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http://https//www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-21/volcker-rule-change-backed-in-house-panel-s-dodd-frank-remedy By Elizabeth Dexheimer U.S. House lawmakers have advanced legislation that could either expand or upend Congress’s best hope of rolling back banking-industry regulations since the financial crisis. The proposals approved by the Financial Services Committee on… Read more »

Today, the Financial Services Committee advanced eight bills for future House consideration, including Congressman French Hill’s legislation, the Volcker Regulatory Harmonization Act. He issued the following statement: “As a former community banker, I have dealt with countless regulatory inconsistencies across the federal banking agencies. The Volcker Rule has been one of the most… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (R-AR) and member of Parliament Rehman Chishti today announced an educational partnership between Little Rock Central High School and the Rainham Mark Grammar School of Gillingham, Kent. In 2017, at the invitation of Congressman Hill, MP Chishti visited Little Rock and had the opportunity to see historic Central High. MP Chishti met principal Nancy Rousseau and… Read more »

http://http//www.investmentnews.com/article/20180315/FREE/180319950/senate-rollback-of-dodd-frank-faces-challenge-in-house By Bloomberg News That was the message from House Republicans a day after the Senate passed sweeping legislationthat many bankers consider their best chance in years of easing post-crisis financial rules. House Financial Services Chairman Jeb… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-2) issued the following statement after the administration announced their plan to place sanctions on five entities and 19 individuals connected to the Russian cyber-attacks on the United States and our allies: “Last month, I questioned Treasury Secretary Mnuchin during his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee about the timing of… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting a measure to help protect students, parents, teachers, and others at school: “Central Arkansas families deserve to know that their kids are safe and secure at school. As a father of a high school student and college student, this issue hits close to home. It makes no sense that we protect our airports,… Read more »

http://https//www.memri.org/reports/deep-divide-between-copts-egypt-and-us-over-introduction-bill-us-congress-expressing-concern The December 21, 2017 introduction, in the U.S. House of Representatives, of a bill calling on the government of Egypt to enact reforms ensuring that Egypt's Coptic Christians have "the same rights and opportunities as all other Egyptian citizens" and that it… Read more »

http://https//www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2018/03/13/remember-the-tariffs-130247 By MARIANNE LEVINE and THEODORIC MEYER REMEMBER THE TARIFFS? Trade groups have more questions about the forthcoming tariffs for Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. In a letter sent today, Jim McGreevy of the Beer Institute, Susan Neely of… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/mar/09/tariffs-to-be-felt-in-state-20180309/?f=latest By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- Steel producers in northeast Arkansas have welcomed tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports, but the new trade barriers are causing alarm elsewhere in the state. During a visit to Capitol Hill this week, business leaders from Pine Bluff… Read more »

We’ve done a lot to stress the importance of building and investing in positive community models. The work that organizations do to contribute to improving the quality of life in the central Arkansas region is important and doesn’t go unnoticed. One of the main objectives in building a positive community is improving and investing in safety. Recently in central Arkansas,… Read more »