Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after supporting House-passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (H.R. 1735):

“I am appalled that President Obama would rank the security of our nation below his pet discretionary spending projects by threatening veto a bill as important as the National Defense Authorization Act.  The political theater and cheap shots must stop at the livelihood of our men and women in uniform – especially from their Commander in Chief.  Our troops deserve better.  I am hopeful that he will surprise us and sign the NDAA into law in spite of his current veto threats.”

Congressman Steve Womack has represented Arkansas’s Third Congressional District since 2011 and serves on the House Appropriations Defense, Financial Services and General Government, and Labor-Health and Human Services subcommittees and the House Committee on the Budget.

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