Budget

On Friday, January 13, 2017, in a speech given on the House Floor, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) spoke in support of S.Con.Res. 3, the budgetary and procedural measure that sets the congressional budget for the United States Government and begins the reconciliation process, the necessary first step in repealing Obamacare. S.Con.Res. 3 subsequently passed the House by a vote of… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the House yesterday passed the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill.  The bill provides annual funding for the Treasury Department, the Judiciary, the Small Business Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other related agencies: “For the… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House voted to override the President’s veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: “The passage of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act marked the first time Congress used the Reconciliation process since the Obama Administration did so six… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) tonight released the following statement in response to President Obama’s final State of the Union address: “After seven years of State of the Union addresses filled with broken promises and empty words, Americans are disheartened.  We ask ourselves if we’re better off now than we were seven years ago.  We ask if we are safer now than we were… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: “For the first time, Congress has placed a repeal of the most onerous parts of Obamacare and an elimination of federal funding for Planned Parenthood on President Obama’s desk, forcing him to make a… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after House passage of the Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2029 with House Amendment #1 – Consolidated Appropriations Act: “In any negotiation there is give and take, and I certainly would have liked to see more in this Omnibus agreement, including language to block some of President Obama’s most… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after House passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314): “This budget agreement is far from ideal, but providing for our men and women in uniform and for the full faith and credit of the United States is not an option.  It is a responsibility.  And as an appropriator, I appreciate the fact that… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after House passage of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act (H.R. 3762): “The last time the budget was reconciled, the process was used as a mechanism to force Obamacare down the throats of the American people.  Since that time, the House has tirelessly worked to roll back this abrasive… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of the Conference Report to S. Con. Res. 11, which establishes the budget for fiscal year 2016 and budget levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025: “When I was elected to Congress, I made a commitment to Third District Arkansans to cut spending and to make the necessary reforms to put our nation’s… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of the House Budget Committee’s fiscal year 2016 budget, A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America:  “One of our most fundamental congressional duties is passing a budget for a governing majority, and I am especially proud to support the passage of this Balanced Budget for a Stronger America. … Read more »