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Matt Karvelas, a Legislative Staff member for Congressman French Hill (R-AR), has been named a Woodrow Wilson Foreign Policy Fellow for 2017. The Woodrow Wilson Foreign Policy Fellowship Program is housed in the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., and is a six-week program facilitating congressional staff dialogue on foreign policy issues driving the congressional agenda. The Program seeks to provide Fellows with the opportunity to hear from some of the nation’s leading scholars and practitioner... Read more

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after supporting funding to assist with the ongoing federal response to Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana: “I am proud of all of the Arkansans who over the past week have done the American thing by helping the Texas and Louisiana families suffering from Hurricane Harvey’s historic destruction. I was proud to support legislation today for additional aid for Harvey relief and recovery because America is strongest when neighbor... Read more

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood (DACA) program: “Our immigration system is inflexible and outdated, but attempting to fix it through executive action was not the answer. The president’s actions mark a return of legislation authority – where it rightfully belongs - because we are a nation ‘of and by the people.’ My colleagues and I are committed to improving our broken immigrat... Read more

Congressman French Hill (R-AR), Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR) congratulated Little Rock’s Aristotle, Inc., President and Chair of the Board Elizabeth Bowles on her appointment as Chairman of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). In February 2017, the three lawmakers supported Bowles’ nomination for the broadband panel. In January 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai formed the BDAC for a two-year period in order to p... Read more

Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece award for their wasteful spending on polygraph tests. Earlier this month, an Office of Inspector General (OIG) report found that the CBP had spent more than five million dollars on polygraph tests for job candidates who had previously disclosed disqualifying conduct, such as drug use. According to the OIG’s report, “CBP administered polygraph examinations to applicants who prev... Read more

Little Rock, Arkansas – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) made the following statement regarding the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia: "During World War II, my father-in-law helped to liberate Buchenwald concentration camp. He bore witness to Nazi terror – a terror that started with an ideology of hate and superiority based upon race and creed. He and so many other Americans and Allies fought against that ideology, which was an affront to American values and continues to have n... Read more

Little Rock, Arkansas – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) made the following statement after Frank Broyles passed away today: “Arkansas lost an incredible coach, athletic director, advocate, and friend in the passing of Frank Broyles today. He led the Razorbacks to their first National Championship, leaving his mark forever on Razorback and Arkansas history, and he inspired those who knew him to live lives of no regret. He will be missed, and his family and loved ones are in my prayers as they cel... Read more

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) made the following statement after the House Natural Resources Committee adopted his bill, the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act: “This September, we will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine and their brave role in the fight for equality. This bill will ensure the proper historical preservation of this living monument to the civil rights movement in Arkansas and the United States. I thank Chairma... Read more

Congressman French Hill (AR-02) sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, and Interim Permanent Representative at the U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States (OAS) Kevin Sullivan, calling for immediate action regarding the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. He issued the following statement: “Right now, Venezuela faces the worst economic, political, and human rights situation in its country’s histo... Read more

On this blog each month, I feature organizations and people whose work is having a positive and meaningful impact on the lives of those in our local communities. This month, I wanted to highlight community organizations that have helped families in central Arkansas and across the state through initiatives and community programs that foster both social and economic development. Through these vital programs, lives have been deeply touched and positively affected. One example is Arkansas’s own Wint... Read more