Today, the House passed H.J.Res. 40, a resolution to disapprove of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) rule to share information with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) on individuals who receive Disability Insurance benefits. Following passage of the resolution, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement: “Having a disability and seeking help through the federal government should not be a factor in considering whether or not someone is men...
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Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) introduced The Shift Back to Society Act, which would help those who have been incarcerated transition back into society and find meaningful employment. The bill would establish a pilot program to provide grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to implement educational programs for eligible offenders and help them successfully transition back into their communities. The legislation would allocate $5 million per year for the program, ...
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It's clear evidence of local widespread shock and disgust at the actions of President Trump in his first 10 days in office that in less than 24 hours, and just a day after people rallied at the state Capitol in support of reproductive rights, nearly a thousand people showed up again Sunday for a spur-of-the moment protest of his immigration ban. Trump's executive order banning entry into the United States of people from seven Muslim nations left students, professors, professionals and families w...
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More than 100 people protested Wednesday outside the Springdale office of U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, objecting to Republican policies and their lack of access to the state's junior senator. Members of Ozark Indivisible say they had visited the offices of the D.C. representatives from their area, and Cotton's representatives were the only ones who refused to hear their concerns. "We have gone to Sen. [John] Boozman's office, and we have gone to Congressman [Steve] Womack's office, and we've had no iss...
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THE ISSUE: President Trump’s suspension of travel for immigrants from several Middle Eastern nations. LOCAL IMPACT: The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Southeast Arkansas College and the Jefferson Regional Medical Center, which admit foreign students and employ a number of foreign employees, respectively, are monitoring the situation to see what, if any effect it will have on them. Representatives of three Jefferson County institutions are monitoring President Donald Trump’s executive ord...
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A group of 10 students banded together during a peaceful, symbolic demonstration Tuesday at Congressman French Hill’s headquarters in Conway to voice their disapproval of President Donald Trump’s executive actions Jan. 24 to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline. The group spoke out against Hill’s approval of the continuance of the project, despite the damage caused by the Pegasus Pipeline bursting and spilling more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil into a Mayflower neighborhood in 2013. According to...
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Today, after President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement: “President Trump has nominated a mainstream intellectual and jurist to fill the vacancy left by one of the greatest justices in the history of the Court, Antonin Scalia. I am hopeful the Senate will move swiftly to confirm Judge Gorsuch so that we can return the Court to full strength to do its essential work.”
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President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates on Monday night, hours after Yates ordered Justice Department lawyers not to defend his immigration order temporarily banning entry into the United States for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from around the world. In a news release, the White House said Yates had "betrayed the Department of Justice by refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States." The White House n...
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President Donald Trump is looking at an Arkansas congressman for money-related posts, according to recent press accounts. U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock, is being considered for a spot on the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System, Bloomberg and Reuters reported this month. Two other media outlets, Dow Jones and American Banker, say Hill is one of the candidates to serve as deputy treasury secretary. None of the four named the sources of their information. Hill, w...
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Today, after being named to the British American Parliamentary Group BAPG) Congressman French Hill (AR-02) stated: “Last week, I watched Prime Minister Theresa May address members of Congress in Philadelphia and discuss our shared values of liberty, the dignity of work, family, and love of country. Through these shared values, our two nations have cultivated one of the greatest alliances in human history, and together, we helped define the most historic events of the 20th Century. I am honored ...
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