On Friday afternoon, Congressman Womack learned of the passing of Mr. Stanley Reed. Offering his prayers to the family, he released the following statement. "Today, Arkansas lost one of its finest statesmen. Stanley Reed portrayed what it means to be an Arkansan. From his service as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the University of Arkansas, to president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, and serving on the board at Baptist Health, Mr. Reed's devotion to the state of Arkansas was unwavering....
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Congressman Steve Womack released the below statement regarding the latest unemployment figures from the U.S. Department of Labor. Only 18,000 new jobs were added last month—well under the 105,000 economists predicted—raising unemployment to 9.2%.
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On Friday evening, after an appeals process, President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for Johnson and Franklin Counties in the State of Arkansas, triggering the release of Federal funds to help individuals and communities recover from the severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred during May 24-26.
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Congressman Steve Womack will be back in the Third District from June 25th through July 1st. The following is a list of events open to the press:
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Congressman Steve Womack issued the following statement regarding the Administration’s decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR):
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On Thursday, Congressman Steve Womack—in a bipartisan effort—became an original co-sponsor of H.R. 2307, the Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act. This bill would repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) and eliminate the import tariff on ethanol.
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