to-amazon-re-offering-50000-jobs-5-billion-in-construction-thanks-but-no-thanks.html By Mark Stodola As of late, it seems like nearly every city in America is vying for the attention of Amazon in hopes of attracting the planned HQ2 campus of the multibillion-dollar corporation. The second headquarters for Amazon promises to create 50,000 high-paying jobs and $5 billion in construction, for starters. The city where I am mayor – Little Rock, Ar... Read more

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/nov/07/little-rock-post-office-location-could-close-end-y/?f=latest By Kally Patz An Arkansas congressman has asked the U.S. Postal Service to provide him with more information about the possible closure of a post office in Little Rock's Heights neighborhood. In a letter sent Oct. 27 to Rod Salley, acting director of government relations and public policy at the U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Rep French Hill wrote that he has been contacted by elected off... Read more