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Womack Helps Secure Supplemental Funding for National Guard and USCP

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Washington, DC—July 29, 2021....Following his advocacy and repeated calls to secure funding for our defenders, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today voted to pass the Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations bill. The legislation provides emergency funding to reimburse the National Guard and Capitol Police for their missions of securing the U.S. Capitol grounds and also supports a…

Womack Offers Motion to Recommit Supporting National Guard and Capitol Police

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Washington, DC—July 28, 2021....Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) offered a Motion to Recommit (MTR) on the House floor to support our defenders. His proposed amendment would provide emergency supplemental funding to reimburse the National Guard and Capitol Police for their missions of securing the U.S. Capitol and surrounding grounds. Without these warranted funds, both…

Womack: Unrivaled Inflation is a Result of the Federal Government’s Spending Spree

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Washington, DC—July 27, 2021....Following his general debate remarks on Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bills, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) took to the House floor again today to warn about how excessive federal government spending is impacting the livelihoods of Americans through inflation and burdening future generations by adding to deficits and debt. Watch his remarks…

FSGG Ranking Member Womack’s Appropriations Remarks During General Debate

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Washington, DC—July 27, 2021....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee—where he serves as the Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee and also sits on the Defense and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Subcommittees—rose on the House floor during general debate on Fiscal Year 2022…

Womack Calls Out President Biden on Nord Stream 2

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Washington, DC—July 20, 2021....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement expressing his deep concern with President Biden’s continued weak and mistaken position on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a Russian-backed initiative that will allow Putin to weaponize the European energy supply and exert undue influence in the region. The White House has failed to take needed…

Womack and Calvert Fight to Secure National Guard Funding, Protect Readiness

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Washington, DC—July 16, 2021....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) and Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42), along with House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Kay Granger (TX-12), today introduced a bill to fully reimburse the National Guard for its mission to secure the U.S. Capitol and surrounding grounds. Without this warranted funding, the National Guard will be forced to cancel…

Womack Demands Protection of Hyde Amendment

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Washington, DC—July 15, 2021....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today demanded Democrats stop their extreme move to eliminate the Hyde Amendment and other pro-life provisions traditionally included in annual appropriations bills. The Hyde Amendment—which was first enacted in 1976 and has had broad bipartisan support for decades—prevents federal taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for…

Arkansas Congressional Delegation Recognizes 50th Anniversary of National Center for Toxicological Research

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Washington, DC—July 15, 2021.... Arkansas’s U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton joined Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman in commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) with the introduction of congressional resolutions recognizing this milestone. On August 11, 1971, President Richard Nixon…

Womack Stands in Solidarity with the Cuban People, Denounces Communism

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Washington, DC—July 14, 2021....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after joining Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) in introducing a resolution standing with the Cuban people and their struggle for freedom, democracy, and human rights. The people of Cuba have recently risen to protest the failed socialist policies and communist rule that has suppressed them,…

Womack Statement on DOD’s Decision to Terminate JEDI

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Washington, DC—July 6, 2021....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Defense announced the termination of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) program. Womack has raised concerns about the structure of this program and highlighted ethical concerns with the contract since 2018. He has been a strong…