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At 1:30 PM CT, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) will present a Purple Heart to Edsel Smith, a Marine veteran who served in both World War II and the Korean War... Read more »

BENTON, Ark. (May 2, 2016) -- A record amount of prescription medications were collected at the Benton Police Department booths during Operation Medicine Cabinet XII on Saturday, April 30. The event was part of the 12th Statewide Drug Take Back day, which is now a nationwide on-going DEA prescription medicine take back initiative. Of the 1,755 pounds of prescription medications… Read more »

A physician who temporarily headed the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System for more than a year was named Friday as its first permanent director since 2014 in a move one congressman called "a first step" toward the health system regaining the public's trust. Dr. Margie Scott, 60, will assume the position Monday, system spokesman Debby Meece said. Scott was named… Read more »

Dow Brantley, chairman of USA Rice and the Arkansas Rice Federation, used the editorial pages of an influential Capitol Hill newspaper Tuesday to call for an end to Cold War-era restrictions on trade with Cuba. The Hill published Brantley's guest editorial in which he praised Gov. Asa Hutchinson, U.S. Sen. John Boozman and U.S Rep. Rick Crawford for supporting "expanded… Read more »

Today, following the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) announcement that Margie A. Scott, M.D., will be the new permanent Director of the Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System (CAVHS), Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the below statement... Read more »

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill this week that would allow wider distribution of research reports about exchange-traded funds... Read more »

Today, following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) decision to reopen rulemaking on the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the below statement.... Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary.” Prior to passage in the House, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), a cosponsor of the resolution, stated.... Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5019, the Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016, by a vote of 411-6. H.R. 5019 was introduced last week by Congressman French Hill (AR-02) and Congressman John Carney (DE-At Large).... Read more »

A new congressional bill, dubbed the Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016, would ease the heavy CMBS risk retention regulations set to take effect in December 2016 under Dodd-Frank... Read more »