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S.42 - Strengthen Social Work Workforce Act of 2011

A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure that social work students or social work schools are eligible for support under certain programs that would assist individuals in pursuing health careers or for grants for training projects in geriatrics, and to establish a social work training program.

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S.42 Strengthen Social Work Workforce Act of 2011 americaneuropeanminority July 19, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 22nd Congressional district of Texas. I'm tracking S.42 - Strengthen Social Work Workforce Act of 2011 using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.

Why is it that this bill is focused on 'underrepresented minorities'? What does that mean? The statistics are showing that Caucasian's (European American) are just as underrepresented as any other minority group. What makes more sense, is to fo...

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