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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Boozman and Senator Tom Cotton—along with Congressman French Hill, Congressman Rick Crawford, Congressman Steve Womack and Congressman Bruce Westerman—announced that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Centers will open in Arkansas. The following locations will be able to help Arkansans impacted by flooding: Perry… Read more »

Arkansas legislators announce FEMA disaster recovery centers NWA 06/20/2019 Arkansas’ legislators announced FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers. U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman, announced that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Centers will open in Arkansas. The… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) recently joined Mornings with Maria on the Fox Business Network to discuss the latest developments on trade negotiations with China. Congressman Hill argued that in order to restructure longstanding trade disagreements, the United States must collaborate with our allies and use our strong economic position to leverage China into… Read more »

Rep. Hill hosts bankers meeting on Dodd-Frank, marijuana impact By TB&P Rep. French Hill hosted an all-day discussion Monday (June 17) at the local offices of the Arkansas Bankers Association (ABA) to hear concerns about key legislative and regulatory issues facing Arkansas’ financial and banking community. Hill, a former Little Rock banking executive and ranking Republican… Read more »

U.S. Labor Chief Acosta visits Little Rock to push USMCA trade deal Talk Business and Politics 06/17/2019 U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta told more than 100 state and local officials in Little Rock on Monday (June 17) that congressional approval of the Trump administration’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade pact (USMCA) is paramount for the continued growth of U.S. jobs. Acosta made… Read more »

C&H Hog Farms takes state buyout; $6.2M deal cut to preserve Buffalo River By ADG C&H Hog Farms, the subject of yearslong environmental concerns, will close its doors later this year under a $6.2 million buyout agreement reached with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Department of Arkansas Heritage Director Stacy Hurst. The large-scale hog farm that sits within the watershed of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced an agreement with C&H Hog Farms, Incorporated to cease operations of the 6,500-pig feeding facility located on a major tributary of the Buffalo National River: “I welcome Governor Hutchinson’s announcement of a mutually satisfactory arrangement… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Sunday, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) attended a ceremony at the Little Rock Air Force Base (LRAFB), activating the new cyber command, the 223rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron, which was activated and re-designated from the 223rd Combat Communications Squadron. Following the ceremony, Congressman Hill released the following statement: “Today marked the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) took to the House floor to speak out against H.R. 6, partisan legislation that would provide blanket amnesty to an estimated 3 million people, while including no enforcement or border security resources. Click on the video above to watch Congressman Hill's remarks from the… Read more »

House Financial Services Committee Creates Task Forces to Examine Fintech and AI Regulation By JD Supra The House Financial Services Committee ("HFSC") recently passed unanimous resolutions to form two new task forces, one on Financial Technology ("Fintech") and the other on Artificial Intelligence ("AI"), to better inform the HFSC's legislative agenda on a wide variety of legal,… Read more »