WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 – Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, which provides full-year funding for the Department of Defense and funding for the remainder of the federal government through March 23, 2018:

“I’m disappointed that a spending caps agreement and, therefore, a full-year funding solution for the entire government continue to elude Congress. It is irresponsible to govern week-by-week. However, it is unacceptable to play politics with the funding of our men and women in uniform, compromising the security of our nation. This continuing resolution ensures that will not happen.”

Congressman Steve Womack has represented Arkansas’s Third Congressional District since 2011. He serves as the Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget and is a member of the House Appropriations Defense, Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, and Labor-Health and Human Services subcommittees.

womack.house.gov

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