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Hill, Womack request Social Security Administration alter policy to help Arkansans The Ripon Advance 10/13/2020 U.S. Reps. French Hill (R-AR) and Steve Womack (R-AR) joined their home-state Republican colleagues in seeking changes to a federal policy requiring Arkansans to turn over primary identification documents, such as a… Read more »

Keeping entrepreneurship alive and thriving in the pandemic Chamber Business News 10/12/2020 To check the pulse of entrepreneurs across the nation during COVID-19, Arizona U.S. Representative David Schweikert and other members of Congress met with business owners from across the nation during a virtual roundtable last… Read more »

Tyson's showcase of items canceled Womack attains subpanel position Bond.Ai CEO talks at caucus session Arkansas-Democrat Gazette 10/11/2020 Third District U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, who serves on the powerful Appropriations Committee, is now ranking member of its Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee. The spot came open because of the resignation of U.S. Rep. Tom… Read more »

Today, Congressman French Hill (R-AR), Congressman Steve Womack (R-AR), Congressman Rick Crawford (R-AR), and Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) sent a letter to the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Andrew Saul, urging changes to a policy requiring Arkansans to surrender their primary identification documents such as drivers’ licenses… Read more »

US CBDC plans Crypto News Pipe 10/08/2020 The United States (US) of America recently have been making their plans towards developing a digital dollars public. Largely, the world superpower was awakened by the much progress China’s digital yuan achieved since they began exploring CBDC. Now, the US is taking the technology (CBDC) seriously as it is said to be the future of… Read more »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02), along with Reps. David Schweikert (AZ-06) and Bill Foster (IL-11), fellow co-chairs of the Entrepreneurship Caucus, hosted a virtual roundtable with local entrepreneurs. Over Zoom, the representatives heard about the impact of COVID-19 on new and small businesses, identified pressure points and areas of vulnerability on business owners, and discussed… Read more »

Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the House Republican Steering Committee selected Rep. Steve Womack (AR-03) to serve as the Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee on the House Appropriations Committee. “Steve Womack is a patriot, a respected leader, and an incredible advocate for the people of… Read more »

CAVHS-incubated innovation plays big part in presidential award for VHA program FOX 16 10/02/2020 The Veterans Health Administration’s Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) has been chosen to get the Gears of Government President’s Award for innovations that include a program developed at Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following video after voting against the HEROES Act 2.0. Click HERE, or on the image below, to watch Rep. Hill's message about the need to pass bipartisan legislation that supports struggling families, workers, and businesses.  A transcript of Rep.… Read more »

Blockchain legislation heads to US senate 09/30/2020 CoinJournal Blockchain legislation in the United States has passed the House and is now headed for the Senate. The bills will try to find ways to upgrade payment infrastructure in the US The Digital Taxonomy Act and the Blockchain Innovation Act are now part of the updated… Read more »