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Shoppers walk into a local store somewhere in Arkansas and pick out a TV. For argument’s sake, let’s say the TV costs $2,000. Add sales tax and the TV may cost $2,130, or more. The shopper goes home, gets on his computer, orders the same TV online for the same $2,000, but pays no sales tax. The same process is repeated many times a day at stores large and small for items from books to… Read more »

Shoppers walk into a local store somewhere in Arkansas and pick out a TV. For argument’s sake, let’s say the TV costs $2,000. Add sales tax and the TV may cost $2,130, or more. The shopper goes home, gets on his computer, orders the same TV online for the same $2,000, but pays no sales tax. The same process is repeated many times a day at stores large and small for items from books to… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today after the House rejected the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM; H.R. 1947): “Today’s vote was about protecting Arkansas farmers and making meaningful reforms to farm and food programs.  The FARRM Act would have done that.  The bill would have slashed spending by more than $40 billion… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), along with U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), today sent a letter to President Barack Obama and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate supporting Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe’s request for a major disaster declaration for the state of Arkansas. This request comes after… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced the John Paul Hammerschmidt Fellowship program.  This fellowship, named for former Arkansas Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt (1966-1993), is geared towards highly motivated college students with an interest in public service and will allow outstanding Third District students to experience the legislative process firsthand in… Read more »

Each year, members of Congress have the privilege of making nominations to the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAF), the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (USMA), the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), 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, Congressman… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today regarding Monday’s tragic tornadoes in Oklahoma: “The aftermath of Monday’s storms in Oklahoma left unimaginable loss and devastation across the state, especially in Moore.  Now, the community must band together to rebuild, and I commend all those in Arkansas’s Third District – including Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods,… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement tonight after the House passed H.R. 3 to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline by removing the requirement for a presidential permit, granting the additional federal permits required for the project, and limiting the legal challenges that can be brought regarding the pipeline’s construction: “In the 1,706 days… Read more »

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 45 to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care-related provisions in the Health Care Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010: “We all remember Nancy Pelosi’s infamous words: “we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.”  Well, it’s… Read more »

Representatives Steve Womack (AR-3) and Jackie Speier (CA-12) congratulated the Senate today for passing the Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743/H.R. 684) and urged their House colleagues to quickly do the same and finally level the playing field for American businesses. Under current law, brick-and-mortar retailers are required to collect sales and use taxes from customers who make… Read more »