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Womack Statement on President Obama's Budget

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today after the President submitted his fiscal year 2014 budget request to Congress more than nine weeks after the February 4, 2013, statutory deadline: “Overdue and out of touch.  That’s exactly what the President’s budget is.  Instead of recognizing the reality of our country’s finances, he calls for more…

Womack Applauds HMA, 500 New Jobs Coming to Third District

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after Health Management Associates, Inc. (HMA) today announced its new Regional Service Center is coming to Fort Smith: “Today, HMA announced that its Regional Service Center will make Fort Smith its home, bringing 500 new, high quality jobs to our community.  This is exciting and welcomed news for the Third…

Womack Announces 2013 Congressional Art Competition

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Congressman Steve Womack’s district offices are currently accepting submissions for the 2013 Congressional Art Competition.  This competition is open to high school students only.  Exceptions may be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus. All artwork must be submitted to my office by their respective corresponding deadlines and will then be made…

Womack Statement on the Adoption of S.Amdt.578 to S.Con.Res.8

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after today’s Senate vote on and adoption of Senate Amendment 578 (S.Amdt.578) to Senate Concurrent Resolution 8 (S.Con.Res.8), which establishes a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure marketplace fairness by allowing states to enforce state and local use tax laws: “Our Main Streets, our state and local governments, and…

Womack Statement on the House Budget

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today after the House passed the “Path to Prosperity” Fiscal Year 2014 budget: “Families across the Third District of Arkansas and all over the country balance their budgets, and Congress owes it to these hardworking Americans to do the same.  Washington's spending is out of control, and the House Budget is an…

Arkansas House Members Introduce Sensible School Lunch Act

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Today, Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) introduced the Sensible School Lunch Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.  The legislation will provide school districts with greater flexibility in implementing new rules for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.  The House bill is a companion…

Congressman Womack’s Office Accepting Summer 2013 Internship Applications

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Congressman Steve Womack is currently seeking hard-working 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 sessions: Summer Session I: May 28, 2013 - June 28, 2013 Summer Session II: July 1, 2013 - August 2, 2013 A Congressional internship is a rewarding experience, and both…

Arkansas Delegation Republicans Join Colleagues to Demand Answers from FAA on Local Contract Control Tower Closures

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U.S. Senator John Boozman, Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) made the following statements today after joining a bipartisan group of 45 other members of the House and Senate to send a letter to FAA Administrator Huerta asking for details of the agency’s plan to close 189 contract control towers because of…

Womack Statement on the Continuing Resolution

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The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 933, a Continuing Resolution (CR) to prevent a government shutdown and continue government operations until the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2013.  The legislation includes a full-year Defense Appropriations bill, as well as a full-year Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill.  These two individual…

Womack Introduces Bill to Halt Unconstitutional NLRB Action

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The President has the authority to make appointments when the Senate is not in session, and, on January 4, 2012, during a pro forma session of Congress, President Obama appointed Sharon Block, Terence F. Flynn, and Richard Griffin to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).  On January 25, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that President Obama’s so-called…