Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the following statement in response to President Obama’s fiscal year 2016 budget request, which was today submitted to Congress:
“With a debt of over $18 trillion, President Obama’s calls for $2.4 trillion in new spending and $2.1 trillion in tax increases are bold to say the least. Adding insult to injury, his plan never balances and… Read more »
The Arkansas Congressional delegation today requested Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack extend the loan repayment date for farmers impacted by the collapse of Turner Grain until bankruptcy proceedings are completed.
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) extended loan repayment dates for farmers impacted by the collapse of Turner Grain last fall. The repayment extension is set… Read more »
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which is largely in charge of administering the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), will use over $702 million of user fees to spend a total of $773 million on consumer outreach and education for the Obamacare marketplaces. Unfortunately, while the administration conducts this massive… Read more »
Arkansas’s Congressional delegation today requested an extension for the public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Plains & Eastern Clean Line Transmission Project.
In a letter sent to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, the delegation requests more time for constituents to share their views and/or concerns, noting that the comment period was… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today joined a bipartisan group of 242 House colleagues to pass H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act. H.R. 7 codifies the Hyde Amendment, which has barred the use of federal funds for abortions in Appropriations legislation since 1976. Additionally, the bill eliminates tax credits and subsidies for Obamacare health plans that include… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) tonight released the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address:
“The ‘growing economy, shrinking deficits, bustling industry, and booming energy production’ President Obama talked about tonight have not happened because of him, but in spite of him and his repeated calls for higher taxes, more spending, and bigger… Read more »
On March 7, 2011, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a final rule that imposed blanket third-party certification requirements for all products applying for participation in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR program. Unfortunately, the rule disregarded successful and existing industry programs and has increased the regulatory burden on manufacturers, as… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz expressing concern over the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) consideration for a partnership with Clean Line Energy Partners through the Plains & Eastern transmission line project and frustration about the Department’s refusal to offer satisfactory answers to questions raised in past… Read more »
In September 2013, after successful joint-management program operation since 2009, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) determined that it no longer had the statutory authority to continue with the cooperative oversight of recreational facilities across the country, upon recognizing a gap in its legislative authorities. At the time of the USACE determination, ten such agreements… Read more »
Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today was appointed to serve on the House Appropriations Defense, Financial Services and General Government, and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittees, as well as receiving an appointment to serve on the House Committee on the Budget, for the 114th Congress:
“Since coming to Congress and being put on the… Read more »
