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Womack Cast a YEA Vote for Historic Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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WASHINGTON– Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released today the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:  “For the first time in over three decades, the House has taken action to allow Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money while making our businesses competitive with their global counterparts.  Growing our economy,…

Womack Supports the National Defense Authorization Act

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WASHINGTON– Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House agreed to the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY18: “Today, the House continues to provide for the common defense of our nation. This bipartisan legislation secures our troops the largest pay raise in eight years, expands the…

Arkansas Delegation Applauds Grant to Help Combat Opioid Epidemic in Rural Areas

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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman, welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announcement that it is awarding a grant to the University of Arkansas Agricultural Extension Service aimed at helping prevent opioid abuse among…

Womack Votes to Save Local Businesses

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WASHINGTON– Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3441, The Save Local Business Act: “Today, the House united in bipartisan support toward protecting our nation’s small businesses. Throughout the Obama Administration, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continuously placed itself in the middle of the…

Womack Votes in Favor of the Children’s Health Insurance Program

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WASHINGTON– Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released today the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3922, The Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation (CHAMPION) Act of 2017: “This morning, the House took a major step forward for children and other Americans in need of care by voting to renew funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP),…

Womack Keeps Promise to Protect Seniors’ Access to Medicare

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WASHINGTON– Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released today the following statement after the House passed H.R. 849, The Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017:  “Since its proposal, the vastly overreaching Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) has undoubtedly threatened our nation’s health care system. Eliminating IPAB is a necessary step to place seniors back…

House Lawmakers Tell EPA to Acknowledge Negative Impacts of RFS

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WASHINGTON – Today, 64 bipartisan Members of the United States House of Representatives, led by Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Steve Womack (R-Ark.), and Jim Costa (D-Calif.), sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt emphasizing the negative impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on American consumers and the economy and…

Womack Commends President Trump for Signing H.J.Res. 111 into Law

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WASHINGTON– President Donald J. Trump today signed H.J. Res. 111, Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the Rule Submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Relating to “Arbitration Agreements.” On May 5, 2016, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issued a rule to dramatically alter longstanding precedent of…

Womack Votes YEA to Move Forward with Tax Reform

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WASHINGTON– Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House adoption of the Senate Amendment to H.Con.Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027: “My vote to support the budget resolution has little to…

Womack Statement on the National Opioid Epidemic Announcement

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WASHINGTON– Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency: “175 Americans die each day from a drug overdose. Our country simply cannot look the other way.  This is a national emergency and today’s announcement signals an unwavering commitment by this administration to…