| June 10, 2019
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Durbin, Cohen: Congress Must Close Loophole That Encourages For-Profit Colleges To Target Veterans & Service Members
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 10, 2019
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Tweet - "For-profit colleges shouldn't be invited to exploit our veterans and service members, especially not because of some loophole in the law. That's why I teamed up with @RepCohen to introduce the Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 7, 2019
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Klobuchar Introduces Legislation to Help International Students Pursuing STEM Careers in the United States
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 6, 2019
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Durbin, Blumenthal, Harris, Klobuchar: Keep International Student Talent In America
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 5, 2019
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Schneider Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| June 3, 2019
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Tweet - "I introduced the Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act to give those who are crushed by student debt a chance to get back on their feet. It's time to restore the availability of meaningful bankruptcy relief for student loan borrowers."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 3, 2019
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Durbin Highlights Measure To Allow Student Loan Debt To Be Discharged In Bankruptcy
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 22, 2019
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Duckworth, Durbin, Feinstein, Van Hollen, Shaheen, Smith and Kelly Reintroduce Legislation to Train Students for High-Skill Jobs
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 20, 2019
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Booker, Durbin, Krishnamoorthi Introduce The Help Students Vote Act
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| May 20, 2019
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Kelly, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Address Youth Unemployment in High Poverty Areas
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| May 17, 2019
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Senators Cory Booker And Dick Durbin Reintroduce The Help Students Vote Act
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| May 17, 2019
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Tweet - "#OTD 65 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education to end school segregation. Today, many inequalities still exist in our school system, and we must work hard to end discriminatory policies that unfairly impact students of color."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 16, 2019
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Menendez Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill Aimed to Reduce Bullying and Harassment at Colleges Across the Country
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 16, 2019
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Letter to Various Student Loan Companies - Senators Warren and Brown Lead Colleagues Questioning Student Loan Companies on their Non-Cooperation with Federal and State Regulators
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 16, 2019
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Letter to Various Universities - Durbin, Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi Ask Illinois Colleges And Universities About Efforts To Comply With Student Voter Registration Provision In Federal Law
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 16, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Senators Warren and Murray Lead Colleagues Expressing Support for Agreement That Will Help Military Borrowers Receive the Zero Interest Student Loan Benefit They Are Owed
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| May 13, 2019
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Neguse, Nadler, Katko, Durbin & Warren Introduce Bill Making Bankruptcy Relief Available for Student Loan Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 10, 2019
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Letter to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation Committee on Recognition - Warren, Bonamici Lead Colleagues Urging Accreditation Council to Protect Students and Taxpayers by Denying Recognition to Troubled For-Profit College Accreditor ACICS
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 9, 2019
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Durbin, Warren, Nadler, Katko Introduce Bill Making Bankruptcy Relief Available For Student Loan Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 9, 2019
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Tweet - "Student loan debt is at crisis levels and it is ruining lives. I introduced a bill today w/@SenWarren, @RepJerryNadler, @RepJohnKatko that would give student borrowers the chance to seek meaningful relief in bankruptcy for federal and private student loans."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 7, 2019
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Durbin, Warren, Reed Reintroduce Bill Creating Student Loan Borrower Bill Of Rights
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 7, 2019
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Tweet - "Student loan debt is a crushing weight on the backs of American students & families. Today w @SenWarren & @SenJackReed, I reintroduced a bill that would give student borrowers basic rights & help them understand the full range of repayment options & resources available to them."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 3, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Members of Illinois Delegation Express Concern Over Implementation of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Programs
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| April 30, 2019
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Tweet - "In the last five years, several major #4profit college companies have collapsed under the weight of their own wrongdoing. This left nearly 140,000 students across the country--including thousands in Illinois--in the lurch."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 30, 2019
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Encouraging Greater Public-Private Sector Collaboration to Promote Financial Literacy for Students and Young Adults.
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| April 30, 2019
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Supporting the Protection of Elders Through Financial Literacy
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| April 30, 2019
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Letter to various high school principles - Durbin Enlists Illinois Education Professionals To Sound The Alarm On For-Profit Colleges
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 30, 2019
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Supporting the Protection of Elders Through Financial Literacy
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| April 25, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Kaine & Whitehouse Call On Devos To Fix Missteps With Implementation Of TEPSLF Program
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 18, 2019
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Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Duckworth Demands Answers from Secretary DeVos After Trump Administration's Refusal to Implement Rule to Address Racial Discrimination in Special Education
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 17, 2019
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Letter to Secretary DeVos Secretary of Education - After Department Of Education Refuses To Implement Rule for Students of Color, Brown Is Demanding Answers from Secretary DeVos
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 16, 2019
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Durbin, Duckworth Introduce New Bill To Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 16, 2019
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Tweet - "For-profit colleges aggressively recruit veterans to take advantage of GI Bill funding. If Sec DeVos & Pres Trump care about our vets, they wouldn't let these deadbeat schools steal their hard-earned funding & leave them with a worthless degree:"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 15, 2019
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Duckworth, Durbin Introduce New Bill to Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 11, 2019
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Durbin, Wicker, Leahy Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 11, 2019
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Durbin, Wicker, Leahy Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 10, 2019
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Bipartisan Group Introduces Legislation to Improve Reentry and Economic Growth by Restoring Pell Grants to The Incarcerated
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| April 9, 2019
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Schatz, Lee, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Restore Educational Opportunities For Those Incarcerated And Improve Public Safety
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 5, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Senators Warren, Brown, and Colleagues Question CFPB's Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Oversight Failure
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 4, 2019
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Tweet - "I've said it before and I'll say it again--Wells Fargo is a bad deal for college students. @uspirg found Wells has a fourth of campus debit card accounts but half of total fees paid by students."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 4, 2019
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Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema, Neguse Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Duckworth Joins Reed, Coons, Larson & Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Expand and Promote Opportunities for National Service
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Senators Strive to Protect Student Borrowers & Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable for Student Debt
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Tweet - "@BetsyDeVosEd is failing to provide $700 million Congress intended for student debt relief to public servants. Teachers, firefighters, nurses and their families deserve the relief they earned."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 2, 2019
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Tweet - "Glad to have the support of 56 higher ed, student, veteran, and consumer protection organizations on the #PROTECTstudents Act. Speaking on the floor this afternoon with @SenatorHassan about this bill, and why it must be part of #HEA."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 2, 2019
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Durbin: End Forced Arbitration & Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 1, 2019
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Ahead of National Service Recognition Day, Reed, Larson, Coons, Duckworth & Members of Congress Call for ACTION to Expand Opportunities for National Service
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 1, 2019
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Tweet - "52,122: the number of new borrower defense claims submitted to @usedgov by defrauded borrowers between 6/30/18 and 12/31/18."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 28, 2019
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Durbin Slams Devos For Cut To Special Olympics, Delayed Relief For Defrauded For-Profit College Students, And Public Service Loan Forgiveness Elimination
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 26, 2019
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Durbin And Hassan Introduce Comprehensive Legislation To Protect Students And Taxpayers From Predatory Higher Education Practices
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 26, 2019
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Tweet - "Did you know that for-profit colleges enroll just 9% of all postsecondary students but account for 34% of all federal student loan defaults?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 25, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Underwood Presses DeVos on Department of Education Failure to Appropriately Respond to Those Who Default on Student Loans
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| March 22, 2019
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Mitchell and Krishnamoorthi Respond to Trump Administration's Support of College Transparency
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| March 21, 2019
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Tweet - "Giving students the ability to refinance their student loans at lower and more affordable interest rates would help millions of student borrowers save money. Congress must do more to address the student loan debt crisis in America. Proud to support this bill."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 20, 2019
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Duckworth, Durbin Re-Introduce Bill to Help Americans Refinance Student Loans and Save Thousands of Dollars
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 14, 2019
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Mitchell, Krishnamoorthi, Stefanik, Harder Introduce Bipartisan College Transparency Act
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, McMorris Rodgers Introduce Bicameral Bill To Support Military Families By Fixing Inconsistency In GI Bill Benefit
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Hearing of the Labor, Health And Human Services, Education, And Related Agencies Subcommittee for the House Appropriations Committee - Sen. Durbin Testimony, Hearing on Oversight of For-Profit Colleges: Protecting Students and Taxpayer Dollars
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 11, 2019
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Durbin Statement On For-Profit Argosy University's Imminent Closure
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 11, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Smith, Sinema, Senators Urge Department Of Education To Immediately Assist Argosy University Students
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 8, 2019
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Tweet - "After wasting millions of tax dollars and crippling thousands of students with debt, another phony for-profit university, Argosy, is expected to imminently close its doors. When will this Administration stop subsidizing these worthless vultures?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 7, 2019
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Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Calls on Consumer Director to Address Discrimination on Student Loans
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Rep. Chuy Garcia
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| March 6, 2019
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Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation to End Student Loan Debt Crisis
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 6, 2019
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Tweet - "Cumulative student loan debt in America amounts to more than $1.5 trillion. I've joined @BrianSchatz to reintroduce a bill that would help reverse growing student loan debt. If we don't do something, we risk losing a generation of economic growth."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 6, 2019
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Durbin Reintroduces Bill To End Student Loan Debt Crisis
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 4, 2019
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Letter to Chairman Jay Clayton - Senator Warren and Colleagues Demand Answers on Shamefully Weak SEC Settlement with Corinthian College Executives
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 1, 2019
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Tweet - "Students who were hung out to dry by deadbeat for-profit schools, with mountains of loan debt, should be allowed to hold these schools accountable in court. I've intro'd the CLASS Act w/ @RepMaxineWaters. It ends mandatory arbitration in for-profit college enrollment agreements."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 28, 2019
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Durbin, Waters Re-Introduce Bill To Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Feb. 27, 2019
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Underwood's Education and Labor Committee Approves Equal Pay and Public School Infrastructure Legislation
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Rep. Lauren Underwood
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| Feb. 27, 2019
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Help Students Vote Act Added To H.R.1, Passes House Administration Committee
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Feb. 25, 2019
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Tweet - ".@rosadelauro and I have called on the Dept. of Ed. Inspector General to investigate the missing student aid funds and @BetsyDeVosED's handling of Dream Center case: https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-and-delauro-call-for-oig-investigation-into-department-of-educations-handling-of-dream-center-transaction-possible-misuse-of-federal-funds-
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 21, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto, Senators Condemn DeVos' Inaction To Relieve Student Debt, Punish Colleges' Predatory Practices
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Feb. 19, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Sandra D. Bruce, Acting Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Education - Durbin & Delauro Call For OIG Investigation Into Department Of Education's Handling Of Dream Center Transaction, Possible Misuse Of Federal Funds
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Feb. 8, 2019
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Bost Backs Bipartisan Bill to Address Rising Student Loan Debt
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| Feb. 7, 2019
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Durbin Meets With Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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