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http://http//katv.com/news/local/lawmakers-react-to-passage-of-bipartisan-budget-act by Katie Clement, AP Little Rock (KATV/AP) —  After a brief government shutdown, the Bipartisan Budget Act was passed by the House early Friday morning and signed by President Donald Trump. The House voted 240-186 to approve the bill just before dawn Eastern time, hours after the Senate had… Read more »

 Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting a short-term spending bill that funds vital priorities like the U.S. military and public health programs until March 23, 2018: “Running our nation on short-term spending bills is not a responsible way to govern, and I am proud of the House’s work to pass all twelve appropriations bills last year. Right… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/feb/04/iran-transparency-aim-of-cotton-bill-ru/ By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, who has repeatedly clashed with Iran's ayatollahs, wants to make it harder for them to hide their financial assets from public scrutiny. The Republican from Dardanelle on Monday introduced the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/feb/04/centers-of-attention-20180204/ By Cary Jenkins  Tall arrangements of giant tropical foliage and silhouettes of palm fronds cast on the walls with green lighting set the scene for Evolve: A Night in the Jungle on Jan. 27. The event at the Statehouse Convention Center's Wally Allen Ballroom was a fundraiser for Centers for… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/feb/02/strengthen-pact-20180202/ By French Hill Special to the Democrat-Gazette On Jan. 14, my good friend Mack McLarty, former chief of staff to President Clinton, outlined the strong benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for our state of Arkansas. Like Mack, I have past experience with the early formation of… Read more »

http://http//5newsonline.com/2018/01/31/train-carrying-gop-lawmakers-to-retreat-hits-truck/ WEST VIRGINIA (CBS) -- A train carrying Republican members of Congress to their retreat in Greenbrier, West Virginia, has hit a truck, reports Nancy Cordes. The White House confirmed the report, and said in a statement that there is one known fatality and one serious injury. Arkansas Senator… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/feb/01/gop-lawmakers-safe-after-train-hits-tru/?f=news-politics By Frank E. Lockwood A train carrying Capitol Hill Republicans to a West Virginia resort struck a garbage truck on the tracks near Charlottesville, Va., late Wednesday morning, killing one of the truck's occupants and seriously injuring another, congressmen said. Five… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the first winner of the Golden Fleece award of 2018 for the mismanagement of manufactured trailers during their response to 2017 natural disasters. In the letter to the FEMA Administrator William B. “Brock” Long, Congressman Hill wrote: January 31, 2018 The Honorable William B. "Brock"… Read more »

http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/31/state-s-gop-delegation-gives-high-marks/?f=latest By Frank E. Lockwood WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address got rave reviews from members of the all-Republican Arkansas congressional delegation. The state's two U.S. senators and four U.S. representatives, who have praised Trump's first year… Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after voting to fund the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018: “Today’s vote in the House to fully fund the Department of Defense will directly benefit Arkansas families through a 2.4 percent pay raise for our troops, enhanced programs to support our military families, and additional funds for cutting edge defense… Read more »