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WASHINGTON— Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the passage of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, which provides funding for the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2018. “By passing this omnibus appropriations bill, we are finally fulfilling our duty for fiscal year 2018 and… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5247, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018, which improves access to experimental medications for terminally ill patients: "By allowing terminally ill patients who have exhausted all options to try experimental -… Read more »

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WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in support of the Remote Transaction Parity Act (RTPA) complementary preempting the Supreme Court’s ruling on Wayfair v. South Dakota: “In its 1992 Quill decision, the Supreme Court said that Congress is ‘better qualified to resolve’ e-fairness. Having championed this issue since my election to Congress,… Read more »

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WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the White House announced tariffs on aluminum and steel:   “I am extremely concerned that President Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs could counteract the recent successes of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: a significant increase in U.S. competiveness, a low unemployment rate, and a boost in the… Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03) announced that Fort Smith will receive a $8,527,893 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to repair and rehabilitate three rail bridges that cross Clear Creek and the Arkansas River.  One bridge spans the Arkansas River, and the project will rehabilitate many of… Read more »

WASHINGTON— Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas), and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-01), French Hill (AR-02), Steve Womack (AR-03), and Bruce Westerman (AR-04) today released the following statement applauding CMS’s approval of work requirements for Arkansas’s Medicaid program: “Encouraging people who can work to find employment is a common-sense policy with a… Read more »

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WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after he was elected to serve a second term as Chairman of the United States Military Academy (USMA) Board of Visitors (BOV):  “I am humbled by the opportunity to serve as the USMA Board of Visitors Chairman for a second term. Leader development is the key to maintaining the best Army in the world,… Read more »