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http://http//www.investmentnews.com/article/20180618/FREE/180619925/small-broker-dealers-seek-legislative-relief-from-annual-audits By Mark Schoeff Jr.  Small broker-dealers are hoping bills introduced in the House and Senate will ease some of the costs of required annual audits. Under the legislation, small brokers would not have to hire an auditing firm registered… Read more »

http://https//www.prweb.com/releases/2018/06/prweb15569833.htm Coptic Solidarity’s 9th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 21-22, 2018 will focus on Egypt’s Copts: Faces of Persecution. This leading policy event brings together top legislators, academics, and policy experts to share their views and recommendations for the Egyptian government to provide greater… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman, released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced misconduct by a former VA pathologist at the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center. “This alleged gross negligence by a physician charged with… Read more »

http://http//www.fox16.com/news/local-news/rep-french-hill-holds-summit-on-opioid-crisis/1247798684 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Congressman French Hill in the Capital City today to talk about the fight against the opioid epidemic.  Hill sat alongside the Arkansas Drug Czar, the Regional Director of the Substance Abuse, and Mental Health Services Administration and more.  The group… Read more »

http://http//katv.com/news/local/arkansas-gov-asa-hutchinson-says-plan-to-support-border-control-unchanged LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, and Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson spoke Monday (June 18) about the growing controversies over illegal immigration, with Hill saying families should stay together and Hutchinson committed to sending troops to the U.S.… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/17/va-therapist-yanked-from-clinic-in-conw/ By Debra Hale-Shelton Larry Hay's Army tour in Vietnam was a half century ago, long before he married Margaret, his wife of 34 years. The war has long ended; the trauma lingers. "When he goes to bed at night, he goes back to hell. He goes back to Vietnam every night, and so do I,"… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act, which helps combat synthetic drug epidemic threatening Arkansas and America: “I was proud to support this bill to give more resources to law enforcement to stop killer drugs from coming into the United States and… Read more »

http://https//riponadvance.com/featured/bishop-introduces-tougher-version-bipartisan-bill-halt-overseas-mail-shipments-opioids/ By Ripon Advance News Service   A bipartisan agreement on the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act has been reached by lawmakers in both chambers of Congress who want to halt mail shipments of synthetic opioids into the… Read more »

http://https//financialregnews.com/house-financial-services-approves-six-bills-including-insurance-office-reform-act/ BY DAVE KOVALESKI The House Financial Services Committee approved six bills this week, most of which seek to relax regulations on companies and spur growth. “These measures build on the regulatory relief recently passed by Congress to eliminate onerous Washington… Read more »

Little Rock, Arkansas – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announces mobile hours to be held in Pulaski, Perry, Conway, White, Saline, Faulkner, and Van Buren counties for the week of June 18 – 22, 2018. “Part of my responsibility is helping central Arkansans with passports, veteran benefits, and other issues with federal agencies,” said Rep. Hill. “The doors to my Little Rock and Conway… Read more »