Health Care

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 »

Great read from Forbes HERE (title of article above), and check out the video below, "Health Care Bill: Double Counting 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 »

WASHINGTON-This Timeline, courtesy of the Energy and Commerce Committee, outlines an "as it happens" of President Obama's health care law. Read more »

On Tuesday, the House passed H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act. This bill includes several extensions... Read more »

WASHINGTON—On Friday, the House passed Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WS) FY2012 budget plan 235-193 vote. Only four Republican members voted against the proposal which would cut both spending and the deficit by trillions of dollars, restructure the tax code and reform Medicare and Medicaid—making them viable programs for future generations Read more »

The effects of the two FY1996 shutdowns on government activities and the public received extensive attention. Although the effects on the public of any future shutdown would not necessarily reflect past experience, past events may be illustrative of effects that are possible. Several examples follow that were reported in congressional hearings, news media, and agency accounts. Read more »