WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after voting to fund the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of Education for fiscal year 2019, along with a Continuing Resolution for the remaining funding bills through December 7, 2018: “We have a responsibility to fund the government on time because it leads to greater fiscal accountability, and with this vote, we have done that. For the firs...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill’s (AR-02) legislation to enhance Arkansas’s wilderness area, the Flatside Wilderness Enhancement Act, advanced out of the Natural Resources Committee today by unanimous consent. The bill is now eligible for consideration by the full House. Under authorities of the Wilderness Act of 1964 as amended by the federal Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984, Hill’s legislation places more than 600 acres of existing National Forest lands next to Forked Mountain into the Nat...
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WASHINGTON – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) honored Congressman French Hill (AR-02) with the “Guardian of Small Business” award for his strong and supportive voting record on policies that help to spur on small business growth across Arkansas and the nation. “After 16 years of running my own business in Arkansas, I’m in tune with the needs that our local job creators have and am committed to seeing them succeed,” said Hill. “I recently spent a day working alongside centra...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced their intention to enter into negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement between the United States and Japan: “As a member of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, I am pleased to see Japan and the United States announce their intentions to enter into bilateral trade negotiations. I had the pleasure of representing the United States as a negotiator in the hi...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR02) issued the following statement after the House passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, which includes his provision to spur economic growth in central Arkansas: “I am proud of the House for delivering a path for FAA modernization and appreciative that this bill includes my provision to advance the Little Rock Port’s effort to bring more economic growth to central Arkansas by freeing up land where the FAA’s VOR cone ...
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Arkansas Community Health Centers Awarded Nearly $3 Million to Combat Opioid Addiction By Mena Star U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton along with U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman announced that Arkansas is the recipient of nearly $3 million for Community Health Centers to advance substance abuse and mental health treatment. The funds are awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Expanding Access to Quality Subs...
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Arkansas clinics to use $3 million grant for drug abuse, mental health treatment By Talk Business Community Health Centers of Arkansas will receive nearly $3 million for substance abuse and mental health treatment. On Wednesday (Sept. 19), U.S. Sens. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, and Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, and U.S. Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro; French Hill, R-Little Rock; Steve Womack, R-Rogers; and Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, announced the grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and...
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$3 million awarded for substance abuse and mental health By KAIT Arkansas is receiving nearly $3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The money will go to Community Health Centers for substance abuse and mental health treatment. “Community Health Centers have long been on the front lines of the opioid epidemic,” Senator John Boozman said. “Throughout this escalating crisis, they have played a vital role in addressing the mental and behavioral health needs of those seeki...
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Arkansas Congressman Goes Up Close During Rice Harvest By USA Rice Monday Congressman French Hill (R-AR), who represents Arkansas’ 2nd District, had the chance to celebrate September National Rice Month at the source - visiting several local rice farms during harvest. Before heading out to the fields, Congressman Hill met here with Arkansas Rice Federation Chairman Jeff Rutledge and representatives from Farm Credit, where the conversation focused on agricultural finance. After leaving Little Roc...
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Congressmen Tap into Spa City's Success to Relieve National Parks' Maintenance Backlog By Jessi Turnure The cost of projects to spruce up national parks across the country has grown to $12 billion. The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, along with Congressman French Hill, R-Arkansas, traveled from the nation's capitol to Arkansas' spa city for the first time to hear from local leaders about a solution to the maintenance backlog. Hot Springs has tapped into the National Park Service's his...
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