Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after the Obama administration yesterday announced it would delay enforcement of Obamacare’s employer mandate until January 1, 2015: “Obamacare’s oppressive and inflexible employer mandate has already impacted job growth and will ultimately put 3.2 million jobs at risk. Unfortunately, simply delaying enforcement of the mandate does not change that. Nor does it provide relief for individuals who will see their premiums skyrocket. In... Read more

U.S. Senator John Boozman, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin, (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4), reacted to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell’s announcement that the Interior Department will rescind its designation of the White River as a National Blueway: “We all agree that we should work to protect our waterways, but a new federal Blueway program is not necessary to improve the cooperation of federal and state agencies on the management of the White River.... Read more

U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today joined Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1) and Steve Womack (AR-3) to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Arkansas airports over $3 million in grants for safety and operation improvements. “Safe and reliable transportation infrastructure is critical to economic development in our state,” Pryor said. “These federal funds will allow our airports to make needed upgrades so they can continue to deliver people and products s... Read more

Today, in the state of Arkansas, if you buy something online and the retailer does not collect the sales tax, current state law requires you to pay that tax to the state yourself. That’s the law! As a consumer, it is your responsibility to make sure that you have paid it. And every year, you are supposed to get a form from the state, calculate the tax, and send in a check for the amount you owe. That’s confusing and burdensome, and let’s be honest, even though not doing so is tax evasion, very f... Read more

In a letter sent today, members of the Arkansas and Missouri Congressional delegations asked Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to answer a series of questions concerning the Administration’s designation of the White River as a National Blueway. The letter was signed by U.S. Senators John Boozman (AR) and Roy Blunt (MO), along with U.S. Representatives Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), Tom Cotton (AR-4), Vicky Hartzler (MO-4), Billy Long (MO-7), and Jason Smith (MO-8). ... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement today in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on United States v. Windsor: “Despite today's Supreme Court ruling, I maintain that marriage is between a man and a woman. While disappointed, I am encouraged that the Court recognized Arkansas's constitutional sovereignty so we can continue to protect the sanctity of marriage in our state.” ### Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), along with U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman and Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1) and Tim Griffin (AR-2), today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared Arkansas a disaster area, allowing the state to receive financial assistance to recover from severe storms. “After Arkansas was hit with severe storms this spring, we saw an outpouring of support from neighbors, churches, and first responders. But more help was needed,” P... Read more

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement in response to President Obama's climate change action plan: “Today, President Obama announced plans to expand his oppressive energy agenda, establishing even more restrictions, pushing new backdoor energy taxes, and delaying solutions – like the Keystone pipeline – that will address our rising energy costs. People like you and I don’t belong to the ‘Flat Earth Society’ as the President accused; we simply live in the real world and... 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 computers to furniture. What a great deal! Or is it? The local brick-and-mortar store utilized for “window shopp... 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 computers to furniture. What a great deal! Or is it? The local brick-and-mortar store utilized for “window shopp... Read more