WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after opposing the House rules package, H.Res.6, for the 116th Congress that would make it easier to raise taxes, increase spending, and raise the debt limit with less transparency: “As the branch of government closest to the American people, the House's priorities should include increasing accountability to the people we serve. Instead, the new Democratic majority has decided to give more power to Nancy Pel...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after opposing a new spending package introduced by House Democrats that failed to include adequate funding for border security: “Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer continue to put federal families at financial risk, especially border patrol officers on the front lines, who are working without pay or are furloughed. The security of Arkansans and Americans comes first which requires proper funding to protect our b...
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District Update | December 30, 2018 Click here if you have trouble viewing this email Dear Friends, Each year during the holidays, we reflect with gratitude on this year’s blessings and with anticipation we look forward to the upcoming year. But in this season of hope and thanksgiving, too many are denied that promise as they wrestle with challenges that strip them of opportunity and compound despair. If you’ve joined me here in the past, you know that I’ve highlighted organizations that help A...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after his legislation to enhance Arkansas’s wilderness area, the Flatside Wilderness Enhancement Act, passed the Senate and heads to the president’s desk for his signature: Congressman Hill said: “I’m pleased that my bill to enhance one of Arkansas’s most unspoiled landscapes, Flatside Wilderness, has been sent to the president’s desk. Arkansans and visitors, young and old, should enjoy more of Flatside Wilderness and ...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (R-AR) named the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as the latest winner of the Golden Fleece award for its inability to oversee State Approving Agencies’ (SAAs) review of education and training programs at schools that enroll Post-9/11 GI Bill students and allow ineligible enrollees to participate, taking vital benefits away from veterans in need. “Hardworking Americans fund our federal agencies and they expect the government to be responsible stewards...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement regarding Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ decision to resign: “I am disappointed to see Secretary Mattis go. He has served our country with utmost distinction, and America is safer and stronger because of his leadership. His voice in our national security councils was wise, steady, and respected. We, as a nation, are indebted to Secretary Mattis for his lifetime of service to our country, and I’m thankful for his patr...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement opposing the president’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan: “The Taliban has been increasing its gains in Afghanistan, and I believe that withdrawing U.S. troops now will allow the Taliban to gather strength and expand even further. A withdrawal at this time undermines our accomplishments against terrorism and does not honor the 2,500 American men and women who have lost their lives fighting to make the w...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) made the following statement after supporting the bipartisan criminal justice reform bill, the First Step Act, which the president signed into law today: “Since I came to Congress in 2015, I have actively worked with groups like Arkansas Baptist College, Restore Hope, Goodwill, Shorter College, the Exodus Project, and many more on ways we can better tackle crime, help lower recidivism rates, assist incarcerated Arkansans successfully shift back to soc...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the year-end continuing resolution that includes disaster funding and $5 billion to fund U.S. border security measures: “The safety of Arkansans and Americans comes first and foremost. I've visited the southwest border four times, and I can personally attest to the need for adequate border security funding, including more miles of physical border barrier, enhanced technology, and personnel. We owe it to ...
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Rep. French Hill: In defense of Egypt's Coptic Christians By Rep. French Hill In 2017, I took up the mantle in support of Egypt’s Coptic Christian population. In America, we are blessed to freely worship and live out our respective faith, but that’s not the case for many around the globe, and it’s especially not the case for Coptic Christians in Egypt. I’ve witnessed this firsthand during my visit to Egypt last year. I introduced resolution (H.Res. 673) at the beginning of this year, which expre...
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