Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) today sent a letter to President Obama asking the administration to take further steps to protect Americans against the spread of the Ebola virus. The letter says, in part:
“While it’s important to establish appropriate protocols to treat, contain, and defeat the virus in this country,… Read more »
On September 24, 1789, the U.S. Marshals Service was founded. Today, the service celebrates its 225th anniversary by breaking ground on the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The museum will be funded in part by the sale of commemorative coins authorized by the United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (P.L. 112-104). This… Read more »
Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) today sent a letter to Arkansas Department of Insurance (ADI) Commissioner Jay Bradford requesting information on the health insurance rates Arkansans can expect to find on Healthcare.gov when open enrollment begins November 15, 2014. It was publicly reported earlier this year that the… Read more »
U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today joined Congressmen Tim Griffin (AR-2) and Steve Womack (AR-3) to announce that seven Arkansas cities will receive $7.5 million from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to finance projects that will create jobs, promote innovation, increase resiliency to natural disasters, and accelerate long-term sustainable economic… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Renee Ellmers (R-NC-2), Steve Womack (R-AR-3), Doris Matsui (D-CA-6), and Bill Owens (D-NY-21), along with 44 of their House colleagues, today sent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Burwell a bipartisan letter requesting that the she instruct the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to use its existing authority… Read more »
Yesterday, members of the Arkansas House delegation introduced H.R. 5542, the Farm Protection Act of 2014. The legislation was introduced to help protect ag-producers who may become creditors in a bankruptcy. Earlier this summer, a grain merchandiser, known as Turner Grain, located in Arkansas’s First District ended its operations and has since entered into bankruptcy… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 4, the Jobs for America Act:
“Third District Arkansans want policies that allow them to hold the keys to their success instead of promoting the status quo, that grow the economy and not the federal government, that enable them to create jobs rather than make doing so a disincentive,… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act:
“Capitalizing on America’s energy renaissance is essential to the security of our nation and will allow us to control our economic destiny. But the usual politics, red tape, and quick fixes that never… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the passage of H.J.Res. 124, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, which provides funding for government operations through December 11, 2014:
“Passage of this continuing resolution provides for the uninterrupted function of government at a level below the established budgetary caps and allows… Read more »
On Wednesday, September 17, 2014, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) spoke from the House Floor on the McKeon amendment to H.J.Res. 124, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015. The McKeon amendment would authorize the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to carry out President Obama’s plan of training and equipping Syrian opposition forces to… Read more »
