WASHINGTON D.C. — In an interview with former Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee, on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) discussed his legislation, H.RES.49, in support of religious liberty for Coptic Christians in Egypt. Congressman Hill also discussed his support for H.R. 962, the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act, legislation he cosponsored to protect innocent babies who are born alive after a failed abortion. Congressman Hill stated, “Down through Egypt in the r...
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U.K. ambassador, wife dine with Hills By The ADG Martha and U.S. Rep. French Hill hosted a dinner Feb. 20 at their Little Rock home to welcome Sir Kim Darroch and Lady Vanessa Darroch during their four-day visit to Arkansas. Kim Darroch is an ambassador who represents the United Kingdom in Washington. He has served in D.C. since January 2016. Hill was appointed by House Speaker Paul Ryan to serve as a member of the British-American Parliamentary Group. Established in 1937, the group's mission is...
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Sixty Years In The Making: The Little Rock Port Authority Waterways Journal 03/01/2019 One month into the new year, the Port of Little Rock was already breaking records as a part of its growth initiative when it handled more barges and tonnage in January compared to the same time last year. Not only is the port projecting this to be a trend throughout 2019, it is also steadfastly working on port improvement projects, attracting new business and touting itself as an intermodal port ready to furth...
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Click on the picture above to watch Rep. Hill's questions from this week's hearing with Fed Chairman Powell. WASHINGTON D.C. — This week, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) participated in a House Financial Services Committee hearing where he questioned Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Jerome Powell, on the U.S. balance sheet, open banking in the United Kingdom, and the sale of mortgage-backed securities. Key Excerpts: Congressman Hill: We are delighted to have you...
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after opposing H.R. 8, legislation to outlaw private gun sales throughout the country: “I’ve consistently supported meaningful solutions that seek to reduce gun violence. This includes legislation that strengthens the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, as well as efforts to improve school security in Arkansas. Additionally, this week I cosponsored the Mass Violence Prevention Act which would...
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Congressional Hearing with Fed Chair Jay Powell Elicits Several Questions on Crypto and Tokenization By Crowfund Insider It is almost inevitable that topics regarding Fintech surface in Congressional hearings that address the financial services industry. This week’s hearings involving the House Financial Services Committee and Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell were no different and some of the questionings went beyond payments. There were plenty of routine queries regarding monetary policy, in...
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after voting against H.J.Res.46, a resolution to terminate the president's emergency declaration related to the southern border: "Evaluating the president's national emergency declaration requires answering the following questions: Does the 1976 law, passed by Congress, give the president authority to reprogram military construction funding and what are the consequences of reprogramming the funds that the p...
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WASHINGTON D.C. — In a letter to the New York Times’ editor, Rep. French Hill (AR-02) responded to an op-ed by U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that called for the limitation of corporate stock buybacks. Rep. Hill argued “[l]imiting stock buybacks disincentivizes aspiring entrepreneurs to go public and hinders individual shareholders and retirees from building equity,” and that “boards should take full responsibility for the decisions that impact their sha...
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Rep. Hill Featured in New York Times: Government Shouldn't Interfere in Stock Buybacks By French Hill To the Editor: Re “Workers Before Buybacks,” by Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders (Op-Ed, Feb. 4), calling for the limitation of corporate stock buybacks: The senators seem to believe that they know how best to allocate capital across our $20 trillion economy. Limiting stock buybacks disincentivizes aspiring entrepreneurs to go public and hinders individual shareholders and retirees from building...
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement in support of the decision by the White House to keep a small force of U.S. troops in Syria split between Kurdish areas in the northeast and al-Tanf in the south: “I am pleased to learn that the president has reversed his decision to pull all of our soldiers out of Syria, and has decided to leave a small force at the base and deconfliction zone at al-Tanf in south Syria. It is critical that U.S. forces are ...
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