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Our immigration system is in shambles.  We have an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in our country, a porous border, and a visa system that fails to meet the needs of American companies.  This fall, the House will address these issues when it considers the SAFE Act, the Legal Workforce Act, the AG Act, and the SKILLS Visa Act.  The Strengthen and Fortify… Read more »

These days, Congress doesn't agree on much.  But there is bipartisan support in Washington for comprehensive tax reform. In May, the House passed a budget resolution that set forth our vision for reform.  It called for consolidating the six individual income tax brackets into two brackets, a 10 percent bracket and a 25 percent bracket, and lowering the corporate tax… Read more »

Reps. Steve Womack (R-AR), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), and Peter Welch (D-VT) sent a letter today to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Ranking Member Henry Waxman urging the Committee to consider H.R. 1462, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Reform Act, as a vehicle to achieve meaningful reform to the RFS.  They released the following… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) and U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today announced that the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) will receive a $3,430,505 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funding will be used to continue upgrades at the airport, including the widening of a taxilane near Concourse A for larger aircraft to access the backside of the… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) and U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today announced a Department of Transportation grant for Russellville Regional Airport.  The $156,622 grant, administered by the Federal Aviation Admission, will be used to seal coat and remark the airport runway. “Airports are valuable contributors to local economies,” said Pryor. “This investment in… Read more »

Conservative economist, Dr. Art Laffer, today released a study, Pro-growth Tax Reform and E-fairness, which concluded that passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA; S. 743/H.R. 684) could result in $563.2 billion in state GDP growth and 1.5 million new jobs nationwide – with $6.5 billion in GDP growth and 22,600 new jobs in Arkansas alone – by 2022. By giving states the ability to… Read more »

On July 2, 2013, the Obama administration announced it would delay enforcement of the Obamacare employer mandate until January 1, 2015.  Yesterday, the House voted on the Authority for a Mandate Delay Act (H.R. 2667) and the Fairness for American Families Act (H.R. 2668) to delay the Obamacare individual mandate, as well as the employer mandate, until January 1, 2015.  After… Read more »

Lawmakers need to come to grips with our subpar economic performance and enact reforms to jumpstart growth. Real annual economic growth between 1960 and 1999 was 3.5%. Since 2000, it has been 2.2%. As a result, we are 15% poorer than we would have been if growth had remained steady. That means more poverty and budget problems in state capitals and Washington. Flattening our tax code to… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today after the House passed the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM; H.R. 2642): "Agriculture is the backbone of Arkansas’s economy, and our farmers shouldn’t suffer because of Washington’s dysfunction. While I am frustrated with today’s vote, failing to pass a farm bill is not an option. With the… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack is currently seeking highly motivated college students to serve as interns in his Washington, D.C. office, as well as his district offices in Rogers, Fort Smith, and Harrison, for the following session: Fall 2013: August 15, 2013 – December 13, 2013 A Congressional internship is a rewarding experience, and both Washington, D.C., and district office interns will… Read more »