U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), today sent letters to President Obama and FEMA Administrator Fugate supporting Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe’s request for a major disaster declaration for Faulkner County following devastating tornadoes and severe storms in the Mayflower… Read more »
Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) issued the following statement following last night’s storm:
“Sorrow and grief for the devastation and tragic loss of life caused by last night’s storm is shared by Arkansans all over the state. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected and hurt by this horrific storm, and we… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced that Curtis B. Adams III, a member of the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith (UAFS) Class of 2014 and the UAFS Student Government Association President, has been selected to serve as the 2014 John Paul Hammerschmidt (JPH) Fellow.
The JPH Fellowship, named for former Arkansas Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt (1966-1993), was… Read more »
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 »
