Dear Friends,
As your representative in Congress, getting your feedback is invaluable to the job. Please reach out on Facebook to share your thoughts with me. Over the past few weeks, I have noted that many of you are greatly concerned about the nuclear agreement with Iran.
As we approach the June 30 deadline on nuclear talks with Iran, I want to take this time to stress that I remain skeptical of the U.S. led negotiations. Iran is not our friend, and as such, we must be mindful of unanswered questions related to snap-back sanctions, international inspections, the status of American prisoners in Iran, and the potential $140 billion windfall for an historically dishonest regime with a long record of state-sponsored terrorism.
In my capacity as a member of the House Committee on Financial Services Terrorism Financing Task Force, I have observed leading foreign policy experts cautioning against America blindly putting faith towards a country that has never done anything to make them worthy of our trust.
The current framework requires Iran to scale back their nuclear program and in return, we are going to lift sanctions and effectively give a dangerous political foe an undeserved economic lifeline. Any deal short of fully dismantling their nuclear program is not in the best interest of America and our strategic allies throughout the world.
After hearing your reactions on Facebook, Twitter, email, phone calls, and text messages, I know that repealing Obamacare also is a deeply personal and important issue to many of you.
This week's decision by the Supreme Court in King v. Burwell didn't yield the result we were looking for. While disappointing, it doesn't change the face that the President’s healthcare law is bad policy that is increasing costs and reducing patient choice for millions of Americans.
This Congress has an obligation to the American people to get this right, and I will continue to work with my colleagues in the House and Senate to pass healthcare reform that is both affordable and consumer friendly.
One possible solution is legislation I worked on, the American Healthcare Reform Act. The bill fully repeals Obamacare and replaces it with to a patient-centered and free-market solution.
Finally, this week, Senator John Boozman and I introduced legislation this week to honor one of Arkansas's greatest war heroes.
H.R.2928 would rename the Perryville Post Office after Sergeant Harold George Bennett, the first prisoner of war killed during the Vietnam War.
This week marked the 50th anniversary of Sergeant Bennett’s death, and I am pleased to be joined by my Arkansas colleagues in support of renaming the Perryville post office after Sergeant Bennett. His bravery and sacrifice remains a shining example to Arkansans and all Americans.
Sincerely,
Representative French Hill |
