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Womack Applauds Passage of FSGG Appropriations

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of H.R. 5016, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, which provides funding for the Treasury Department, the Judiciary, the Small Business Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and several other agencies for fiscal year 2015: “From enforcing our laws to…

ICYMI: Womack Talks Jobs at Republican Leadership Press Conference

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At a press conference with Republican leaders today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) discussed the dozens of jobs bills the House has passed that – if taken up by the Senate –  would create jobs and opportunity in America.  The video can be found here.  The transcript is below. Remarks of Representative Steve Womack of Arkansas Republican Leadership Press…

Womack Supports PITFA

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of H.R. 3086, the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (PITFA), which prohibits taxation for sheer usage of the Internet and its services: “I am proud to cosponsor and support PITFA, which ensures Internet-usage remains permanently tax-free.  But it’s important to remember that while Internet-usage is…

Arkansas Delegation Requests Disaster Assistance for State’s Farmers, Ranchers

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U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), today wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of Governor Mike Beebe’s request for federal disaster assistance for Arkansas farmers and ranchers suffering from losses caused by severe weather in the…

Womack Delivers Weekly Republican Address, Honors Independence Day

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Delivering the Weekly Republican Address from Bentonville Square in the heart of downtown Bentonville, Arkansas's historic business district, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) reflects on the Declaration of Independence and our ongoing mission to ensure Americans have a voice in their government and their economy. The video can be found here.  The transcript is below. Remarks…

Rep. Steve Womack to Deliver the Weekly Republican Address

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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has selected Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) to deliver the Weekly Republican Address in honor of Independence Day.  “We Americans are blessed with a great land, economic opportunity, a matchless Constitution, and unrivaled success – July 4th is a chance to celebrate that,” Rep. Womack said. “Independence Day is also a time to reflect on the liberty…

Womack Praises SCOTUS Hobby Lobby Decision

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the Supreme Court today announced its ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby: “The First Amendment affords Americans the freedom of religion.  Obamacare should not infringe on this right, and employers should not be fined for practicing their constitutionally-protected faiths.  I applaud today’s Supreme Court…

House RFS Reform Leaders Respond to CBO Report

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U.S. Representatives Bob Goodlatte (VA-6), Jim Costa (CA-16), Peter Welch (VT-AL), and Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today in response to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) report, The Renewable Fuel Standard: Issues for 2014 and Beyond: “The report released by the Congressional Budget Office confirms what a bipartisan majority in Congress already know – we…

Womack Applauds SCOTUS NLRB Ruling

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On January 25, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that President Obama’s so-called ‘recess’ appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were unconstitutional.  In March 2013, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) introduced H.R. 976, a bill to stop the NLRB from enforcing the rules, regulations, and decisions it has issued since these appointments were…

Pryor, Boozman, Womack Announce Over $680,000 for Fort Smith Fire Department

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U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, along with U.S. Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), today announced that the Fort Smith Fire Department will receive a $689,572 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program to purchase face pieces and self-contained breathing apparatuses. “Arkansas firefighters put themselves in harm’s way…