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Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2), alongside eleven other Members of Congress, sent a letter to Carolyn Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA), requesting that SSA work with Congress to develop innovative demonstration projects to help individuals with disabilities return to work. The members stated: “The recently passed and signed into law… Read more »

Arkansas’ congressional delegation met with Energy Department (DOE) Secretary Ernest Moniz on Thursday (Dec. 10) but came away from the meeting without any feedback on how federal officials may decide on the controversial $2 billion Clean Line project... Read more »

Annie Abrams is old enough to remember when schools were segregated and blacks were required to sit at the back of the bus.... Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) attended the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the ratification of the 13th Amendment with his invited guest, Ms. Annie Abrams of Little Rock. Following the ceremony, Congressman Hill released the below statement: “There are very few people who have as deep an appreciation for American History—particularly as it relates to… Read more »

WASHINGTON -- The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to tighten controls on travel to the U.S. and require visas for anyone who's been in Iraq or Syria in the previous five years.... Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 158, the Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015, by a bipartisan vote of 407-19. H.R. 158, introduced by Rep. Candice Miller (MI-10)... Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) announced the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the November recipient for the Golden Fleece Award for their award of $142 million in bonuses to VA employees and the decision to allow two VA officials that manipulated the agency’s employee relocation program to keep the funds they received from defrauding hardworking taxpayers. This is VA’s… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after President Obama’s address to the Nation from the Oval Office: “Tonight’s address by the President shows he has come a long way from his days of believing that ISIS is a ‘JV team.’ Unfortunately, in the two years since the President initially downplayed the threat of ISIS, they have… Read more »

President Barack Obama provided few specifics on how the battle against ISIS must be won, members of the state’s Congressional Delegation said Sunday night... Read more »

Last week, lawmakers spent much of their time debating and voting on a five-year highway funding bill totaling more than $300 billion. But they also found time for various other activities. Read more »