WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after his legislation, the Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act, passed the U.S. House by a bipartisan vote of 379 to 4: “As a former community banker, I have dealt with the conflict of wanting to help law enforcement agencies when receiving a ‘Keep Open Letter,’ while not being able to because of the need to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering or Bank Secrecy Act compliance requirements set forth by a...
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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/24/coptic-solidarity-honors-hill-s-work-ce/ By: Frank E. Underwood Coptic Solidarity honors Hill's work WASHINGTON -- An organization that defends Egypt's Christian minority honored U.S. Rep. French Hill on Thursday for his work on behalf of the persecuted church. Coptic Solidarity presented the Republican from Little Rock with its 2018 Leadership Award "for his leadership in Congress in support of Coptic equality and religious freedom for all Eg...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), after joining 41 Members of Congress, urged the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to ensure that families illegally crossing into the United States are kept together and requested clarity on current policies, issued the following statement: “Stronger border security is imperative, but it cannot be at the expense of compassion, which is why I joined my 41 c...
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http://https//www.thv11.com/article/news/local/trump-administration-to-visit-federal-property-in-kelso-to-potentially-house-immigrant-children/91-566335339 By: THV11 Digital An official with the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that the department will be visiting an unused federal property in Kelso as a potential site to house immigrant children temporarily. The site will be assessed by the United States Department of Agriculture to see if the site is "suitable for HHS to tempo...
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http://http//www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jun/21/u-s-officials-to-size-up-air-base-as-de/ By Emma Pettit Federal officials are to tour Little Rock Air Force Base today to determine its suitability for holding people who have illegally entered the U.S., something the governor said he supports if it keeps children and parents together. An Air Force base spokesman confirmed Wednesday morning that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services staff members would survey the Jacksonville base, loca...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting over 50 pieces of opioid legislation during the last two weeks in the U.S. House: “Nearly 65,000 Americans died in 2016 due to drug overdoses – more than our losses in the Vietnam War. Of those 65,000 souls lost, 45,000 were from opioids, which is why the House prioritized comprehensive, bipartisan action - passing more than 50 bills in the past two weeks. During my Opioid Summit on Monday, I hear...
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WASHINGTON -- A deeply polarizing farm bill passed the House on party lines Thursday, a month after the legislation went down to stunning defeat after getting ensnared in the toxic politics of immigration. The legislation, which passed 213-211, includes contentious new work rules for most adult food-stamp recipients -- provisions that are dead on arrival in the Senate. The legislative package overseeing more than $430 billion of food and agriculture programs contains a host of measures aimed at ...
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http://http//newtoncountytimes.com/local_history/celebrate-the-fourth-at-historic-arkansas-museum/article_aaa792c6-758b-11e8-94b9-0b08cb937040.html Historic Arkansas Museum (HAM) will host its Independence Day celebration, Frontier Fourth of July, on Wednesday, July 4, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., on its historic grounds at 200 E. Third St., Little Rock. The event is free and open to the public. There will be a variety of family friendly activities including living history performances and demonstrations,...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act, to help Arkansas farm families prosper: “Agriculture is Arkansas’s number one economic industry, and I was proud to support the passage of the farm bill to give security and assistance to Arkansas’s and our nation’s farmers. “I was pleased that this bill included much-needed reforms including adding a work or education requirement to the food stamp program for a...
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http://https//talkbusiness.net/2018/06/president-trump-ends-family-separation-policy-arkansas-gop-delegation-sought-end-to-controversial-treatment/ By Wesley Brown President Donald Trump on Wednesday (June 20) signed an executive order to end his administration’s “zero tolerance” policy at the nation’s southern border. It was a move hoped for by most of Arkansas’ all-GOP congressional delegation. The delegation emerged from Republicans-only meetings with the President on Tuesday voicing varying ...
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