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In tour, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton touts grant to North Little Rock veterans cemetery By Jake Sandlin Expansion of the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock will add "many years" to the cemetery's function as a site for families and the military to bid a final farewell to veterans, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton said Thursday after a brief tour of the cemetery. A $5.7 million… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), issued the following statement after the president signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, a comprehensive bill to fight the opioid epidemic, into law: “We’ve been working hard to combat the current prescription drug and opioid crisis. Today marks successful progress with the president signing into law this comprehensive… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the administration formally notified Congress of its plan to enter into trade negotiations with the United Kingdom consistent with Congressional priorities. “I’m pleased to hear the good news that the United States and the United Kingdom will be entering trade negotiations. We are the first and fifth… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the president awarded United States Marine Corps Sergeant Major John L. Canley from Caledonia, Arkansas, with the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in 1968 during the Vietnam War. “Sergeant Major Canley didn’t run away from danger, but towards it. Though wounded, he put himself directly in the line… Read more »

Blacks' WWI valor gets another look By Frank Lockwood Researchers are calling for a systematic review to determine whether black servicemen were unjustly denied medals of valor for service during World War I. The proposal, which is backed by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was detailed last week during a news conference at the annual meeting of the… Read more »

Raye Montague, Arkansas 'Hidden Figure', Dead At 83 By Paula Rogo An Arkansas native, who was considered a local “hidden figure” for her revolutionary work with the U.S. Navy, died this week. Raye Montague was credited “with revolutionizing the way the Navy’s ships are designed by developing a computer program that creates rough drafts of ship specifications,” the Northwest… Read more »

WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: By Frank Lockwood  Hill calls out VA over its retesting U.S. Rep. French Hill has given his latest Golden Fleece Award to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, accusing the agency of wasting millions of dollars of taxpayer dollars. The Republican from Little Rock cited a recent review by the department's office of inspector general. It found… Read more »

Little Rock, Arkansas - Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the passing of Arkansas’s ‘Hidden Figure’, Raye Montague.  Montague was a civilian engineer who worked for the U.S. Navy, changing how U.S. Navy ships were made and used after learning to use an IBM computer on her own. She received the third highest Navy recognition… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece Award for wasting over $10 million on ‘unwarranted medical reexaminations for disability benefits.’ “Giving unnecessary, redundant examinations is not only a waste of taxpayer dollars, but it also takes away resources from those who actually need them,”… Read more »

WASHINGTON - The Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA), the leading association of lower middle market private equity funds and investors, today recognized Congressman French Hill (AR-02) for his support of small business investment and presented him with SBIA’s Champion of Small Business Investing Award. Hill is among a group of select Members of Congress being honored by SBIA for… Read more »