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Arkies in the Beltway | Week of June 30, 2024

This is "Arkies in the Beltway" for the week of June 30, 2024. I'm Alex Thomas, Washington Correspondent for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, with your look at national politics and the Arkansans influencing the discussions.

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The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee continues to move swiftly in considering Congress' annual appropriations measures.

The committee's Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee approved a $90 billion measure covering programs under the Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., serves as the subcommittee's chairman.

STORY: U.S. House appropriators set to consider Womack-led spending measure in July

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced its version of the Water Resources Development Act. Congress considers the legislation biennially to authorize U.S. Army Corps of Engineer projects and water-related research.

Reps.

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