Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement regarding news of Senator John Boozman’s (AR) surgery:
“My thoughts are with Senator Boozman, his wife, Cathy, and their family. I am grateful John is receiving care from some of Arkansas’s finest doctors and pray that he will make a quick, full recovery so that he can get back to doing what he loves and does so… Read more »
Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The competition is open to all high school students in the Third District.
The 2014 overall winner will be chosen by a panel of judges at an awards presentation and finalist unveiling, which will be hosted by Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3)… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Path to Prosperity” fiscal year 2015 budget:
“It’s easy to support spending cuts in principle, and this budget puts our money where our mouth is and provides a real path forward – a Path to Prosperity – that addresses the true drivers of our deficits and debt,… Read more »
In October 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed a rule that would subject breweries that sell or donate spent grains – a high-protein byproduct of the brewing process – to local farmers to onerous new requirements, driving up costs, and leaving these breweries with no choice but to dispose of spent grains in landfills.
The Protecting the Sustainable Use of Spent Grains… Read more »
Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), joined by Senator John Boozman, Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler expressing concern over a potential increase in the “rate floor,” which determines the rate small rural carriers charge for voice services.
The letter reads, in part,… Read more »
Representatives Bob Goodlatte (VA-6), Jim Costa (CA-16), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Peter Welch (VT-AL) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy on Friday requesting additional information on the challenges of implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard’s (RFS) ethanol mandate. This letter is a follow-up to a recent meeting between the… Read more »
U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (AR), John Boozman (AR), and James Inhofe (OK), along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), Tom Cotton (AR-4), Jim Bridenstine (OK-1), Markwayne Mullin (OK-2), Frank Lucas (OK-3), Tom Cole (OK-4), and James Lankford (OK-5), sent a letter to Jo Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, voicing support… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after President Obama submitted his fiscal year 2015 budget request to Congress:
“President Obama’s budget is more of the same. In it, the President calls for more spending and more taxes, and he fails to demonstrate the leadership for which the American people are looking and take steps towards getting our… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement on his opposition to the Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act (S. 540), which today passed the House:
“Failing to raise the debt ceiling has extremely serious consequences, but raising it without making a single spending reform is equally as irresponsible, and that’s what this vote was. I simply could not support a… Read more »
On May 6, 2013, the Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743/H.R. 684). The bill gives states the ability to require out-of-state sellers to collect sales and use taxes – rather than relying on consumers to remit those due taxes – if states simplify their sales and use tax systems. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and awaits action in the… Read more »
