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Reps. Womack and Roe Call for Accountability Review, Bonus Recoupment of Arkansas VA Pathologist Following Charges

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Washington, DC—June 25, 2020....Representatives Steve Womack (AR-3), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, and Phil Roe, M.D. (TN-1), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, sent a letter to Robert Wilkie, the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), requesting details about how VA intends to hold the former Chief Pathologist at the VA Medical…

Womack Statement on House Justice Reform Legislation

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Washington, DC—June 25, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the House’s vote on partisan police reform legislation. Womack believes that members must seek common ground to enact meaningful change. He is urging a vote on the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act, which includes bipartisan measures and is…

Womack Joins Bipartisan Bill to Expand Sanctions on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

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Washington, DC—June 25, 2020....Today, Congressman Steve Womack (R-AR), led by Congressmen Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Denny Heck (D-WA), Mike Turner (R-OH), and Ruben Gallego (R-AZ), supported the introduction of legislation that would clarify and expand sanctions on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline as an original cosponsor. This legislation extends sanctions already…

USDA Awards Arkansas $75 Million for Electric Infrastructure Program

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Washington, DC—June 23, 2020….U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman— applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for awarding a $75 million loan to Arkansas Electric Co-op Corps through the Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. As part of the Electric Loan Program, Arkansas…

Womack Supports Introduction of JUSTICE Act

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Washington, DC—June 19, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) joined Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-8), Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), and more than one hundred of their colleagues to introduce the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act in Congress this week. The bill focuses on strengthening transparency, accountability, and performance of law enforcement…

Womack Announces $3,579,000 USDA Rural Development Grant in Flippin

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Flippin, Ark. — June 18, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today joined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Arkansas State Director David Branscum and local leaders to announce a $3,579,000 grant and $775,000 loan for the City of Flippin. The multi-million dollar investment will upgrade and expand critical wastewater infrastructure to improve the system for…

Womack Joins President Trump to Celebrate West Point Graduates of 2020

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Washington, DC—June 13, 2020….Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), Chairman of the West Point Board of Visitors (BOV), today joined President Donald J. Trump, Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams, Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville, and other Army leaders at the U.S. Military Academy’s (USMA) graduation…

HHS Awards Arkansas Nearly $170 Million Relief Fund Payments for Safety Net Hospitals, Medicaid & CHIP Providers

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Washington, DC—June 11, 2020….U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman—applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for awarding nearly $170 million to Arkansas Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) providers diagnosing, testing or caring for individuals with…