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Womack Congratulates 2015 Congressional Art Competition Winner

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Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives.  The Congressional Art Competition, which began in 1982, serves as an opportunity to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in congressional districts across the country, and was open to all high school students in the Third District.  From the 78…

Womack Supports First Bicameral Balanced Budget Since 2001

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of the Conference Report to S. Con. Res. 11, which establishes the budget for fiscal year 2016 and budget levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025: “When I was elected to Congress, I made a commitment to Third District Arkansans to cut spending and to make the necessary reforms to put our nation’s…

ICYMI: Arkansas Delegation Honors JPH on House Floor

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On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, Representatives Rick Crawford (R-AR-1), French Hill (R-AR-2), Steve Womack (R-AR-3), and Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4) paid tribute to former U.S. Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt (R-AR-3; 1967-1993) and observed a moment of silence in his honor on the House Floor.  Hammerschmidt passed away on April 1, 2015, at the age of 92. The full video can be…

Womack, Colleagues Urge ARI Implementation Delay in Letter to Secretary Carter

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Tags: Defense

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), along with 67 House colleagues, yesterday sent United States Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter a letter expressing concern about the Army’s Aviation Restructure Initiative (ARI) as planned, which will begin transferring Apache helicopters out of the Army National Guard in April 2016, and its potential impact on the National Guard.  The letter says,…

Womack Announces 2015 Congressional Art Competition Exhibition, Online Voting for People's Choice

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Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives.  The competition is open to all high school students in the Third District.   This year’s submissions will be made available for public viewing  at the Jones Center in Springdale beginning on Monday, April 27, 2015, until the 2015 overall winner is…

Womack Announces 2015 John Paul Hammerschmidt Fellow

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced that Andrew Haught, a member of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UAFS) class of 2017, has been selected to serve as the 2015 John Paul Hammerschmidt (JPH) Fellow. The JPH Fellowship was established in 2013 in conjunction with UAFS and is named for former Arkansas Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt (1966-1993), who passed away on…

Womack Statement on Passing of John Paul Hammerschmidt

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement regarding the death of former U.S. Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt, who passed away on Wednesday, April 1, at the age of 92: “Today is an extremely sad day for the Third District and the entire state of Arkansas.  John Paul Hammerschmidt was a statesman and one of our most steadfast advocates – he always…

Womack Applauds Permanent Doc Fix

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, which repeals the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), replaces it with a formula that returns stability to Medicare physician payments, strengthens Medicare’s ability to fight fraud, provides funding for community health centers and…

Womack Supports Balanced Budget for a Stronger America

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of the House Budget Committee’s fiscal year 2016 budget, A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America:  “One of our most fundamental congressional duties is passing a budget for a governing majority, and I am especially proud to support the passage of this Balanced Budget for a Stronger America. …

Womack Responds to Ghani Address

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response an address from His Excellency Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, to a joint session of Congress: “President Ghani today reminded us that freedom is in fact not free, and I appreciate his humbling gratitude for the sacrifices we have already made and the American lives…