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The White House stated its case Thursday for passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, saying the trade agreement would increase U.S. exports, lower foreign tariffs and open 11 overseas countries to more American goods and products. That message was echoed by officials from Wal-Mart and Tyson, two companies that do business across the Pacific. Click here to read more. Read more »

Arkansas’ four U.S. House members traveled the state and abroad this week during a district work period, while the state’s two U.S. Senators honored veterans for their sacrifice. Also, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., called for reforms to the nation’s Social Security Disability Insurance program. The following is a breakdown of the week that was in the nation’s… Read more »

Nov. 10 — The Securities and Exchange Commission is “full-out focused” on crafting a uniform fiduciary standard for broker-dealers, but it won’t be a fast process, Chairman Mary Jo White said Nov. 10. White didn’t say when a rule would be proposed but told reporters that “the staff is fully engaged in formulating a recommendation.” In a… Read more »

During the past week, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) was part of a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Kabul, Afghanistan and Abu Dhabi, UAE. While in Kabul, the Delegation met with American diplomats and military commanders as well as Afghan officials to assess the future of the NATO mission, Resolute Support. After the visit, Congressman Hill released the following… Read more »

Last week, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to alert her that the EPA was October’s recipient of the Golden Fleece Award. Text of the letter can be seen below... Read more »

Today, after President Obama rejected the Keystone XL pipeline today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement... Read more »

Today, after the White House released the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement... Read more »

Today, after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to go to conference with the Senate on a comprehensive, six-year highway bill, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement... Read more »

With our new Speaker of the House now in place, I offer some observations to my Republican colleagues, including Speaker Ryan himself... Read more »

Rep. Paul D. Ryan was elected the 54th speaker of the House last week, ending a tumultuous month of intra-party politics for House Republicans. The Wisconsin Republican replaces John Boehner, R-Ohio, who stepped down after holding the gavel for the GOP majority for the past five years. His resignation was driven at least in part to a growing rift between establishment Republicans and… Read more »