Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) was today appointed by House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (KY-5) to serve as vice chairman of the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. He will serve as chair of the subcommittee in the absence of subcommittee Chairman Jack Kingston (GA-1) and assist him in official committee… Read more »
On July 5, 2013, the Obama administration reported that systems to safeguard and verify eligibility for federal premium subsidies for health insurance purchased through an exchange are not in place and announced it would rely on self-attestation and sample audits for the purpose of distributing premium tax credits. It is estimated that this could result in $250 billion of improper… Read more »
I support defunding Obamacare.
I am proud to cosponsor Representative Tom Graves’ H.R. 2682, the Defund Obamacare Act, which prohibits any funds from being spent on any activity to implement or enforce the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), rescinds any unspent balances that have already been appropriated for implementation, and turns off all mandatory spending… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the Obama administration yesterday announced it would delay enforcement of Obamacare’s employer mandate until January 1, 2015:
“Obamacare’s oppressive and inflexible employer mandate has already impacted job growth and will ultimately put 3.2 million jobs at risk. Unfortunately, simply delaying enforcement of… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack was appointed to serve on the following subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee:
Defense: Department of Defense
Financial Services and General Government: Department of the Treasury; District of Columbia; The Judiciary; Executive Office of the President
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies: Department of Education;… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Womack released the following statement after the House approved the Interest Rate Reduction Act (H.R. 4628), that would extend... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Womack released the below statement in response to the House passage of Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s FY13 budget. For more information, go to... Read more »