Shutdown logjam frustrates Arkansas’ U.S. House members

September 22, 2023 at 5:05 a.m.

by Alex Thomas

From left: U.S. Reps. Rick Crawford, French Hill, Bruce Westerman and Steve Womack, all R-Arkansas.


WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., admits he is not a fan of soap operas, but it was easy for the congressman to compare divisions among House Republicans over funding the government to a daytime serial.

"It