Reps. Steve Womack (R-AR), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Peter Welch (D-VT) sent a letter today to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Ranking Member Henry Waxman urging the Committee to consider H.R. 1462, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform Act, as a vehicle to achieve meaningful reform to the RFS. They released the following… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) and U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today announced that the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) will receive a $3,430,505 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The funding will be used to continue upgrades at the airport, including the widening of a taxilane near Concourse A for larger aircraft to access the backside of the… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) and U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today announced a Department of Transportation grant for Russellville Regional Airport. The $156,622 grant, administered by the Federal Aviation Admission, will be used to seal coat and remark the airport runway.
“Airports are valuable contributors to local economies,” said Pryor. “This investment in… Read more »
Conservative economist, Dr. Art Laffer, today released a study, Pro-growth Tax Reform and E-fairness, which concluded that passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA; S. 743/H.R. 684) could result in $563.2 billion in state GDP growth and 1.5 million new jobs nationwide – with $6.5 billion in GDP growth and 22,600 new jobs in Arkansas alone – by 2022.
By giving states the ability to… Read more »
On July 2, 2013, the Obama administration announced it would delay enforcement of the Obamacare employer mandate until January 1, 2015. Yesterday, the House voted on the Authority for a Mandate Delay Act (H.R. 2667) and the Fairness for American Families Act (H.R. 2668) to delay the Obamacare individual mandate, as well as the employer mandate, until January 1, 2015. After… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today after the House passed the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM; H.R. 2642):
"Agriculture is the backbone of Arkansas’s economy, and our farmers shouldn’t suffer because of Washington’s dysfunction. While I am frustrated with today’s vote, failing to pass a farm bill is not an option. With the… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack is currently seeking highly motivated college students to serve as interns in his Washington, D.C. office, as well as his district offices in Rogers, Fort Smith, and Harrison, for the following session:
Fall 2013: August 15, 2013 – December 13, 2013
A Congressional internship is a rewarding experience, and both Washington, D.C., and district office interns will… Read more »
Yesterday, Americans across the country celebrated our great nation’s 237th birthday.
July 4th is a day to honor the sacrifice, vision, and dedication of our founders who believed so strongly in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And as we celebrate, we are reminded that what was true in 1776 is still true today: freedom isn’t free.
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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the Obama administration yesterday announced it would delay enforcement of Obamacare’s employer mandate until January 1, 2015:
“Obamacare’s oppressive and inflexible employer mandate has already impacted job growth and will ultimately put 3.2 million jobs at risk. Unfortunately, simply delaying enforcement of… Read more »
U.S. Senator John Boozman, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin, (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), reacted to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s announcement that the Interior Department will rescind its designation of the White River as a National Blueway:
“We all agree that we should work to protect our waterways, but a new federal Blueway… Read more »
