WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:

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Cotton, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Overhaul Workforce Education

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the American Workforce Act, legislation that would overhaul workforce education. Funding from the bill--paid for in part by taxing wealthy private college endowments--would provide training vouchers to pay for education programs designed by employers.