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Breckenridge American: U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington meets with officials in Breckenridge, gives update on several key issues

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U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington met with city and county officials Tuesday in Breckenridge and gave updates related to the national level, as well as issues rural areas such as Stephens County and Breckenridge are facing. Over the course of the talk, Arrington hit on a variety of issues, including the economy and welfare state, healthcare, taxes,  defense, President Donald Trump and the…

IStation: How Intervention Helped a Failing School Get an A

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Amy Stephens, former principal of Bayless Elementary School in Lubbock, Texas, can’t get enough of Istation. Istation has been her top tool in turning around three schools in Lubbock ISD, transforming them from the lowest-ranked schools to top performers. Stephens was first introduced to Istation while working as the assistant principal for Bozeman Elementary School in…

Roll Call: Weve Got to Get Out: This Congressman Was at the White House on 9/11

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Jodey C. Arrington’s car was parked outside the entrance to the Executive Office Building on Sept. 11, 2001. He usually didn’t leave it there. “I was literally right outside, for some reason, that day,” he said. During the chaos of the morning, 29-year-old Arrington packed as many people as he could into his Chevy Tahoe and drove straight to his apartment…

Abilene Reporter-News: Arrington outlines successes, challenges at Abilene chamber legislative forum

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U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington addressed military strength, tax reform, the farm bill and reflections on the 9/11 terrorist attacks at a Chamber of Commerce legislative luncheon Tuesday. Acknowledging the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Arrington said it is important for the “collective consciousness of America” to remember the day's mixture of…

KFYO: Rep. Jodey Arrington recounts events at the White House, September 11, 2001

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Tuesday on The Chad Hasty Show, District 19 Representative Jodey Arrington joined the show to share his experience and memories from Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001. Arrington was on staff working for President George W. Bush in the White House when the attacks were taking place. During the show today, Arrington spoke about reasons for the attacks, the freedoms cherished by…

Texas Tribune: Texans in Congress remember close calls and lives changed on 9/11

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Sixteen years ago, it was a beautiful enough morning that Pete Olson, a staffer in the U.S. Senate, chose to drive from suburban Virginia into work with his Jeep’s top down. Just as the future Sugar Land-based congressman passed the Pentagon, his wife called to tell him a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center buildings. Instantly, he recalled to her the…

KCBD: Congressman Jodey Arrington talks on Wednesday about 2018 Farm Bill

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Facing an approaching deadline and a major sticking point he 2018 farm bill conference committee had its first public meeting in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. Congressman Jodey Arrington spoke about some of his concerns surrounding farm income, which is expected to fall again this year. "So the safety net to me is the heart of it. We spent 0.26 of 1% of the entire federal budget to get…

FOX34: 2018 Farm Bill in conference committee, House and Senate discuss differences

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he 2018 Farm Bill is in conference committee. Nine senators, including majority leader Mitch McConnell and 47 representatives, will hammer out the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. Namely whether to include work requirements for SNAP benefits. Lubbock Congressman and Conferee Jodey Arrington said seven million surplus jobs means there's…

Siouxland Proud: House-Senate Conference Committee work on farm bill compromise

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The House-Senate Conference Committee began its efforts to hash out a compromise on the farm bill. Lawmakers from both parties are not optimistic they can work out their differences before the current farm bill expires at the end of the month. North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp says America's farmers are in crisis "We hear all the time about good economy, guess where it…

Agri-Pulse: Senate leader prods farm bill negotiators for quick deal

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pressed farm bill negotiators to finalize an agreement as quickly as possible, but House Republicans used the conference committee’s first formal meeting to continue to press senators to accept tighter work requirements for food stamp recipients. McConnell, who appointed himself to the conference committee, said at Wednesday's meeting that he…