GOP lawmakers call on FCC chair to soften data services proposal

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A trio of Republican lawmakers are asking Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to soften his proposal to deregulate the business data services market. Members of the Arkansas delegation — Sens. Tom CottonTom CottonSasse: Someone subscribed me to Nickleback emails as a prankThe Memo: Five takeaways from Jeff Sessions’s testimonySessions decries 'detestable…

Four Vietnam Veterans to Receive Silver Stars for 1972 Rescue

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The four-man Army crew of a UH-1H "Huey" chased a burning C-130 transport plane as it crashed near Saigon in 1972, hovered over the wreckage and pulled five men onto their helicopter. They did this while taking -- and returning -- fire. And they all survived. On Tuesday -- 45 years later, to the day -- the Huey crew will receive Silver Stars, the military's third-highest decoration, for…

Cotton, Hill take questions from scrappy crowd in Little Rock

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U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton and U.S. Rep. French Hill faced an emotional crowd of 1,000 people Monday at a joint town-hall-style meeting in Little Rock where the two Republicans fielded questions about a range of issues, including President Donald Trump's decision to bomb a Syrian air base and the House's vote on health care. Some audience members wore Trump hats, but they were outnumbered by…

VIDEO: Cotton, Hill talk health care, taxes, executions at Little Rock town hall

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Cheers and jeers erupted in a Little Rock conference hall for each question U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton and U.S. Rep. French Hill answered from constituents at a town hall Monday afternoon. Cotton and Hall spoke on a range of topics — from taxes to affordable health care to internet privacy — for an hour-and-a-half at a conference room at the Little Rock Embassy Suites. People…

Sen. Cotton, Rep. Hill face rowdy town hall

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LITTLE ROCK (TALK BUSINESS & POLITICS) -- At a town hall attended by at least 700 individuals Monday, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said he told Gov. Asa Hutchinson earlier in the day that he supports the state’s plan to carry out multiple executions in April, while U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, also expressed support for the death penalty. Cotton Deputy Press Secretary…

Tom Cotton Faces Voter Backlash at Arkansas Town Hall

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Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton faced a combative group of constituents at a town hall on Monday, taking heat from a room of people voicing their frustrations with what has been an eventful start to President Donald Trump’s presidency. The room erupted in boos when Cotton, flanked by Arkansas Rep. French Hill, repeated Trump’s defense that the president will not release his taxes…

ADVISORY: Hill to Present Four Vietnam Veterans with Silver Stars

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On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at 8:00 AM CT at Trapnall Hall, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will award Robert J. Monette of Madison, Alabama, John F. Deslouriers of Galveston, Texas, Leonard B. Shearer of Glendale, Arizona, and Robert A. Frank of Leavenworth, Kansas, each with Silver Stars for their actions in Vietnam. On April 18, 1972, the four men flew their…

Congressional Art Competition Submission Deadline Approaching

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – High School Students in Arkansas’s Second Congressional District wishing to participate in the 2017 Congressional Art Competition need to submit their entries to the office of Congressman French Hill (AR-02) by Monday, May 1, 2017.   The Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students in the Second Congressional District. The winning…

Hill, Cotton set joint public meeting in Little Rock

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U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton and U.S. Rep. French Hill will hold a public meeting Monday afternoon in west Little Rock, and liberal activists say they'll be there to speak out. In addition, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack will be holding public meetings across Northwest Arkansas. This will be Cotton's third such event in less than two months; he spoke to a large crowd in Springdale in February and…

Cotton, Hill to Host Town Hall in LR

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, and Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, announced they will hold a joint town hall in Little Rock next week. The event will take place on April 17 at the Embassy Suites on Financial Center Parkway. The town hall is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., and doors open at 1:30 p.m, according to a news release. This event comes after Cotton held a…

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