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Detroit – -- Yes it is Halloween but that’s not why two members of Congress were dressed in hospital scrubs today. Their goal was a lot more important than fetching candy. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich, and Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., toured DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital to promote skilled trades. The duo are part of a bipartisan congressional group that see trades such as… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) announced the addition of David Carnahan to his Little Rock office. David, a native Arkansan, is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army and was awarded the Air Medal of Valor for his actions in Operation Iraqi Freedom. David will serve as a District Representative for Military and Veterans Affairs. “I take great pride in being… Read more »

Today, after FINRA Chairman and CEO Rick Ketchum announced he would be retiring in 2016, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement... Read more »

The state’s congressional delegation this week faced a series of issues from debating a two-year budget agreement approved this week as well as House members picking a new Speaker of the House. The following is a breakdown of the week that was in the nation’s capital. BUDGET AGREEMENT APPROVED The Senate voted 63-35 early Friday to approve a budget bill that had… Read more »

Today, after Congressman Paul Ryan was elected Speaker of the House, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement... Read more »

LITTLE ROCK — Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, was the only member of Arkansas’ U.S. House delegation to vote for a bipartisan budget deal that cleared the House in a 266-167 vote Wednesday. Seventy-nine Republicans joined with 187 Democrats to approve the spending bill. The measure goes next to the Senate, which is expected to act on it quickly.The measure would raise the $18.1… Read more »

The House passed a two-year budget plan in a bipartisan vote to avert a U.S. debt default. The measure needs final approval in the Senate, which plans to consider it in time to meet Tuesday's deadline to raise the debt limit. The budget vote came after Republicans in the House nominated Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to be the 62nd speaker of the House, tapping the chairman of the Ways and… Read more »

All four members of Arkansas’ delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives said Thursday they are pleased with Paul Ryan’s election to the powerful post of U.S. House Speaker. Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, succeeded U.S. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, who resigned from the job of managing the 435-member body. The election for the House Speaker was held Thursday morning… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill released the following statement after voting against H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015... Read more »

Congressional leaders and the White House united Tuesday behind a budget and debt deal that would end the threat of government shutdowns and defaults until well after a new president takes office. The outgoing House speaker, John Boehner, R-Ohio, will try to push the deal through his chamber today as his last act before departing Congress at the end of the week. Click here to read more. Read more »