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Hill Supports Legislation to Expand, Strengthen, and Modernize College Savings for Middle Class Families Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 529, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans, by a bipartisan vote of 401-20: “Many middle class families in Arkansas and… Read more »

President Barack Obama on Tuesday vetoed legislation to permit construction of the Keystone XL pipeline without further administrative approval saying the bill attempted to circumvent “longstanding and proven processes” for determining if such a cross-border pipeline serves the national interest... Read more »

President Barack Obama issued the third veto of his presidency Tuesday to reject legislation that would allow the Keystone XL oil pipeline to be built, escalating a battle over the project between the White House and Republicans in Congress... Read more »

Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement after President Obama vetoed S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act: “In a move that defies logic, the President has chosen to appease his far left supporters and ignore the common welfare of our Nation, through North American energy independence, billions in private sector investment and good careers for our hard… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-2) forwarded a letter from Welspun Tubular to the White House, signed by two hundred forty-four Welpsun employees, urging President Obama to sign Keystone XL into law. Following the forwarding of the letter, Congressman Hill released the following statement: “There are no better ambassadors of the Keystone XL pipeline than the men and women of… Read more »

The veto of a bill to build a nearly 3,000 mile pipeline from Canada through the United States drew a stinging rebuke from the state’s congressional delegation Tuesday. Read more »

Geraldean Johnson, 87, stared at the flag-draped casket holding the remains of Cpl. C.G. Bolden, her former husband, as a U.S. Army honor guard fired a 12-gun salute Saturday, giving him a final send-off... Read more »

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. French Hill, a Republican from Little Rock, visited the Arkansas Rice Depot and the Arkansas Foodbank and had an open house in Conway for constituents. Thursday he held an open house at his Little Rock office... Read more »

Rep. French Hill toured the Metropolitan Career and Technical Center on Thursday where the former banker-turned-politician told a local group of young entrepreneurs that learning how to operate a business will be a great boost to their futures... Read more »

About 160 new jobs are on the way to southwest Little Rock, where FedEx of Memphis is planning to build a 300,000 square-foot distribution center... Read more »