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Today, the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 4620, the Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016, introduced by Congressman French Hill (AR-02). During the markup, Congressman Hill stated: “If the [risk retention rule] is not modified before going into effect, borrowers across the country could experience significant reductions in access to credit, unwarranted… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) introduced H.R. 4620, the Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016. H.R. 4620 modifies Dodd-Frank’s risk retention requirements for prudently underwritten, low-risk commercial real estate loans, the current Dodd-Frank rules are set to take effect in December 2016. As one of the largest sources of credit for commercial and multifamily… Read more »

Arkansas Congressman French Hill returned to his alma mater Feb. 19 to speak with students from the Vanderbilt Law School and the Owen Graduate School of Management about his work on the Financial Services Committee and current issues in the banking sector. The congressman also met with Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos during his visit... Read more »

Today, after President Obama announced his repetitive and ill-conceived plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement... Read more »

LITTLE ROCK — President Barack Obama on Tuesday presented to Congress a plan to carry to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a goal that many Republican lawmakers, including members of the Arkansas delegation, say is misguided and dangerous... Read more »

Today, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen finished her semiannual testimony in front of the House Financial Services Committee (Wednesday) and the Senate Banking Committee, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement... Read more »

Today Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay, stopping the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) implementation of the Clean Power Plan: “The president and his Administration were handed a significant defeat by the Court in their unlawful proposal to advance the president’s climate agenda. The… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ congressional delegation gave low marks to the proposed budget that President Barack Obama unveiled Tuesday... Read more »

Today, the House passed nine separate veterans bills. Included in the package of bills is legislation that would address the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) major construction failures... Read more »

Today, after the president released his budget for Fiscal Year 2017, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) release the following statement... Read more »