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Little Rock, Ark. — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. voted to finalize a regulation that narrows the scope of companies that are considered deposit brokers: “I appreciate the work the FDIC has done to modernize the way banks access deposits and the benefits they provide for their customers. FDIC’s release of this… Read more »

Congress on Social Media 2020 Quorum 12/15/20 The most active members on social media platforms from the House show you don’t have to be a headlining name in order to use your owned media to get your message out there. High-profile house members like Nancy Pelosi, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Kevin McCarthy, and Dan Crenshaw don’t… Read more »

Post office OK'd to hang portrait of Elaine accused’s defender Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12/14/20 WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has signed legislation allowing Little Rock's Scipio A. Jones post office to "accept and display" a portrait of its namesake. John Gill, a Little Rock attorney who pushed for the painting,… Read more »

State law on drug middlemen upheld Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12/11/20 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld an Arkansas law Thursday aimed at protecting family pharmacists from unfair business practices. The state's restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers -- the middlemen between insurance companies and… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, after the United State Supreme Court rules unanimously to reinstate an Arkansas law to allow the state ensure pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) do not pay less than wholesale rates to community pharmacies, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement: “I am pleased with the Supreme Court’s ruling to support the commonsense approach of Arkansas and the… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Congressional Oversight Commission held its third public hearing to examine the funds authorized by the CARES Act that provide up to $17 billion for loans and loan guarantees to businesses critical to maintaining national security. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was the sole witness at the hearing. At the hearing, and after conducting… Read more »

Mnuchin Defends Coronavirus-Relief Loan to Troubled Trucking Firm YRC Wall Street Journal  12/10/2020 WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defended the government’s decision to lend $700 million in coronavirus-relief funds to trucking firm YRC Worldwide Inc., telling a… Read more »

Mnuchin defends controversial loan to private equity-backed firm in contentious Hill testimony Washington Post 12/10/2020 Republicans and Democrats in Congress grilled Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday over his agency’s $700 million loan to a troubled trucking company backed by a massive private equity company with… Read more »

Members from Arkansas back legislation Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 12/9/2020 WASHINGTON -- Arkansas' all-Republican House delegation voted for the proposed National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday, supporting the military bill despite President Donald Trump's threats to veto the bipartisan measure. In a written statement, 2nd District U.S. Rep. French Hill of Little Rock said… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that Preston Mizell joined his staff to serve as Press Assistant. Preston graduated with a degree in Economics from Florida State University and started his career on Capitol Hill in the office of Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) before becoming Press Assistant and Legislative Correspondent for retiring Congressman… Read more »