Agriculture

In a speech on the House Floor, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today addressed the farm bill.  The conference report was subsequently approved in the House with a bipartisan vote of 251-166.  In addition to reducing mandatory spending by $23 billion, the conference report makes important reforms to farm and food programs.  “For… Read more »

Reps. Steve Womack (R-AR), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Peter Welch (D-VT) released the following statement today regarding the introduction of the RFS Reform Act in the U.S. House of Representatives: “The RFS debate is no longer just a debate about fuel or food.  It is also a debate about jobs, small business, and economic growth.  The federal government’s… Read more »

Today, Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) introduced the Sensible School Lunch Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.  The legislation will provide school districts with greater flexibility in implementing new rules for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program.  The House bill is a companion… Read more »

“In August, I sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson with 155 of my House colleagues asking for immediate relief from the government’s ethanol production mandate.  On Friday, the EPA denied that request, citing a lack of “severe economic harm” to justify such a decision, despite evidence to the contrary.  When an agency fails to act, Congress must, and while… Read more »

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WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Womack – with Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Jim Matheson (D-UT), and more than 150 other Members of Congress – sent a letter this morning to the EPA Administrator urging her to take action to reduce the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) to help ease corn supply concerns and protect American consumers, livestock producers, and the economy. Read more »

WASHINGTON–Congressman Steve Womack and his fellow House Republicans went above and beyond their “Pledge to America” by passing a Continuing Resolution that cut more than $100 billion from President Obama’s FY11 request Read more »

These Members ... are more than ready for the difficult work of cutting spending... Read more »