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House Speaker John Boehner abruptly announced his resignation Friday, shutting down a tea party drive to depose the nation's highest-ranking Republican. The 13-term Ohio lawmaker, second in line to the presidency, shocked his rank and file when he told them of his plans in a private meeting. He said he would step down from the speaker's job he's held for nearly five years, and from… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after Speaker of the House John Boehner announced his intention to retire from Congress at the end of October... Read more »

The U.S. House on Thursday approved and sent to the president’s desk legislation to rename the Helena-West Helena federal building in honor of an Arkansas man who was the nation’s first Jewish federal judge. All six members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation supported the measure to rename the building after Jacob Trieber. The Senate approved the bill last… Read more »

In addressing a joint meeting of Congress, Pope Francis urged cooperation for the common good. Several members of Arkansas' Washington delegation said they hope senators and representatives absorb that message. "The challenges facing us today call for a renewal of that spirit of cooperation, which has accomplished so much good throughout the history of the United States," Francis told… Read more »

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who faced scrutiny from conservatives over policy issues, announced his resignation Friday during a Republican conference meeting. A flurry of reports hit the newswire when Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Michigan, tweeted: “Speaker Boehner just announced in Conference that he will resign as Speaker and from Congress at the end of October” on… Read more »

LITTLE ROCK — The U.S. House on Thursday approved and sent to the president’s desk legislation to rename the Helena-West Helena federal building in honor of an Arkansas man who was the nation’s first Jewish federal judge. All six members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation supported the measure to rename the building after Jacob Trieber. The Senate approved the… Read more »

Monsignor Lawrence Frederick wouldn't say what grade U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., received in his class years ago, but the freshman congressman probably earned some extra credit by inviting his former teacher to hear Pope Francis speak Thursday. Pope Francis on Thursday became the first pontiff to address Congress, speaking to a packed room of lawmakers, dignitaries and their guests… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) attended Pope Francis’s address to the Joint Meeting of Congress in Washington D.C. Congressman Hill was accompanied by Msgr. Lawrence Frederick, a priest and teacher from the Congressman’s alma mater, Catholic High School for Boys in Little Rock. Father Frederick has been teaching at Catholic High for over 50 years. After the Pope’s address to Congress, Congressman Hill released the following statement... Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after returning from a Congressional Delegation visit to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (GTMO): “My visit today to the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Cuba was enlightening and confirmed the continued need to hold dangerous agents of terrorism at this facility. During the visit, I assessed… Read more »

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has formed a 10-member Military Affairs Steering Committee in a public-private partnership to work on protecting and expanding the state's military installations and missions, Hutchinson said Monday. The Republican governor said he's devoting $400,000 from his discretionary General Improvement Fund to establish the statewide initiative in the Arkansas Economic… Read more »