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Womack Offers Motion to Recommit on House Floor

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Washington, DC— June 19, 2019….Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) offered a Motion to Recommit on the House floor. The amendment would have sent H.R. 2740, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, back to the Appropriations Committee in order to address longstanding problems with the bill. Corrections needed include…

Womack Statement on Appointment of Mark Esper as Acting Secretary of Defense

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Washington, DC—June 18, 2019....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced that Secretary of the Army Mark Esper will assume the role of Acting Secretary of Defense: “Mark Esper is an outstanding choice to serve as Acting Secretary of Defense. He is a proven leader who has served in uniform and has a deep understanding of…

Womack Reintroduces Constitutional Amendment to Protect the U.S. Flag

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Washington, DC—June 14, 2019....Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3), along with 14 cosponsors, today reintroduced H.J.Res.65, a joint resolution which restores Congress’s constitutional authority to ban the desecration of the United States flag. The reintroduction of the legislation coincides with Flag Day, which commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag by the Continental Congress on June…

Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation to Receive $263 Million in Loans to Improve Electrical Grid in Arkansas and Missouri

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Washington, DC—May 31, 2019....The United States Department of Agriculture this week announced that they will be providing $858 million in loans to upgrade rural electric systems in 17 states, including Arkansas and Missouri. The Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation in Berryville, Arkansas will receive over $263 million in loans to improve grid reliability throughout Arkansas and…

Arkansas Delegation Applauds Emergency Declaration for State from Flooding and Severe Storms

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Washington, DC – May 31, 2019…U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—announced that President Donald Trump has issued an emergency declaration for Arkansas, allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance for emergency protective measures for 16 counties: Arkansas, Chicot,…

Arkansas Delegation Supports Governor’s Request for Disaster Declaration

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Washington, DC – May 29, 2019….U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—sent a letter to President Donald Trump and administration officials urging them to support Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s request for a federal disaster declaration due to extensive damage as a result of continued flooding and…