U.S. House of Representatives
Hill is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. He was named communication co-chair in December, 2003 and policy co-chair in December, 2008.
In 2001, Hill voted for a version of the "No Child Left Behind Act", which passed the House 384-45. In 2006, he said he was in favor of scrapping the version that passed, calling it a "more or less of a federal takeover of our system".
Hill has a minor part in Michael Moore's film Capitalism: A Love Story. In the film he talks about his choice to vote against the Wall Street bank bailout in late 2008.
Hill authored the Hill-Terry Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Bill in 2007.
On March 21, 2010, Hill voted in favor of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and made his case for supporting it in a press release.
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“Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house!’ And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 10:5,6.