Steve Womack: “We cannot keep getting away from doing our job, especially when we are in normal times.”

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…

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

I can tell all of you the river valley in Arkansas is very excited to hear the sound of freedom beginning this fall, I guess, when the Polish show up.

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