Defense

Congresswoman Kay Granger (TX-12) and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) yesterday sent National Commission on the Future of the Army (NCFA) Chairman Carter Ham, USA Ret., and Vice Chairman Thomas R. Lamont a letter expressing concerns over recent Army force structure decisions and their hope that the NCFA will take into account the value and capability of the National Guard as they prepare… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after supporting House-passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (H.R. 1735): “I am appalled that President Obama would rank the security of our nation below his pet discretionary spending projects by threatening veto a bill as important as the National Defense Authorization Act.  The… Read more »

U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-01) and Steve Womack (AR-03), today announced that the University of Arkansas (UA) and Arkansas State University (ASU) will receive grants from the Department of Justice (DOJ) totaling over $900,000 to study domestic radicalization.  UA will receive $399,531 to identify behavioral characteristics of… Read more »

On Friday, September 11, 2015, in a speech given on the House Floor, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) spoke out against the Iran Nuclear Deal and urged the House to vote down H.R. 3461, to approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran.  H.R. 3461 subsequently failed by a vote of 162-269.  The House then… Read more »

House Leadership today announced a plan to take three votes on the Iran Deal this week.  The first vote will be a House Resolution expressing that it is the sense of the House that President Obama did not submit all the necessary documents as required under law.  The second vote will give the House the opportunity to vote in favor of the Iran deal, and the third vote will… Read more »

As you may know, last night Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer of New York publically announced that he will oppose the Iran nuclear deal when it comes to the Senate for a vote.  Now, Senator Schumer and I agree on practically nothing – but I cannot stress how much I agree with his position and how much his stance matters to Congress’s ability to ultimately defeat one of the… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the Obama administration’s announcement of a final agreement in nuclear negotiations with Iran:   “Iran is the world’s largest sponsor of terror.  By paving the way for this most dangerous state to obtain nuclear weapons and a free flow of arms, this agreement will ultimately increase Iran’s… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of H.R. 2685, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, which provides the Department of Defense (DoD) $490.2 billion in discretionary funding and $88.4 billion for the Global War on Terror (GWOT) for fiscal year 2016: “From ISIL to Boko Haram, America faces new and growing threats daily. … Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016: “Regardless of the gridlock in Washington and our countless disagreements, there is one commitment that both sides of the aisle must come together to uphold – our commitment to our men and women in uniform.  That is… Read more »

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,… Read more »