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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/16/the-witnesses-20180516/ It was a cold weekend day, if you can remember those, and rain threatened central Arkansas. But the clouds parted just long enough, just barely long enough, to get the rally in. And a couple dozen or so good folks from here and there gathered on the Capitol steps, holding signs in support of the people of… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02), introduced the Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act, which provides a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account at the request of a federal or state law enforcement agency. Rep. Hill, the Majority Whip of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement: “As a former… Read more »

http://http//wknofm.org/post/arkansas-congressmen-back-iran-deal-exit-most-world-allies-disappointed By JACOB KAUFFMAN  Arkansas’s Congressional delegation is applauding President Trump’s decision to resume sanctions that were waived as part of the Iran nuclear deal. The state’s junior U.S. Senator Tom Cotton is chief among the champions of the President’s move. Many of… Read more »

http://http//katv.com/news/local/cotton-boozman-hill-react-to-trump-ending-us-nuclear-deal-with-iran LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas Republican senators Tom Cotton and John Boozman, along with Republican Congressman French Hill, said Tuesday that they support President Donald Trump's decision to end the United States' nuclear deal with Iran. The agreement, struck between the U.S.… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released a statement after President Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: “Since I was elected to Congress, I objected to the final agreement of the Iran nuclear deal due to its significant flaws in the Iranian development limits, weak verification, lack of ballistic missile limits, and upfront… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released a statement on Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution Disapproving of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Indirect Auto Financing Guidance: “Today, my colleagues and I joined the Senate and sent a clear message of disapproval of yet another burdensome rule issued by the CFPB under the direction of then-Director… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/04/hill-aims-to-widen-wilderness-tract-201-1/?f=latest By Hunter Field Standing 1,500 feet above the Ouachita Mountains on a cold day in 1983, French Hill never imagined himself in a position to lead efforts to preserve the breathtaking view below. But Arkansas' 2nd District congressman is in position to do just that. On… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR02) introduced the Flatside Wilderness Enhancement Act to preserve wilderness areas for future generations in the State of Arkansas under the Wilderness Act of 1964 as amended by the federal Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984. Hill’s legislation will add more than 600 acres of existing National Forest lands next to Forked Mountain into the National… Read more »

http://http//ualrpublicradio.org/post/bats-ferns-rattlesnakes-protected-arkansass-newest-natural-area By DANIEL BREEN  Fans of the outdoors in central Arkansas are likely familiar with the distinctive peak of Pinnacle Mountain State Park. Now, just slightly west of the park, a 373-acre tract of land is part of the state System of Natural Areas. The Rattlesnake Ridge… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/03/rattlesnake-ridge-opens-as-73rd-natural-1/ By Emily Walkenhorst  A west Pulaski County wilderness known to property owners and trespassers for its rattlesnakes and other breathtaking features is the state's newest natural area, open to the public for the first time. Rattlesnake Ridge, just off Barrett Road, a few miles… Read more »