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Boozman, Cotton, Womack Announce Funding for U of A Mentoring Program for Veteran, Minority Farmers

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U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with U.S. Representative Steve Womack (AR-3), today announced that the University of Arkansas (U of A) has been awarded funding to develop an online and in-person training and mentoring program for military veterans and minority farmers. “Establishing this type of career development program at our state’s flagship university is significant…

Times Record: Womack Celebrates Fort Smith School’s Achievements

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During a break from duties in Washington, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, visited Woods Elementary School students and faculty Wednesday to honor and celebrate their many recent achievements. In 2013, four teachers from Woods received awards in economic education. Second-grade teacher Kimberly Been, third- and fourth-grade teacher Jenny Holland and fourth-grade teacher…

Womack Named Vice Chair of Labor-H

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Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) was today appointed by House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (KY-5) to serve as vice chairman of the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.  He will serve as chair of the subcommittee in the absence of subcommittee Chairman Jack Kingston (GA-1) and assist him in official committee…

Policy Update: The Rising Cost of a College Education

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“Over the past three decades, the average tuition at a public four-year college has gone up by more than 250 percent -- 250 percent. Now, a typical family's income has only gone up 16 percent.” These are President Obama’s words during a speech at the University of Buffalo yesterday, where he outlined the administration’s plan to help make higher education more affordable. His solutions…