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House, state delegation condemn King's words; Arkansas congressman calls them 'ignorant and indefensible' By The ADG WASHINGTON -- One day after U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, was stripped of his committee assignments by Republican leadership, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution Tuesday rejecting white supremacy and white nationalism. The vote was… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after his legislation to enhance Arkansas’s wilderness area, the Flatside Wilderness Enhancement Act, was signed into law:  “I’m pleased that my bill to enhance one of Arkansas’s most unspoiled landscapes, Flatside Wilderness, has been signed into law. Arkansans and visitors now have the… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — This week, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) spoke on the House floor to decry the partisanship that has taken hold of our nation and remind people of the great friendship between former Speaker of the House Nick Longworth and Minority Leader John Garner.  … Read more »

U.S. indicts Russian lawyer in tax-fraud case By The ADG NEW YORK -- The Russian lawyer who attended the Trump Tower meeting that is a focus of the special counsel's investigation into possible collusion was charged with obstructing an unrelated tax-fraud case, federal prosecutors in New York said Tuesday. Natalya Veselnitskaya was indicted on one count of obstruction of justice… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C.– Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement in response to the president’s oval office address on securing the southwest U.S. border: “Whether or not Democrats want to acknowledge the facts, the reality is that we have an unsustainable security crisis at our southwest border. I've visited the border numerous times and seen with my own eyes the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that Steven D. Smith recently joined his staff to serve as his new Communications Director. Smith, a graduate of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a Cincinnati, Ohio native, began working on Capitol Hill in 2011. He most recently served as Communications Director for immediate past House Foreign Affairs… Read more »

Hill legislation to expand Arkansas national forest presented to president By The Ripon Advance U.S. Rep. French Hill’s (R-AR) Flatside Wilderness Enhancement Act is on its way to President Donald Trump’s desk to be signed into law. Rep. Hill on April 26, 2018 sponsored H.R. 5636 to expand the Flatside Wilderness on the Ouachita National Forest in his home state. “I’m pleased that… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after opposing the House rules package, H.Res.6, for the 116th Congress that would make it easier to raise taxes, increase spending, and raise the debt limit with less transparency: “As the branch of government closest to the American people, the House's priorities should include increasing… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after opposing a new spending package introduced by House Democrats that failed to include adequate funding for border security: “Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer continue to put federal families at financial risk, especially border patrol officers on the front lines, who are working without pay or are… Read more »

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