Press Releases

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement on the sequester: “America has a spending problem.  Unfortunately, the President opted to take the easy route by refusing to make the real reforms and targeted cuts we need and, instead, let his sequester implement irresponsible, across-the-board cuts to discretionary and defense spending without addressing the true… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack today released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s sequestration remarks: “President Obama proposed the devastating, across-the-board spending cuts – known as the “sequester” – that disproportionately affect our service men and women by putting fifty percent of the $1.2 trillion cut on their backs.  Today, he called on Congress to… Read more »

On April 5, 2012, the President signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) into law.  Among other things, the bill raised the shareholder registration threshold from 500 to 2,000 and increased the deregistration threshold from 300 to 1,200 for banks and bank holding companies.  Unfortunately, the JOBS Act did not explicitly extend the thresholds to savings and… Read more »

A bipartisan group of 53 Senators and Representatives today introduced a bill that resolves the differences between bills introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives last Congress that would allow local brick-and-mortar retailers to compete more effectively against out-of-state internet sellers.  The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 would give states the option to… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: “In tonight's State of the Union address, President Obama's call for bipartisanship and a smarter – rather than bigger – government stood in stark contrast to his actions during the first four years of his presidency.  Unfortunately for him, those actions… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement regarding the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) announcement that it will suspend Saturday mail delivery, effective August 1, 2013: “Much like the federal government, the United States Postal Service has been hemorrhaging money for years.  I commend USPS for making tough – but necessary – decisions to ensure a… Read more »

Building on President Obama’s efforts to help more students excel in math and science and his call for investments in a skilled American workforce, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack announced today that Southside High School from Fort Smith, AR, won the Arkansas High School Science Bowl on Saturday. Southside High School competed against 12 other teams… Read more »

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 a letter to President Obama and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate supporting Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe’s request for a disaster declaration for Central Arkansas following severe December snow storms and widespread power… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) is proud to announce the nomination of 15 students from the Third District for appointments to the United States Service Academies.  Each student nominated by Congressman Womack will go through the academies' competitive application processes.  If offered an appointment, the students will join their respective academy's class of 2015. U.S.… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s actions on gun control: “As President Obama said today, there is no set of laws – nor a piece of legislation – that will prevent every tragedy.  Limiting Second Amendment rights for law-abiding citizens is not the appropriate reaction to senseless acts of violence.  Congress –… Read more »