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Womack Named Vice Chair of Labor-H

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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…

Womack Statement on Vote to Stop Obamacare Fraud

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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…

Policy Update: Defunding Obamacare

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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…

Womack Statement on Obamacare Employer Mandate Delay

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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…

Womack Receives House Appropriations Subcommittee Appointments

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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;…