LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will host a Veterans History Project Workshop at Cox Creative Center in Little Rock at 9:00 AM CT on Saturday, July 30, 2016. The Library of Congress launched the Veterans History Project in 2000 to collect the stories of America’s veterans.
The workshop will train volunteers how to interview veterans and submit the… Read more »
The eleventh-hour move by the Donald Trump campaign to add a plan to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act to the Republican platform caught GOP lawmakers off guard, with some of them expressing disappointment with the decision.
While the 1930s-era law, which separated commercial and investment banking activities, is strongly supported by progressive Democrats, it is not popular among most… Read more »
Alexander Hamilton, one of the founders of our great national experiment (and now namesake of Broadway's biggest hit), once stated that a key benefit of a solid financial system is that "banks become the nurseries of national wealth." Read more »
Today, after the House passed H.R. 5538, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which grant awards for actionable funds under the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRF) to help cities and communities with lead in their drinking water address this issue.
A recent report from the National Resources Defense Council, listed eight… Read more »
Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the president’s nuclear agreement with Iran:
“This administration has given Congress and the American people no shortage of reasons to pan their foreign policy decisions, but, in my view, the Iranian Nuclear Agreement remains the biggest foreign policy blunder of the last… Read more »
WASHINGTON — The selection of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as Donald Trump's running mate could clarify the presumptive Republican nominee's banking policy views, adding to the ticket a policymaker who has been outspoken about the Dodd-Frank Act and other financial topics. Read more »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Today, Congressman French Hill announced mobile office hours at seven different locations across the Second Congressional District for the week of July 18. The mobile office hours will take place in the following counties; Perry, Conway, Pulaski, Faulkner, White, and Saline.
Mobile office hours are an opportunity to serve constituents who can’t… Read more »
In the wake of a sniper attack on Dallas law enforcement officers that left five officers dead and nine wounded, House Democrats have continued to push for a vote on gun control legislation before the congressional session ends on Friday. Read more »
Today, after the House passed the Conference Report to accompany S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 by a vote of 407-5, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement:
“The crisis of opioid addiction affects too many of our friends, families, and communities across the country. For the 6.5 million Americans who are addicted to… Read more »
Following the passage of the Senate version of the resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program introduced by Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and Senator John Boozman (AR), Congressman Hill released the below statement:
“I appreciate Senator Boozman’s work to facilitate the Senate’s quick action on this legislation to honor the success of… Read more »
