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Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Later this week, Senators will have the chance to put #StudentsFirst by joining me to overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Defrauded students & veterans are entitled to relief under federal law--we can't let Betsy DeVos take that away." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Former #4profit IL Institute of Art students who attended on or after January 20, 2018, are now eligible for closed school discharge." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Tonight, I had the privilege of welcoming De'Andre Wilborn, a senior at @GWCPWarriors , as my guest for the #SOTU2020. De'Andre is an impressive young man with an exceedingly bright future ahead of him, no matter what path he chooses to pursue." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2020 Durbin Hosts Westinghouse College Prep Student, Guest For President Trump's State Of The Union Address Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2020 Duckworth Meets With Rockford University & Blackburn College Presidents to Discuss College Affordability Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Bennet, Gardner Call on Federal Government to Expand Analysis of K-12 Education Spending in New Study Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Last October, I met De'Andre Wilborn at a Chicago HEAL Initiative roundtable through the Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program. De'Andre, a senior at @GWCPWarriors , shared his ambitions to study medicine & give back to his community." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 3, 2020 Durbin To Host Westinghouse College Prep Student For President Trump's State Of The Union Address Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 1, 2020 Tweet - "This decision is a win for defrauded students and veterans across the country, and a loss for Betsy DeVos and her friends in the #4profit college industry." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Sat down with Illinois State's Attorneys today for a discussion on encrypted communications, drug treatment funding, and supporting the John R. Justice student loan program for state prosecutors & public defenders." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Honored to receive the @NatlHeadStart PROMISE Award with @RepDannyDavis . Through legislation like my RISE from Trauma Act & partners like @NatlHeadStart , we can address the trauma in young people's lives & give kids a fighting chance to build a healthy foundation for success." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Durbin Honored By Head Start Association As Champion For Children And Families Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 23, 2020 Congresswoman Kelly Nominates Local High School Students to Military Academies Rep. Robin Kelly
Jan. 22, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1.2 Million for Stem Education on Chicago's South Side Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 22, 2020 Bost announces service academy nominees Rep. Mike Bost
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "The @stltoday Editorial Board is right--Senators will have to choose. Do they side with Betsy DeVos? Or will they take the side of defrauded students and veterans? I know where I stand. Betsy DeVos' unfair borrower defense rule must be overturned." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2020 Following Requests from Murray, Wyden, Durbin: IRS, Treasury Expand Tax Relief for Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "The House put #StudentsFirst today by passing this resolution & rejecting Besty DeVos' new borrower defense rule. The Senate must do the same. I'm proud to stand w/defrauded student borrowers & vets over Betsy DeVos & #4profit colleges. I urge my Senate colleagues to join me." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2020 Durbin Statement On House Passage Of Resolution Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 Durbin Calls On Senate Colleagues To Stand Up For Veterans & Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 Bipartisan Group Introduces Legislation to Improve Reentry and Economic Growth by Restoring Pell Grants to the Incarcerated Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 15, 2020 Tweet - "The IRS just announced that students receiving federal closed school and borrower defense discharges, or those resulting from settlements will no longer have to worry about it being taxed as income." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Tomorrow, the House will have a chance to undo Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule, to stand up for defrauded student borrowers & veterans. Put #StudentsFirst. Vote to undo the mess created by Sec. DeVos. Vote to overturn her rewritten borrower defense rule." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 For-Profit Colleges and Universities Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Casten, Durbin, Duckworth Urge DeVos to Ban Harmful Student Seclusion, Restraint Practices Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos is doing everything in her power to gut essential protections for student borrowers & taxpayers. Her new borrower defense rule would make it almost impossible for these students to get the relief that they are entitled to under federal law." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 13, 2020 Tweet - "This week, the House has the chance to put #StudentsFirst by passing @RepSusieLee's resolution & rejecting Betsy DeVos' rewritten borrower defense rule. I hope they do. Defrauded students are entitled to this relief under federal law. We can't let Betsy DeVos take that away." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Tonight, @ehs_orangerush special ed. teacher Susan Converse will be honored at the College Football Playoff Championship as @ISBEnews Teacher of the Year. Congratulations Susan on your well-deserved recognition & thanks for 23 years of serving students." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos has made it clear that she sides with predatory #4profit colleges over the students they defrauded. Her new borrower defense rule makes it almost impossible for defrauded borrowers to get the relief to which they are entitled under federal law." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2020 Rep. LaHood Announces 2020 U.S. Service Academy Nominations Rep. Darin LaHood
Jan. 7, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Next week, the House will have a chance to overturn the borrower defense rule that @BetsyDeVosED rewrote to gut essential protections for student borrowers & taxpayers. I hope they do--Sec. DeVos' new rule is entirely unfair to defrauded students." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 7, 2020 Durbin: Stand Up For Veterans, Students, And Families By Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Durbin, Takano: VA Must Protect Veteran Students In Wake Of FTC Settlements With For-Profit Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 20, 2019 Tweet - "In light of recent settlements between @FTC and for-profit colleges, it's up to the @DeptVetAffairs to protect veteran students. Today I joined @RepMarkTakano & several colleagues in writing to VA Sec. Wilkie, urging him to do just that. You can read our letter here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2019 Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema Secure $7 Million For Competitive Grants Supporting Open Textbooks In Year-End Funding Bill Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Pleased to secure $7M in additional funding for the Open Textbook Pilot in the FY20 appropriations bill to make college textbooks more affordable. I encourage all interested institutions in IL & across the country to apply." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 18, 2019 Tweet - "Proud to have the support of the @AmericanLegion for S.J. Res. 56 to overturn the DeVos borrower defense rule which would prevent defrauded student veterans from getting the federal student debt relief to which they are entitled." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "I called on the @USNavy to make good on its promise to Russell Dotson--serve long enough & you can use your GI Bill benefits for your kids' education. Glad that the Navy decided to correct their error & restore benefits for Dotson's children." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Warren, Brown, Adams, Colleagues Raise Concerns Over Inadequate DoD Science and Engineering Funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority Serving Institutions Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 16, 2019 Durbin Introduces Legislation To Improve Accountability Of Foreign Medical Schools Receiving Federal Student Aid Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "While most overseas medical schools must meet minimum standards to receive U.S. student aid dollars, there is a loophole exempting a small number of for-profit institutions. These Caribbean medical schools leave students with massive debt & less chance of ever becoming a doctor." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2019 Under Questioning From Underwood, Devos Leaves Doubt that All Defrauded Students' Credit Reports Have Been Fixed Rep. Lauren Underwood
Dec. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Bennet, Duckworth, Gardner To DeVos: Extend Closed School Discharge Eligibility For Illinois, Colorado Students Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2019 Tweet - "After learning that her school--the IL Institute of Art-Chicago--was no longer accredited, despite company ads continuing to say it was, Keishana was left buried in student loan debt & worthless credits. Because of Sec. Betsy DeVos, she's still waiting for the relief she deserves." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2019 Durbin: For Defrauded Student Borrowers, Secretary DeVos Is Secretary Scrooge Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2019 Tweet - "For student borrowers defrauded by #4profit colleges, @BetsyDeVosED is Secretary Scrooge this holiday season. Instead of celebrating with family, these defrauded students are desperately waiting on the relief they are entitled to under law. What is she waiting for?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2019 Tweet - "This latest scheme by Secretary Betsy DeVos to penalize student borrowers is an outrage. The Department refuses to use Gainful Employment data to hold poor performing programs accountable, but is willing to use it to punish defrauded borrowers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2019 Bost and Finkenauer Introduce Legislation to Address Rural Teacher Shortages Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Durbin Statement On DeVos' New Proposed Methodology For Denying Full Relief To Defrauded Student Borrowers Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Feb. 10, 2020 Tweet - "Later this week, Senators will have the chance to put #StudentsFirst by joining me to overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Defrauded students & veterans are entitled to relief under federal law--we can't let Betsy DeVos take that away." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Former #4profit IL Institute of Art students who attended on or after January 20, 2018, are now eligible for closed school discharge." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2020 Tweet - "Tonight, I had the privilege of welcoming De'Andre Wilborn, a senior at @GWCPWarriors , as my guest for the #SOTU2020. De'Andre is an impressive young man with an exceedingly bright future ahead of him, no matter what path he chooses to pursue." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2020 Durbin Hosts Westinghouse College Prep Student, Guest For President Trump's State Of The Union Address Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 4, 2020 Duckworth Meets With Rockford University & Blackburn College Presidents to Discuss College Affordability Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Bennet, Gardner Call on Federal Government to Expand Analysis of K-12 Education Spending in New Study Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 3, 2020 Tweet - "Last October, I met De'Andre Wilborn at a Chicago HEAL Initiative roundtable through the Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program. De'Andre, a senior at @GWCPWarriors , shared his ambitions to study medicine & give back to his community." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 3, 2020 Durbin To Host Westinghouse College Prep Student For President Trump's State Of The Union Address Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 1, 2020 Tweet - "This decision is a win for defrauded students and veterans across the country, and a loss for Betsy DeVos and her friends in the #4profit college industry." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Sat down with Illinois State's Attorneys today for a discussion on encrypted communications, drug treatment funding, and supporting the John R. Justice student loan program for state prosecutors & public defenders." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Tweet - "Honored to receive the @NatlHeadStart PROMISE Award with @RepDannyDavis . Through legislation like my RISE from Trauma Act & partners like @NatlHeadStart , we can address the trauma in young people's lives & give kids a fighting chance to build a healthy foundation for success." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 29, 2020 Durbin Honored By Head Start Association As Champion For Children And Families Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 23, 2020 Congresswoman Kelly Nominates Local High School Students to Military Academies Rep.Robin Kelly
Jan. 22, 2020 Duckworth, Durbin Announce $1.2 Million for Stem Education on Chicago's South Side Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Jan. 22, 2020 Bost announces service academy nominees Rep.Mike Bost
Jan. 22, 2020 Tweet - "The @stltoday Editorial Board is right--Senators will have to choose. Do they side with Betsy DeVos? Or will they take the side of defrauded students and veterans? I know where I stand. Betsy DeVos' unfair borrower defense rule must be overturned." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2020 Following Requests from Murray, Wyden, Durbin: IRS, Treasury Expand Tax Relief for Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Jan. 16, 2020 Tweet - "The House put #StudentsFirst today by passing this resolution & rejecting Besty DeVos' new borrower defense rule. The Senate must do the same. I'm proud to stand w/defrauded student borrowers & vets over Betsy DeVos & #4profit colleges. I urge my Senate colleagues to join me." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 16, 2020 Durbin Statement On House Passage Of Resolution Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 Durbin Calls On Senate Colleagues To Stand Up For Veterans & Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 Bipartisan Group Introduces Legislation to Improve Reentry and Economic Growth by Restoring Pell Grants to the Incarcerated Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 15, 2020 Tweet - "The IRS just announced that students receiving federal closed school and borrower defense discharges, or those resulting from settlements will no longer have to worry about it being taxed as income." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 Tweet - "Tomorrow, the House will have a chance to undo Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule, to stand up for defrauded student borrowers & veterans. Put #StudentsFirst. Vote to undo the mess created by Sec. DeVos. Vote to overturn her rewritten borrower defense rule." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 For-Profit Colleges and Universities Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Casten, Durbin, Duckworth Urge DeVos to Ban Harmful Student Seclusion, Restraint Practices Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos is doing everything in her power to gut essential protections for student borrowers & taxpayers. Her new borrower defense rule would make it almost impossible for these students to get the relief that they are entitled to under federal law." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 13, 2020 Tweet - "This week, the House has the chance to put #StudentsFirst by passing @RepSusieLee's resolution & rejecting Betsy DeVos' rewritten borrower defense rule. I hope they do. Defrauded students are entitled to this relief under federal law. We can't let Betsy DeVos take that away." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 13, 2020 Tweet - "Tonight, @ehs_orangerush special ed. teacher Susan Converse will be honored at the College Football Playoff Championship as @ISBEnews Teacher of the Year. Congratulations Susan on your well-deserved recognition & thanks for 23 years of serving students." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos has made it clear that she sides with predatory #4profit colleges over the students they defrauded. Her new borrower defense rule makes it almost impossible for defrauded borrowers to get the relief to which they are entitled under federal law." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2020 Rep. LaHood Announces 2020 U.S. Service Academy Nominations Rep.Darin LaHood
Jan. 7, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 7, 2020 Tweet - "Next week, the House will have a chance to overturn the borrower defense rule that @BetsyDeVosED rewrote to gut essential protections for student borrowers & taxpayers. I hope they do--Sec. DeVos' new rule is entirely unfair to defrauded students." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 7, 2020 Durbin: Stand Up For Veterans, Students, And Families By Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 20, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Durbin, Takano: VA Must Protect Veteran Students In Wake Of FTC Settlements With For-Profit Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 20, 2019 Tweet - "In light of recent settlements between @FTC and for-profit colleges, it's up to the @DeptVetAffairs to protect veteran students. Today I joined @RepMarkTakano & several colleagues in writing to VA Sec. Wilkie, urging him to do just that. You can read our letter here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2019 Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema Secure $7 Million For Competitive Grants Supporting Open Textbooks In Year-End Funding Bill Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 19, 2019 Tweet - "Pleased to secure $7M in additional funding for the Open Textbook Pilot in the FY20 appropriations bill to make college textbooks more affordable. I encourage all interested institutions in IL & across the country to apply." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 18, 2019 Tweet - "Proud to have the support of the @AmericanLegion for S.J. Res. 56 to overturn the DeVos borrower defense rule which would prevent defrauded student veterans from getting the federal student debt relief to which they are entitled." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2019 Tweet - "I called on the @USNavy to make good on its promise to Russell Dotson--serve long enough & you can use your GI Bill benefits for your kids' education. Glad that the Navy decided to correct their error & restore benefits for Dotson's children." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mike Esper, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Defense - Warren, Brown, Adams, Colleagues Raise Concerns Over Inadequate DoD Science and Engineering Funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority Serving Institutions Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 16, 2019 Durbin Introduces Legislation To Improve Accountability Of Foreign Medical Schools Receiving Federal Student Aid Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 16, 2019 Tweet - "While most overseas medical schools must meet minimum standards to receive U.S. student aid dollars, there is a loophole exempting a small number of for-profit institutions. These Caribbean medical schools leave students with massive debt & less chance of ever becoming a doctor." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 13, 2019 Under Questioning From Underwood, Devos Leaves Doubt that All Defrauded Students' Credit Reports Have Been Fixed Rep.Lauren Underwood
Dec. 13, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Bennet, Duckworth, Gardner To DeVos: Extend Closed School Discharge Eligibility For Illinois, Colorado Students Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 12, 2019 Tweet - "After learning that her school--the IL Institute of Art-Chicago--was no longer accredited, despite company ads continuing to say it was, Keishana was left buried in student loan debt & worthless credits. Because of Sec. Betsy DeVos, she's still waiting for the relief she deserves." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2019 Durbin: For Defrauded Student Borrowers, Secretary DeVos Is Secretary Scrooge Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2019 Tweet - "For student borrowers defrauded by #4profit colleges, @BetsyDeVosED is Secretary Scrooge this holiday season. Instead of celebrating with family, these defrauded students are desperately waiting on the relief they are entitled to under law. What is she waiting for?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2019 Tweet - "This latest scheme by Secretary Betsy DeVos to penalize student borrowers is an outrage. The Department refuses to use Gainful Employment data to hold poor performing programs accountable, but is willing to use it to punish defrauded borrowers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 11, 2019 Bost and Finkenauer Introduce Legislation to Address Rural Teacher Shortages Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Durbin Statement On DeVos' New Proposed Methodology For Denying Full Relief To Defrauded Student Borrowers Sen.Dick Durbin
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