U.S. Senator John Boozman, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin, (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), reacted to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s announcement that the Interior Department will rescind its designation of the White River as a National Blueway: “We all agree that we should work to protect our waterways, but a new federal Blueway program is not necessary to improve the cooperation of federal and state agencies on the management of the White River.... Read more

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today joined Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1) and Steve Womack (AR-3) to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Arkansas airports over $3 million in grants for safety and operation improvements. “Safe and reliable transportation infrastructure is critical to economic development in our state,” Pryor said. “These federal funds will allow our airports to make needed upgrades so they can continue to deliver people and products s... Read more

In a letter sent today, members of the Arkansas and Missouri Congressional delegations asked Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to answer a series of questions concerning the Administration’s designation of the White River as a National Blueway. The letter was signed by U.S. Senators John Boozman (AR) and Roy Blunt (MO), along with U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), Tom Cotton (AR-4), Vicky Hartzler (MO-4), Billy Long (MO-7), and Jason Smith (MO-8). ... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on United States v. Windsor: “Despite today's Supreme Court ruling, I maintain that marriage is between a man and a woman. While disappointed, I am encouraged that the Court recognized Arkansas's constitutional sovereignty so we can continue to protect the sanctity of marriage in our state.” ### Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), along with U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1) and Tim Griffin (AR-2), today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared Arkansas a disaster area, allowing the state to receive financial assistance to recover from severe storms. “After Arkansas was hit with severe storms this spring, we saw an outpouring of support from neighbors, churches, and first responders. But more help was needed,” P... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement in response to President Obama's climate change action plan: “Today, President Obama announced plans to expand his oppressive energy agenda, establishing even more restrictions, pushing new backdoor energy taxes, and delaying solutions – like the Keystone pipeline – that will address our rising energy costs. People like you and I don’t belong to the ‘Flat Earth Society’ as the President accused; we simply live in the real world and... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today after the House rejected the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM; H.R. 1947): “Today’s vote was about protecting Arkansas farmers and making meaningful reforms to farm and food programs. The FARRM Act would have done that. The bill would have slashed spending by more than $40 billion and instituted much needed reforms to our nutrition programs. The changes to the food stamp program – alone – would have s... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), along with U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), today sent a letter to President Barack Obama and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate supporting Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe’s request for a major disaster declaration for the state of Arkansas. This request comes after severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding caused five fatalities, extensive power outages, and a massive build-up of st... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced the John Paul Hammerschmidt Fellowship program. This fellowship, named for former Arkansas Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt (1966-1993), is geared towards highly motivated college students with an interest in public service and will allow outstanding Third District students to experience the legislative process firsthand in Congressman Womack’s Washington, D.C. office. Womack and Hammerschmidt released the following statements following the f... Read more

Each year, members of Congress have the privilege of making nominations to the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAF), the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (USMA), the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). The honor of attending a Service Academy comes with the obligation to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation. Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) announced the appointment of eight students from the Third District of Arkansas to our na... Read more