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Hill hears views of Russians, Poles

Second District U.S. Rep. French Hill and other congressmen traveled earlier this month to the former Soviet Union, stopping in one of its former satellite states.

The Little Rock Republican was serving as deputy assistant secretary of the treasury for corporate finance in the George H.W. Bush administration when the Iron Curtain fell. He helped design the U.S. assistance that the Treasury Department provided to the newly liberated eastern and central European states.

Via email Friday, Hill summed up the trip. "I traveled with four of my colleagues to Russia and Poland. I wanted to hear first-hand from the Russians on their views on Syria, Ukraine, and the state of U.S./Russian relations. In Warsaw, I listened to Polish assessments on these same issues from a European point of view," he said.

Hill, who serves on the House Financial Services Committee, doesn't favor isolationist policies.

"A stronger Europe and a strong and effective NATO alliance are needed to protect and enhance our own security interests. On these critical issues and on the Global War on Terror, our government must remain fully engaged with our allies and the Russian government," he said.