Washington, DC – September 25, 2020....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced his plans to sign a discharge petition to require a vote on a stand-alone extension of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through the end of the year. The legislation, which he proudly cosponsored, will allow small businesses to access support and utilize leftover relief funds that are currently sitting idle after the PPP’s August 8th expiration. Congressman Womack said, “Small businesses are job creators a...
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Washington, DC—September 22, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after joining the House to pass H.R. 8337, a short-term continuing resolution (CR), which will keep the federal government funded through December 11, 2020. Notably included in the final bill was assistance for farmers and ranchers through the Commodity Credit Corporation. These provisions, although important and noncontroversial, were unnecessarily removed at the last-minute by Speaker Pelosi fro...
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Washington, DC—September 14, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) and Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2) today announced their request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct a review of the National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP). The members sent a letter asking for an updated strategic assessment of the program to ensure its objectives are being advanced and that the current framework is effectively supporting the U.S. National Defense Strategy. The members said, ...
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Washington, DC—September 10, 2020….U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman—announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $10 million for improvements to U.S. Highway 67 northeast of Little Rock and $4 million for the construction of a railroad overpass in Monticello. DOT awarded a $10 million grant from the Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) program which will be us...
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Washington, DC—September 10, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today received the ‘Empowering Kids Award for Outstanding Community Partner’ from the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) of Benton County. The honor recognizes his longstanding work to support the CAC’s mission of empowering and helping children. Congressman Womack said, “Our community is strong because of the people who answer the call to help others. The Children’s Advocacy Center does that each day. I am incredibly grateful and ...
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