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Averting an election-year crisis, Congress late Wednesday sent President Barack Obama a bill to keep the government operating through Dec. 9 and provide $1.1 billion in long-delayed funding to battle the Zika virus. The House passed the measure by a 342-85 vote just hours after a 72-26 bipartisan Senate tally. Arkansas' two senators and four representatives, all Republicans, voted to… Read more »

Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive John Stumpf took quite a beating when he appeared last week before a Senate committee. Now, it's time for Round 2: He goes before the House Financial Services Committee to talk about his bank's allegedly "widespread illegal" sales practices Thursday. "You ought to be downright ashamed of yourself," Rep. David Scott (D,… Read more »

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf is back in Washington’s hot seat Thursday — but this time, he’s testifying in front of the House Financial Services Committee. Stumpf’s opening testimony was largely similar to that which he gave to the Senate banking committee last week, though he came prepared with two new pieces of penance: the clawback of $41 million… Read more »

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf returned to Capitol Hill Thursday to testify about the bank's sales practices before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday morning. Scroll down for updates compiled through the day. 2:11 p.m. Hearing wraps. 2:05 p.m. Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine) says "I'm looking at this pattern of you folks ripping off customers, paying a fine and doing the damn… Read more »

Today, the House passed H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act by a bipartisan vote of 246-177. The bill, cosponsored by Congressman French Hill (AR-02), would provide a six-month delay to the Department of Labor’s Overtime rule set to go into effect on December 1, 2016. Following passage of the bill, Congressman Hill stated: “I… Read more »

Today, the House passed H.R. 5303, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA). WRDA would authorize twenty-eight important Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works projects across the country. The bill addresses the needs of America's harbors, locks, dams, flood protection, and other water-related infrastructure.   The last water resources bill was enacted in 2014, and WRDA 2016… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement on the death of former Israel President Shimon Peres: “In a part of the world full of conflict, few have done as much to promote peace and stability as Shimon Peres. Without his guidance, Israel would not be the great nation state it is today. His historic role in establishing and maintaining Israel’s… Read more »

Arkansas lawmakers urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to support Governor Asa Hutchinson's request for major disaster declaration for Arkansas. Click here for more information. Read more »

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field has been awarded a $5.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to rehabilitate a taxiway at the state's largest airport, members of Arkansas congressional delegation announced Thursday. Click here to read more.  Read more »

U.S. Rep. French Hill on Thursday praised passage of HR5931, the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act. The measure, which was supported by all four House members from Arkansas, passed 254-163. It would prohibit the U.S. from making cash payments to states that are deemed to be sponsors of terrorism. In a news release, Hill said the legislation makes it clear that the nation… Read more »