WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02), a member of the Congressional Dyslexia Caucus, signed on as an original cosponsor of a resolution calling on Congress, schools, and local educational agencies to recognize the significant educational implications of dyslexia and expressing support for the designation of October 2018 as National Dyslexia Awareness Month. “With estimates of ‘one in five’ having dyslexia, it’s imperative that we raise further awareness of dyslexia, which is why I’m in s...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after receiving a letter from Preserve Arkansas with support on Congressional action to address back logs in National Parks: “Recently, I was on Ray Tucker and Bryan Hendricks’ Arkansas Outdoors radio show. We discussed greater support of wildlife conservation and efforts to meet the demands of maintenance back logs in our national parks. I was pleased to receive this recent letter from Preserve Arkansas on the need for ...
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Wilderness-area bill has tribute to former Arkansas congressman By Frank Lockwood Legislation expanding Arkansas' Flatside Wilderness calls for the additional acreage to be named after former U.S. Rep. Ed Bethune. The three-term Republican from Searcy fought to preserve the 9,541-acre wooded area in Perry and Saline counties, overcoming the resistance of timber companies and their political allies in Congress more than three decades ago. U.S. Rep. French Hill filed HR5636, also known as the Flat...
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In tour, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton touts grant to North Little Rock veterans cemetery By Jake Sandlin Expansion of the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in North Little Rock will add "many years" to the cemetery's function as a site for families and the military to bid a final farewell to veterans, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton said Thursday after a brief tour of the cemetery. A $5.7 million federal grant to the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs will fund 2,000 additional columbarium niches, 106 pre-plac...
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), issued the following statement after the president signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, a comprehensive bill to fight the opioid epidemic, into law: “We’ve been working hard to combat the current prescription drug and opioid crisis. Today marks successful progress with the president signing into law this comprehensive opioid bill that includes nearly 60 individual pieces of legislation we passed in the House this year with my s...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the administration formally notified Congress of its plan to enter into trade negotiations with the United Kingdom consistent with Congressional priorities. “I’m pleased to hear the good news that the United States and the United Kingdom will be entering trade negotiations. We are the first and fifth largest economies in the world, respectively, and by working on trade priorities consistent with Congressional objec...
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WASHINGTON – Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after the president awarded United States Marine Corps Sergeant Major John L. Canley from Caledonia, Arkansas, with the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in 1968 during the Vietnam War. “Sergeant Major Canley didn’t run away from danger, but towards it. Though wounded, he put himself directly in the line of enemy fire to protect his fellow Marines - placing the lives of his comrades in front of his own. I’m please...
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Blacks' WWI valor gets another look By Frank Lockwood Researchers are calling for a systematic review to determine whether black servicemen were unjustly denied medals of valor for service during World War I. The proposal, which is backed by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was detailed last week during a news conference at the annual meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army in Washington. On Nov. 11, the nation will mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day -- the mome...
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Raye Montague, Arkansas 'Hidden Figure', Dead At 83 By Paula Rogo An Arkansas native, who was considered a local “hidden figure” for her revolutionary work with the U.S. Navy, died this week. Raye Montague was credited “with revolutionizing the way the Navy’s ships are designed by developing a computer program that creates rough drafts of ship specifications,” the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. She is of many black women “hidden figures” who were STEM trailblazers forgotten by hist...
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WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF: By Frank Lockwood Hill calls out VA over its retesting U.S. Rep. French Hill has given his latest Golden Fleece Award to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, accusing the agency of wasting millions of dollars of taxpayer dollars. The Republican from Little Rock cited a recent review by the department's office of inspector general. It found that the agency had required thousands of disabled veterans to submit to unwarranted medical re-examinations. Between March 2017...
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