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Today, the House Financial Services Committee passed the Financial CHOICE Act after three days and approximately 28 hours of bill mark-up and consideration of amendments. The bill would replace Dodd-Frank with a “right-sized” set of regulations that would hold Wall Street accountable while giving smaller financial institutions a level playing field where they can better compete and provide quality services to consumers. The bill also will end ‘too big to fail’ and the potential for future taxpa... Read more

Educational Award Program (EAP) Ceremony at LISA Academy North 1:45 PM CT 5410 Landers Rd, North Little Rock, AR 72117 Purple Heart Ceremony for Timothy Armstrong (see attachment for more details) 3:00 PM CT Old Supreme Court Chamber, State Capitol Note: The EAP was instituted in 2015 by Congressman Hill to recognize those students who have shown strong commitment to high academic achievement. The award is available to one senior and one junior from each high school in the Second Congressional D... Read more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' four U.S. House members have voted for Republican legislation to repeal and replace major parts of the federal health care law. Republican Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill, Bruce Westerman and Steve Womack on Thursday voted for the legislation that addresses their longtime pledge to erase the 2010 Obama health care law. The bill passed on a mostly party line 217-213 vote and now heads to the Senate. The bill passed a day after Arkansas lawmakers gave final appr... Read more

Good Thursday morning. BULLETIN at 5:05 a.m.: “LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip will no longer carry out engagements starting this fall.” THINGS ARE FINALLY LOOKING GOOD FOR THE GOP HEALTH CARE BILL. They’ve announced a vote, and most of the time, that’s a good sign for the majority. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters yesterday that they “have enough votes” to pass the American Health Care Act, along with an $8-billion boost for high-risk pools, secured by Reps... Read more

U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford has informed House Republican leaders and the White House that he is comfortable with the health care legislation they've been touting. "Barring any further changes that I am not aware of, I would expect to vote 'yes' on it if it comes to floor this week," he said. "There's a lot of good things in here." The Republican from Jonesboro opposed an earlier version of the American Health Care Act; he was the only House member from Arkansas to do so. He portrayed it as fiscally... Read more

Republicans muscled their health care bill through the House on Thursday, taking their biggest step toward dismantling former President Barack Obama's health care overhaul since Donald Trump took office. They won passage only after overcoming their own divisions that nearly sank the measure six weeks ago. Democrats insisted Republicans will pay at election time for repealing major provisions of the law. They sang the pop song "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" to the GOP lawmakers as the end of th... Read more

U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman was the only member of the Arkansas congressional delegation to vote against the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that passed the House on Wednesday. U.S. Reps. Steve Womack, Rick Crawford and French Hill all supported the legislation, which will keep the government funded through September. Womack, who serves on the House appropriations committee, called the spending package a "reasonable, though not perfect, compromise." The Republican from Rogers said he was pleas... Read more

House Financial Services Committee Republicans May 3 turned aside several Democratic attempts to preserve the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s power, while considering a wide-ranging Dodd-Frank overhaul bill that would limit the bureau’s authority. Committee Democrats further dragged out preliminary steps to advance the legislation, offering amendments later in the day that would require analysis of President Donald Trump’s tax returns and whether he stands to benefit from its passage. Pan... Read more

Today, the House passed H.R. 244, the Consolidated Appropriations Act to complete the government’s funding through the end of Fiscal Year 2017. The bill provides a $21 billion increase in funding for defense and breaks from the Obama-era position that any additional defense spending should be met with an equal amount of additional domestic spending. Per the president’s request, the bill contains a $1.5 billion increase in border security assistance, signaling the largest increase in border secu... Read more

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that Senior Counsel and Advisor Holli Heiles has left his office to join the House Financial Services Committee as Counsel for its Subcommittee on Capital Markets. Heiles, a native of Star City, Arkansas, and a graduate of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) and the University of Arkansas School of Law, has worked for Hill since he was sworn into office in January 2015. Prior to her time in Hill’s office, she served as Counsel and then Legi... Read more