Press Releases

House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement as the federal government reopened after being held hostage for over 40 days by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats:

“For over a month, Americans across our nation have felt the severe impact of Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats’ partisan decision to keep the government closed,” said Chairman Hill. “During this shutdown, Congress was stalled from doing the People’s work—supporting our farmers, strengthening our banking and housing policies, and securing critical extensions of the National Flood Insurance Program and Defense Production Act. Instead, we lost weeks’ worth of activity – at a critical time – that we can never get back because of Schumer’s shutdown. The House Committee on Financial Services remains focused on our agenda to reduce red tape for community banks, tackle housing affordability challenges, expand access to capital for American businesses, and send digital asset market structure legislation to the President’s desk. Committee Republicans are eager and ready to get back to work on behalf of the American people.”