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Boozman, Womack Introduce Resolution to Recognize the Marshallese

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Boozman and Congressman Steve Womack introduced a resolution recognizing the strategic importance of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Marshallese who live in the United States— the largest concentration of whom in the continental U.S. reside in Springdale, Arkansas. “The Marshallese are an important part of the fabric of our state and nation. In…

Womack to Chair Joint Select Committee on Budget Process Reform

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack issued the following statement after he was named the Republican chair of the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, a bipartisan and bicameral panel of 16 lawmakers tasked with identifying and recommending reforms to the budget process. Womack is also a member of the House Appropriations…

Chairman Womack Appointed to Select Committee on Budget Process Reform

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack issued the following statement after he was appointed by Speaker Paul Ryan to the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, a bipartisan and bicameral panel of 16 lawmakers tasked with identifying and recommending reforms to the budget process.  “Making bold and lasting reforms for the…

Chairman Womack Statement on President’s Budget Request

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today released President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2019.   “Today marks the beginning of the fiscal year 2019 budget process with the receipt of President Trump’s official request. The House Budget Committee will…

Chairman Womack Statement on Passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act

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Washington, D.C. – House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack released the following statement after lawmakers agreed to a bipartisan, bicameral budget agreement. The Bipartisan Budget Act adjusts the spending caps for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, including a significant increase for defense. The agreement also includes funding for the government through March 23, 2018, paving the way…

Womack Statement on the Passage of the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017

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WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 772, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017:  “As I have traveled throughout the Third District, I have heard repeatedly from small businesses across the spectrum of the suffocating impact of Obama-era regulations. With President Trump, this Congress has worked…

Womack Votes to Avoid Another Shutdown

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WASHINGTON — Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House passed the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 – Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, which provides full-year funding for the Department of Defense and funding for the remainder of the federal government through March 23, 2018:   “I’m disappointed…