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Womack Named Chairman of the Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee

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Tags: Budget

Washington, DC – January 16, 2023….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced his appointment to serve as Chairman of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee on the powerful Appropriations Committee. Congressman Womack said, “It’s an honor to be named Chairman of such a pivotal role on the Appropriations Committee. The authority of the Financial…

Womack Protects America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China

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Washington, DC—January 12, 2023….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted for the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, legislation prohibiting the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China or any entity that intends to export it to China. The bill passed the House by a bipartisan vote of…

House Passes Womack Cosponsored Bills Protecting Life

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Tags: Abortion

Washington, DC – January 11, 2023….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted to support the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act and H.Con.Res.3, legislation he cosponsored to uphold the sanctity of life. The measures protect the rights of babies born alive after failed abortion attempts and condemns violence against pro-life organizations and religious centers. Congressman…

Womack Statement on Inauguration of Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders

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Washington, DC—January 10, 2023….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement on the swearing in of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She is the first woman to lead Arkansas in this role: “Congratulations to Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders as she leads Arkansas. She will make the Natural State proud. I have absolute confidence in her ability to move Arkansas forward.…

Womack Votes to Protect Americans from Supercharged IRS

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Washington, DC—January 9, 2023….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), today voted to pass the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act. The legislation rescinds the Biden Administration’s intention to supercharge the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to target…

Womack Takes Oath of Office for 118th Congress

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Washington, DC—January 7, 2023….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after taking the oath of office and being sworn in for his seventh term representing Arkansas’s Third Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives: “My duty to the Third District is a tremendous honor and responsibility. With this oath of office comes a new…

Womack: Majority Stymied by Chaos of Electing a Speaker

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Washington, DC–January 6, 2023….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) published an op-ed in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette regarding the ongoing Speaker of the House election situation.  As work of Congress awaits, majority stymied by chaos of picking a speaker Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette By Congressman Steve Womack January 6, 2023 While the nation's political…

Womack Congratulates MG Kendall Penn, BG Jon Stubbs

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Tags: Defense

Washington, DC—January 4, 2023....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after Governor-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced her nominations of Major General Kendall Penn as the Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs and Brigadier General Jonathan Stubbs as the Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard: “Major General Kendall Penn and…

ICYMI: Womack Secured Priorities Lauded as Wins for Third District

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Washington, DC—January 3, 2023….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), secured funding for Third District of Arkansas priorities along with other critical defense and domestic programs included in the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus package. Below is a…

Womack Honors Life and Memory of Detective Paul Newell

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Washington, DC—December 21, 2022....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) just spoke on the House floor to honor the life and dutiful service of Benton County Sheriff’s Office Detective Paul Newell, who was tragically killed in the line of duty last weekend. During the tribute, Womack noted how Detective Newell was driven by a call to serve others. Watch Congressman Womack’s remarks…