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Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after voting against the Senate infrastructure bill and the rule paving the way for Democrats’ tax-and-spending spree. “Speaker Pelosi waited until most Americans were asleep to bring a bill to the floor paving the way for President Biden’s ‘signature’ Build Back Better agenda. Make no mistake, Democrats’ agenda is hanging on by a… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s two vaccine mandate rules released today: “Employers already have a key responsibility to offer a safe and productive workplace. They should have maximum flexibility in working with their employees to achieve successful strategies to cope with COVID 19, and that’s why I’m strongly opposed… Read more »

The members of the Congressional Oversight Commission have published their eighteenth report. It is available for review here. Of note, October’s report discusses the Commission sending letters to the Defense Secretary and Treasury Secretary that ask about the status of the eleven loans under the national security loan program. The Commission's seventeen previous reports are also… Read more »

Breast Cancer Awareness Month by Rep. French Hill Log Cabin Democrat October 30, 2021 Currently there are 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States, but sadly, one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives. This year, it is estimated that in the United States over 43,000 women will die of breast cancer and… Read more »

The Crisis at our Southern Border by Rep. French Hill The Saline Courier October 28, 2021 The Biden Administration revoked President Trump's southwest border policies and replaced them with absolutely nothing. It should come as no surprise that Border Patrol made 1.66 million arrests last fiscal year - the highest number ever recorded. In that same time, around 145,000 unaccompanied… Read more »

Problems with ESG by Congressman French Hill Story Partners October 21, 2021 The new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, wants the SEC to become America’s climate regulator by mandating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures for both public and private companies. In my view, however, the SEC is drifting into an area that is far… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Rep. French Hill (AR-02) named the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as the latest recipient of his Golden Fleece Award for its delayed release of broadband maps. "In March 2020, Arkansans were told that the FCC could 'radically improve' their broadband maps within a couple of months but here we are, eighteen months later, being told that we have another… Read more »

Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board determined Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva would be staying in her position following revelations last month that she pressured staff to manipulate the 2018 Doing Business Report to favor China while she was the Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank. “Director… Read more »

U.S. Tells IMF Board It Won’t Seek to Oust Georgieva as Chief by Eric Martin and Saleha Mohsin Bloomberg October 11, 2021 The U.S. told International Monetary Fund board members that it won’t seek the removal of Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva over allegations that she pushed staff to manipulate data for a World Bank report to help China, likely clearing the way for her to… Read more »

Arkansas leaders peg private sector as critical to success of historically Black colleges, universities by Neal Earley Arkansas Democrat Gazette October 5, 2021 One of the most notable things for some participants in Monday's meeting for Historically Black Colleges and Universities at Philander Smith College was the absence of some critical role players. Congressional members,… Read more »