Rep. Hill's Favorite George H.W. Bush Memory By KARK Former President George H.W. Bush lies in state tonight at the nation's capitol. Today Arkansas congressman French Hill shared some of his fondest memories of the 41st President. Hill first met George H.W. Bush in 1979 and later served as part of President's Bush's economic team in the early 90's. His favorite memory came in the dark days after Bush lost his re-election campaign. Bush invited comedian Dana Carvey to the White House to do his f...
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Arkansas officials offer thoughts on the passing of President George H.W. Bush By Roby Brock The nation’s 41st president died late Friday (Nov. 30) at the age of 94 after a series of health complications. George Herbert Walker (H.W.) Bush was elected president in 1988 and served one term. He was vice-president for two terms under his predecessor, President Ronald Reagan. He was also the father of the 43rd president, George W. Bush. Bush was born in Milton, Mass., on June 12, 1924. After the Japa...
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Arkansas political delegation reacts to passing of former President George H.W. Bush By KATV President Clinton and Secretary Clinton Hillary and I mourn the passing of President George H.W. Bush, and give thanks for his great long life of service, love, and friendship. I will be forever grateful for the friendship we formed. From the moment I met him as a young governor invited to his home in Kennebunkport, I was struck by the kindness he showed to Chelsea, by his innate and genuine decency, and...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the passing of President George H.W. Bush: “It’s with heavy hearts that Martha and I mourn the passing of a loyal friend, mentor, and faithful servant, President George H.W. Bush. We lift up the Bush family during this time of grieving and honor the remarkable life and legacy of a strong leader and diplomat, a great father, and an American patriot. “In our early careers, we treasured working for him on his campai...
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Nabholz honors veterans who worked with company By Jeanette Anderton Nabholz Corporation in Conway recognized its employees who have served in the military and unveiled a Wall of Honor in front of a packed crowd Monday. CEO Greg Williams said it was more of an undertaking than he had expected. “It’s been quite the project,” he said of trying to find every employee who served since the company started 70 years ago. “It was eye opening to see how many of our employees have served our country.” Wil...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after supporting two bipartisan bills that condemn war crimes in Syria and impose additional sanctions on Iranians who threaten peace and stability in Iraq: “The Syrian dictator Assad and the Mullahs in Iran must be held accountable for their war crimes, genocide, and other grave injustices against the Syrian and Iraqi people. Their destabilizing activities are a threat to America and our allies, especially Israel. I w...
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KBRA’s Key Takeaways from its Inaugural Bank Symposium By Business wire NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases a research report on key takeaways from its inaugural Community and Regional Bank Symposium, held recently at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC. The risk of change was very much in the air despite continued economic expansion and record industry profitability. Midterms probably had something to do with it, as did an actively tightening Fed, with more than ...
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Arkansas lawmakers ask small business administration to maintain vital programme for family poultry farms By The Poultry Site 21 November 2018 - US Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton along with US Representatives Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman pressed the US Small Business Administration (SBA) to reverse a proposed rule that would harm Arkansas poultry farmers’ ability to access vital funding for their operations The delegation sent a letter to SBA Administrator L...
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House advances Hill’s bipartisan bill to increase size of Arkansas wilderness area By Ripon Advance The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 13 passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) to add more acreage to his home state’s federally protected wilderness area. The Flatside Wilderness Enhancement Act, H.R. 5636, which Rep. Hill introduced on April 26, would designate additions to the Flatside Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, among other purposes, accord...
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House OKs bill to add to Flatside By Frank Lockwood WASHINGTON -- A bill expanding Arkansas' Flatside Wilderness sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives on a voice vote Tuesday, garnering bipartisan support. The legislation's sponsor, U.S. Rep. French Hill of Little Rock, said he's hopeful the measure will eventually be signed into law by President Donald Trump. The 640 acres that Hill wants to add to the existing 9,541-acre site would be called the Bethune Woods-Flatside Wilderness. Wh...
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