Washington, DC—June 15, 2021....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) just now spoke on the House floor to honor the life and unparalleled legacy of the late John McDonnell, former University of Arkansas Track and Field Coach, whose accolades include being the most successful coach in NCAA history. McDonnell, who was laid to rest last week, led the Razorbacks to 40 national championships — 19… Read more »
Washington, DC—June 15, 2021...Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), co-chair of the House Chicken Caucus, released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) notice of long-awaited pandemic aid to agriculture producers, including poultry contract growers. The announcement comes after Congressman Womack led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the USDA… Read more »
Washington, DC—June 14, 2021....As our country celebrates Flag Day, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) reintroduced a constitutional amendment to restore the authority of Congress to protect our national emblem of freedom by prohibiting the desecration of the American flag. The joint resolution also has a companion bill in the Senate, which is being led by Senator Steve Daines… Read more »
Washington, DC—June 7, 2021...Congressman Steve Womack (R-AR) today joined House Select Climate Committee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA), House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY), and other Republican members in sending a letter to President Joe Biden expressing concern over the Biden Administration’s decision to… Read more »
Washington, DC—June 4, 2021...Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), co-chair of the House Chicken Caucus, and Congressman John Rose (TN-6)—along with U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Roger Wicker (R-MS), co-chairs of the Senate Chicken Caucus—led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture requesting that a rulemaking process to administer direct payments to… Read more »
Washington, DC—June 3, 2021....Governor Asa Hutchinson, Congressman Steve Womack, and U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton applauded the U.S. Air Force announcement that Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith was selected as the home of future F-35 fighter planes and a Republic of Singapore F-16 squadron.
“The selection committee recognized that Arkansas is one of the… Read more »
Washington, DC—June 2, 2021....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the below statement regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs OIG report on the oversight failures at the Fayetteville VA, which details the serious and flagrant missteps that allowed the egregious misconduct of a former pathologist at the facility:
“The report details an abject failure of leadership that led to… Read more »
Washington, DC – May 28, 2021….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after President Biden released his FY2022 budget proposal:
“The Administration’s budget is not only late, it massively expands government, endangers national security, and adds to a debt burden of unprecedented scale. It’s a non-starter and all but guarantees a continuing resolution by the end… Read more »
Washington, DC—May 28, 2021….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), Congressman Ed Case (HI-1), and Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to restore access to a range of federal benefits for citizens of the Freely Associated States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau who reside in the United… Read more »
Washington, DC—May 28, 2021….Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) joined House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (LA-1) and over 200 members in calling on Speaker Pelosi to direct her committee chairs to join House Republicans in investigating the origins of COVID-19. It has been nearly 18 months since COVID-19 emerged from Wuhan, China, and House Democrats have not held a single hearing on… Read more »
