Arkansans back resolution, raise Syria concerns
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
10/17/2019
WASHINGTON -- U.S. House members from Arkansas criticized the White House on Wednesday for not doing more to prevent Turkish attacks on America's Kurdish allies.
All four Republicans backed a bipartisan resolution warning that an abrupt military withdrawal would be "beneficial to adversaries of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, Congressmen French Hill (AR-02), released a statement in support of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) unanimous decision to delay implementation of its Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) accounting standard until 2023 for most financial… Read more »
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Hill Named Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy
ForeignAffairs Global Open Source Intelligence
10/17/19
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, the House Financial Services Committee selected Congressmen French Hill (AR-02), to serve as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, International… Read more »
Congress Condemns Turkish Invasion of Syria
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
10/17/19
WASHINGTON — The United States Senate and House of Representatives condemned Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria, and called for sanctioning Turkey for its violence against innocent civilians, specifically targeting the Kurdish population and ethnic minorities in the region, such as Armenians,… Read more »
Congressman Patrick McHenry Posts Update on Financial Services Committee Leadership Changes
Crowdfund Insider
10/17/19
Congressman Patrick McHenry, the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, has posted an update regarding several leadership positions including the new Task Force on Fintech and Task Force on Artificial Intelligence.
The following… Read more »
Bitcoin Investor: Only a Matter of Time Before the Federal Reserve Goes Crypto
BlockOnomi
10/17/19
If you’ve followed the cryptocurrency news cycle at all over the past few months, you likely have noticed the trend of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
With the launch of Facebook’s Libra, which is slated to become a global digital asset used by hundreds of millions of… Read more »
United States Federal Reserve contemplates creating its own token after Libra hiccup
Tron Weekly Journal
10/17/19
Libra’s far-reaching effects are now one of the causes for the United States Federal Reserve to take new steps in dealing with the cryptocurrency world, more specifically by launching its own token.
The Federal Reserve has been mulling over the idea to create a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, the House Financial Services Committee selected Congressmen French Hill (AR-02), to serve as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy. In this capacity, Congressman Hill will serve as the lead Republican on the subcommittee.
“Since first arriving into office five years ago, I’ve worked to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congressmen French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after signing on as an original cosponsor of H.Res.630, sponsored by Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ), to condemn and censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff for his false retelling of the conversation between President Trump and Ukraine President Zelensky:
"From the day… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) delivered a speech from the House floor in support of H.J.Res77, legislation opposing the decision to end certain United States efforts to prevent Turkish military operations against Syrian Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria. H.J.Res77 passed the House by a vote of 354-60.
Click on the video below to watch Congressman… Read more »