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U.S. House condemns bomb threats made against historically Black colleges and universities; Little Rock’s French Hill backs resolution by Ryan Tarinelli Arkansas Democrat Gazette March 9, 2022 The U.S. House unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday condemning bomb threats made this year against historically Black colleges and universities in Arkansas and across the nation. The bomb… Read more »

Rep. French Hill to Newsmax: Biden Must Not Negotiate With Dictators for Oil by Sandy Fitzgerald Newsmax March 9, 2022 President Joe Biden was right to cut imports of Russian oil in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, as many in Congress have wanted him to do for several weeks, but "we don't need him negotiating with dictators in Venezuela or Iran and trying to import oil from… Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) titled, H.Con.Res 70, Condemning threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and reaffirming support for HBCUs and their students. “HBCUs are integral parts of our communities and for thousands of students in Arkansas… Read more »

On the heels of a bicameral letter urging U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen to get International Monetary Fund (IMF) countries to block Russian access to further IMF financing, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today introduced the Russia and Belarus Special Drawing Right (SDR) Exchange Prohibition Act as part of a package of bills House Financial Services Committee Republicans introduced today to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. French Hill (AR-02) today issued the following statement after President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address: “On the 405th day of his presidency, Joe Biden came to Congress to convince us that the state of our union is strong – I was not convinced. Like many central Arkansans, I listened closely to President Biden’s speech looking for inspiration and solutions… Read more »

U.S. Republicans urge Yellen to block Russia from exchanging IMF reserves by David Lawder Reuters March 1, 2022 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen must block Russia from exchanging the $17 billion in International Monetary Fund reserves it received last year and oppose any further such IMF allocations, U.S. Republican lawmakers said. The 41 lawmakers said in a letter to Yellen… Read more »

Republican lawmakers highlight causes, solutions to Russia-Ukraine war: 'Follow the money' by Kelsey Koberg Fox News March 1, 2022 Republican lawmakers suggested the Biden administration could have taken several preemptive steps to prevent the war in Ukraine, and should be imposing harsher sanctions in order to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.  "A solution… Read more »

The members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have published their twenty-second report. It is available for review HERE. The Commission's twenty-one previous reports are also available for review at the Congressional Oversight Commission’s website HERE. The Congressional Oversight Commission is a five-person panel that was established by the CARES Act. The Commission… Read more »

U.S. Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Member of Parliament for Gillingham & Rainham, Rehman Chishti in an opinion piece featured in The Times Redbox urging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to review its rules regarding allocations of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). Last year, the IMF issued $650 billion worth of SDRs, with Russia receiving a staggering $17.5 billion. Some have… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) and Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), along with 39 other members of the House and Senate, today sent a letter urging U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to get International Monetary Fund member countries to not facilitate any exchange of Russia’s Special Drawing Rights (SDRS). The full text of the letter is available HERE and below: We write today to urge the… Read more »