WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released a video celebrating a legislative provision of his being signed into law that directs the U.S. Forest Service to study additional existing U.S. forest lands located in Perry County and adjacent to the Flatside Wilderness. The purpose of this study is to determine their suitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Click on the video below to watch Rep. Hill's announcement. The transcript of Rep. Hill's video i...
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Little Rock Port Authority completes phase one of upgrades By Fox16 LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- A big step forward for the Little Rock Port Authority was completed Thursday, thanks to a grant made by the Department of Transportation. Much-needed improvements have been made to the harbor, including a new dock and rail storage. Congressman French Hill (R- Arkansas) accepted the ceremonial “final spike”, signaling the completion of phase one of the work. “We are so busy, and industry is so strong that we di...
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) is seeking Arkansas college and graduate students as well as recent graduates interested in getting a firsthand look at the inner workings of Congress by interning in one of his Arkansas offices this spring. “Internships are excellent opportunities for any individual interested in public service. Our Spring Internship Program offers a firsthand look at the inner-workings of Congress and a chance to assist central Arkansans,” Hill said. In the Lit...
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Click on the video above to watch Rep. Hill's remarks from this week's House Financial Services Committee Hearing. WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) participated in a House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled “Homeless in America: Examining the Crisis and Solutions to End Homelessness." During the hearing, Rep. Hill highlighted programs and non-profit organizations in Little Rock, Arkansas that are successfully combating homelessness and questioned witnesses on ways to...
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the House passed the Conference Report to accompany H.J.Res.31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019: "Over the past few months, Arkansans have made it clear that they want a secure southwest border and an operational government. The spending bill that passed the House today funds major border security improvements including $22.5 billion for overall border security, $1.4 billion for 55 new miles of ...
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Arkansas lawmakers release statements on spending bill vote By KATV WASHINGTON D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) released a statement Thursday, following following the Senate vote on the spending bill. Cotton is one of 16 senators who voted against the bill. “While I’m pleased this bill makes a down payment on border security, I can’t support its limits on the construction of physical barriers as well as law enforcement’s authority to detain and deport criminal illegal aliens. Congress must...
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Hill uses invitation to focus on American held in Syria By The ADG WASHINGTON -- For two years, University of Arkansas at Little Rock alumnus Majd Kamalmaz has been held in Syria by the regime of President Bashar Assad. On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. French Hill took Kamalmaz's son, Khalid, as his guest to the State of the Union address, using the event to focus attention on the plight of the 61-year-old psychotherapist. Other members of the all-Republican Arkansas congressional delegation also invited g...
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(Pictured left: Rep. Hill meets with Khalid Kamalmaz before the State of the Union address. Pictured right: Majd Kamalmaz, an American therapist detained in Syria in 2017, pictured in 2014. Photo courtesy of the Wall Street Journal. WASHINGTON D.C. — Congressman French Hill (AR-02) announced that his guest for tonight's State of the Union address is Khalid Kamalmaz, the son of Majd Kamalmaz, a former Arkansas resident being detained in Syria. “After meeting with the Kamalmaz family on several o...
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WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the president delivered the annual State of the Union address: "Arkansans have always been able to achieve greatness when we choose to focus on what unites us instead of what divides us. Tonight, I was encouraged by the president's comments calling on all Americans to choose unity over division. "Over the past two years, we've seen record-breaking economic growth that has created more jobs and higher ...
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Arkansas delegation voices support for drug price proposal By Times Record The congressional delegation for Arkansas has voiced support of the provisions in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s recently proposed rule, Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses. U.S. Reps. Bruce Westerman, R-4th District, Steve Womack, R-3rd District, Rick Crawford, R-1st District, and French Hill, R-2nd District, sent a letter to Health and Human Se...
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