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Tom鈥檚 committees include the Judiciary Committee, where he serves as the Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, the Intelligence Committee, and the Armed Services Committee, where he serves as the Ranking Member of the Air Land Power Subcommittee.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="Block Block--paragraph Block--width--normal Block--backgroundColor--none Block--textColor--default Block--textFamily--default pt-2 pb-2"> <div class="Block__content"> <div class="RawHTML"> <p>Tom grew up on his family鈥檚 cattle farm in Yell County. He graduated from Dardanelle High School, Harvard, and Harvard Law School. After a clerkship with the U.S. Court of Appeals and private law practice, Tom left the law because of the September 11th attacks. 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