Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The 2016 competition was open to all high school students in the Third District. From the 76 entries representing twelve schools, the top five finalists will be selected by a panel judges from the community, including Jeannie Hulen, University of Arkansas… Read more »
Senator John Boozman, Senator Tom Cotton, Congressman Rick Crawford, Congressman French Hill, Congressman Steve Womack, and Congressman Bruce Westerman today issued the following statement in response to an announcement by the Department of Energy (DOE) to use Section 1222 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109–58) to partner with Clean Line Energy in an energy transmission… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House Budget Committee passed the fiscal year 2017 budget, A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America:
“Our nation’s $19 trillion debt threatens America’s ability to ensure the safety and security of our people, our allies, and our interests. It is imperative that we get our country off this… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following video in response to the release of President Obama’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget request:
“Well, here it is: The President’s 2017 budget… Two thousand pages. $4 trillion in spending. It represents an increase in spending of $2.5 trillion over the ten-year window, and it raises taxes on hardworking Americans by… Read more »
After reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to deny urgently needed assistance to American cotton farmers and rural communities that depend on our domestic cotton industry, Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1), the Subcommittee Chairman for General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, along with Rep. French Hill (AR-2), Rep. Steve… Read more »
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), French Hill (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Bruce Westerman (AR-4), today urged President Barack Obama to support Governor Asa Hutchinson’s request for a major disaster declaration for Arkansas.
From December 23, 2015, through January 23, 2016, Arkansas experienced a pattern of destructive storms,… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after the House voted to override the President’s veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act:
“The passage of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act marked the first time Congress used the Reconciliation process since the Obama Administration did so six… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) is seeking hard-working college students and recent graduates 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 sessions:
Summer Session I: May 23, 2016 - July 1, 2016
Summer Session II: July 5, 2016 - August 12, 2016
A congressional internship is a rewarding… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today announced that Zachary Vann, who will graduate from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UAFS) in December 2016, has been selected to serve as the 2016 John Paul Hammerschmidt (JPH) Fellow.
The JPH Fellowship was established in 2013 in conjunction with UAFS and is named for former Arkansas Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt (1966-1993), who… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) tonight released the following statement in response to President Obama’s final State of the Union address:
“After seven years of State of the Union addresses filled with broken promises and empty words, Americans are disheartened. We ask ourselves if we’re better off now than we were seven years ago. We ask if we are safer now than we were… Read more »
