Washington, DC—July 31, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the below statement after voting against H.R. 7617, the second partisan appropriations package brought to the floor by House Democrats. The legislation, which breaches previously negotiated spending caps and includes controversial and non-germane provisions, has no… Read more »
Washington, DC—July 29, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today joined the U.S House of Representatives in passing the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020. The bipartisan bill is comprised of Womack-supported provisions that will greatly benefit Arkansas, including the advancement of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) channel deepening project. The… Read more »
Washington, DC—July 27, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), Chairman of the West Point Board of Visitors, this past weekend traveled to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to observe cadet summer training (CST) and meet the newest class of young men and women who are embarking on their journey of service to our nation. During the trip, he witnessed a series of training exercises,… Read more »
Washington, DC—July 24, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3)—along with U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—today announced that Rogers Executive Airport will receive $3,214,278 in federal grant funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The investment will be used for infrastructure improvements, including taxilane and taxiway enhancements and repairs.
The members… Read more »
Washington, DC—July 22, 2020….Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.2 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to eight EDA Economic Development District organizations across Arkansas to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the… Read more »
Washington, DC—July 21, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021. The legislation, which includes several Womack-supported provisions, authorizes $740.5 billion for national defense activities, including resources to equip our… Read more »
Washington, DC—July 20, 2020….Ft. Smith Airport has been selected as one of five possible sites to host F-35 planes, as well as the Republic of Singapore’s F-16 squadron. Congressman Womack and the Arkansas delegation have long advocated for Ft. Smith’s inclusion in this important economic development and national security initiative.
On July 6, 2020, Secretary of the Air Force Barbara… Read more »
Washington, DC—July 16, 2020....Congressman Steve Womack (R-AR) joined Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as Representatives Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Denny Heck (D-WA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Mike Turner (R-OH) to release the following statement on yesterday’s… Read more »
Washington, DC—July 10, 2020….U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman—applauded the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for awarding $42.7 million to the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) in support of the state’s public transit systems.
The grant—totaling $42,742,893—comes from the… Read more »
Washington, DC—July 9, 2020....During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) rose in opposition to the House Democrats’ proposal to breach previously adopted discretionary spending caps and further blow up the deficit. By disregarding established caps, also known as 302(b) allocations, the majority party is advancing fiscally irresponsible… Read more »
