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A Tale of Lasting Friendship By Paula Oliver  Maintaining a long distance friendship is a hard thing to do, but these ladies have done it, and then some! Theirs is a friendship that many would envy. Anthonette Akins and Colleen Hayden were both born in Helena in the early 30s. Hayden’s daughter is the current Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden who recently toured… Read more »

How We’re Working to Combat the Opioid Epidemic By Rep. French Hill Across Arkansas, tearful families have told me their stories about how the opioid crisis has personally affected them. The drug epidemic is plaguing our nation and state. With the opioid epidemic causing over 45,000 deaths last year and killing more than 100 people a day – the time to act is now. I recently hosted… Read more »

JOBS Act 3.0: Representatives Hensarling and Waters Join on Bipartisan Bills to Boost Small Business & Help Entrepreneurs By JD Alois In a profound act of bipartisanship, Representative Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee, and Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member on the Committee, have joined together on a series of bills that are… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the meeting and press conference between President Trump and President Putin in Helsinki, Finland today: “For decades Russia has engaged in propaganda and political shenanigans in Western democracies, and based on publicly available intelligence and information, their efforts in the U.S. elections in 2016… Read more »

'Russia is not our friend': Arkansas lawmakers comment on Trump-Putin meeting By THV11 Digital Several Arkansas Republican legislators have commented after President Donald Trump's press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Senator John Boozman said on Twitter that he agreed with the assessment of United States intelligence agencies and the Senate Intelligence… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), issued the following statement after supporting the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, that helps clarify how federal policies impact the budgets of state and local governments and private sector employees: “Arkansans and Americans deserve complete transparency and accountability from Washington. It’s a great… Read more »

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/396705-lawmakers-demand-answers-from-mnuchin-on-trump-tariffs By SYLVAN LANE Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday drew fire from a bipartisan group of House lawmakers concerned with severe economic damage caused by trade battles with China and key U.S. allies. Lawmakers warned Mnuchin that President Trump’s tariffs… Read more »

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http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jul/08/let-our-kids-be-kids-20180708/ By French Hill It was encouraging to read Cynthia Howell's recent reporting that 24 elementary schools in the state would participate in an extended recess pilot program for the 2018-19 school year. It is sad that we have to do a pilot program for recess and not have a permanent change. But this is an… Read more »

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jul/08/one-for-the-books-20180708/ By Rachel O'Neal Carla Hayden, the first female and the first black librarian of the Library of Congress, was in Little Rock on July 29 for a tour of the city and a reception. Guests met Hayden at the reception hosted at the Heights home of Martha and U.S. Rep. French Hill. Hayden's mother, Helena-native… Read more »