Steve Womack: “Excessive Federal spending, in my opinion, does contribute to inflation.”

There are only about 578 people that will be affected by this. You know, the Guard is over 100,000.

I think a lot of us up here would agree that the federal bureaucracy has become bloated, but I think we need to be a little bit more precise in downsizing a department with a mission as critical.

By the way, I have got to leave here in a minute and go meet with the city of Fort Smith board of directors.

Before I close, let me say, as most of my colleagues know and as Mr. Clyburn pointed out, my presence here today in the face of a terrible, personal hardship--the loss of my wife of over 41 years--I hope is indicative of the importance of…