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  Garished neckties, potent cologne, and child-made cards with “I luv you” scribbled in red crayon will be placed in the large, open hands of doting fathers across Arkansas’s Third Congressional District this Sunday.  To all you fathers out there, enjoy the day; you are worth celebrating.  Fathers teach and inspire us.  They strengthen us.  They guide us. … Read more »

Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) today sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe expressing concern over the proposed endangered species classification of the Northern Long-Eared (NLE) bat. “We are troubled by this conclusion, as such a listing would eliminate… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the passage of H.R. 4810, the Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014, of which he is a cosponsor: “Rewarding VA employees for delaying and denying care for tens of thousands of our veterans is indefensible.  I am proud to cosponsor and support this bill, which ends this practice and ensures that our… Read more »

Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy requesting the agency hold a field hearing in Arkansas to examine the impact of its recently proposed carbon rule on the state, particularly the rural areas. “In your proposed rule you identify four… Read more »

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, along with Congressmen Tim Griffin (AR-2) and Steve Womack (AR-3), today announced that four Arkansas airports will receive over $3.1 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support facility upgrades and expansions. “Local airports are a vital resource for Arkansas communities, attracting businesses and jobs and providing… Read more »

Each year, members of Congress have the privilege of making nominations to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (USMA), the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAF), and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA).  The honor of attending a Service Academy comes with the obligation to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation.  Today,… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement in response to the resignation of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, General Eric Shinseki: “There are tremendous problems plaguing the VA and its ability to carry out one of the most important missions of our government – caring for our veterans.  It's been determined that the VA’s problems are… Read more »

As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to finalize 2014 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) to meet the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), Representatives Bob Goodlatte (VA-6), Jim Costa (CA-16), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Peter Welch (VT-AL) announced today that 218 Members of the House of Representatives have expressed concerns regarding the current ethanol mandate: “There is one… Read more »

In remarks to a gathering at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Gravette, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) paid tribute to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have died in service to this nation.  Womack used the account of the “Morenci Nine," nine members of Morenci, Arizona’s Class of 1966, who enlisted in the Marine Corps as the war in Vietnam was raging.  They were… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of H.R. 4435, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2015: “In a time when bipartisanship and progress in Congress seem extinct, passage of the NDAA is an example of Republicans and Democrats alike coming together to do what is best for our troops and our national security.  I… Read more »