Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack issued the following statement after he was named the Republican chair of the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, a bipartisan and bicameral panel of 16 lawmakers tasked with identifying and recommending reforms to the budget process. Womack is also a member of the House Appropriations… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack issued the following statement after he was appointed by Speaker Paul Ryan to the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, a bipartisan and bicameral panel of 16 lawmakers tasked with identifying and recommending reforms to the budget process.  “Making bold and lasting reforms for the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today released President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2019.   “Today marks the beginning of the fiscal year 2019 budget process with the receipt of President Trump’s official request. The House Budget Committee will… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack released the following statement after lawmakers agreed to a bipartisan, bicameral budget agreement. The Bipartisan Budget Act adjusts the spending caps for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, including a significant increase for defense. The agreement also includes funding for the government through March 23, 2018, paving the way… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 772, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017:  “As I have traveled throughout the Third District, I have heard repeatedly from small businesses across the spectrum of the suffocating impact of Obama-era regulations. With President Trump, this Congress has worked… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 – Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, which provides full-year funding for the Department of Defense and funding for the remainder of the federal government through March 23, 2018:   “I’m disappointed… Read more »

WASHINGTON— Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) tonight released the following statement in response to President Donald J. Trump's first State of the Union address: "Tonight, President Trump delivered a unified message to the people of our nation. From rebuilding our depleted infrastructure to continuing to strengthen our national security and grow our economy, I am confident we will… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) and U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03) and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) sent a letter today to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry outlining Clean Line Energy Partners’ failure to comply with the agreement signed with the Department and urged Secretary Perry… Read more »

WASHINGTON– Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House and Senate voted again to keep the government open with a short-term funding extension:   "I’m pleased that this unnecessary shutdown has ended. Funding the government is among the most fundamental of our legislative duties. Making demands unrelated to funding and resulting in a… Read more »

WASHINGTON- Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after federal funding was forced to lapse:   "It is regrettable that Senator Schumer and his Democrat colleagues have taken the government hostage over an insatiable desire to expedite protections for undocumented immigrants. Failing to fund our government, ignoring the plight of states running out… Read more »