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April 30, 2019 Supporting the Protection of Elders Through Financial Literacy Rep. Bill Foster
April 30, 2019 Letter to various high school principles - Durbin Enlists Illinois Education Professionals To Sound The Alarm On For-Profit Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin
April 30, 2019 Supporting the Protection of Elders Through Financial Literacy Rep. Sean Casten
April 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Kaine & Whitehouse Call On Devos To Fix Missteps With Implementation Of TEPSLF Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 18, 2019 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 Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 17, 2019 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 Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 16, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce New Bill To Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 16, 2019 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:" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 15, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Introduce New Bill to Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 11, 2019 Durbin, Wicker, Leahy Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad Sen. Dick Durbin
April 11, 2019 Durbin, Wicker, Leahy Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad Sen. Dick Durbin
April 10, 2019 Bipartisan Group Introduces Legislation to Improve Reentry and Economic Growth by Restoring Pell Grants to The Incarcerated Rep. Danny Davis, ...
April 9, 2019 Schatz, Lee, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Restore Educational Opportunities For Those Incarcerated And Improve Public Safety Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 5, 2019 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 Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 4, 2019 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." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema, Neguse Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 3, 2019 Duckworth Joins Reed, Coons, Larson & Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Expand and Promote Opportunities for National Service Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 3, 2019 Senators Strive to Protect Student Borrowers & Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable for Student Debt Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 3, 2019 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." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 2, 2019 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." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 2, 2019 Durbin: End Forced Arbitration & Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court Sen. Dick Durbin
April 1, 2019 Ahead of National Service Recognition Day, Reed, Larson, Coons, Duckworth & Members of Congress Call for ACTION to Expand Opportunities for National Service Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 1, 2019 Tweet - "52,122: the number of new borrower defense claims submitted to @usedgov by defrauded borrowers between 6/30/18 and 12/31/18." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 28, 2019 Durbin Slams Devos For Cut To Special Olympics, Delayed Relief For Defrauded For-Profit College Students, And Public Service Loan Forgiveness Elimination Sen. Dick Durbin
March 26, 2019 Durbin And Hassan Introduce Comprehensive Legislation To Protect Students And Taxpayers From Predatory Higher Education Practices Sen. Dick Durbin
March 26, 2019 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?" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 25, 2019 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 Rep. Lauren Underwood
March 22, 2019 Mitchell and Krishnamoorthi Respond to Trump Administration's Support of College Transparency Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 21, 2019 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." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 20, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Re-Introduce Bill to Help Americans Refinance Student Loans and Save Thousands of Dollars Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 14, 2019 Mitchell, Krishnamoorthi, Stefanik, Harder Introduce Bipartisan College Transparency Act Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 13, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, McMorris Rodgers Introduce Bicameral Bill To Support Military Families By Fixing Inconsistency In GI Bill Benefit Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 13, 2019 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 Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2019 Durbin Statement On For-Profit Argosy University's Imminent Closure Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Smith, Sinema, Senators Urge Department Of Education To Immediately Assist Argosy University Students Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 8, 2019 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?" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 7, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Calls on Consumer Director to Address Discrimination on Student Loans Rep. Chuy Garcia
March 6, 2019 Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation to End Student Loan Debt Crisis Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 6, 2019 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." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Durbin Reintroduces Bill To End Student Loan Debt Crisis Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019 Letter to Chairman Jay Clayton - Senator Warren and Colleagues Demand Answers on Shamefully Weak SEC Settlement with Corinthian College Executives Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 1, 2019 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." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Durbin, Waters Re-Introduce Bill To Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 27, 2019 Underwood's Education and Labor Committee Approves Equal Pay and Public School Infrastructure Legislation Rep. Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Help Students Vote Act Added To H.R.1, Passes House Administration Committee Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 25, 2019 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- …" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto, Senators Condemn DeVos' Inaction To Relieve Student Debt, Punish Colleges' Predatory Practices Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 19, 2019 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 Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 8, 2019 Bost Backs Bipartisan Bill to Address Rising Student Loan Debt Rep. Mike Bost
Feb. 7, 2019 Durbin Meets With Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
April 30, 2019 Supporting the Protection of Elders Through Financial Literacy Rep.Bill Foster
April 30, 2019 Letter to various high school principles - Durbin Enlists Illinois Education Professionals To Sound The Alarm On For-Profit Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin
April 30, 2019 Supporting the Protection of Elders Through Financial Literacy Rep.Sean Casten
April 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Kaine & Whitehouse Call On Devos To Fix Missteps With Implementation Of TEPSLF Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 18, 2019 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 Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 17, 2019 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 Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 16, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce New Bill To Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 16, 2019 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:" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 15, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Introduce New Bill to Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 11, 2019 Durbin, Wicker, Leahy Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad Sen.Dick Durbin
April 11, 2019 Durbin, Wicker, Leahy Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad Sen.Dick Durbin
April 10, 2019 Bipartisan Group Introduces Legislation to Improve Reentry and Economic Growth by Restoring Pell Grants to The Incarcerated Rep.Danny Davis, ...
April 9, 2019 Schatz, Lee, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Restore Educational Opportunities For Those Incarcerated And Improve Public Safety Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 5, 2019 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 Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 4, 2019 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." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 4, 2019 Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema, Neguse Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 3, 2019 Duckworth Joins Reed, Coons, Larson & Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Expand and Promote Opportunities for National Service Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 3, 2019 Senators Strive to Protect Student Borrowers & Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable for Student Debt Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 3, 2019 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." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 2, 2019 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." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 2, 2019 Durbin: End Forced Arbitration & Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court Sen.Dick Durbin
April 1, 2019 Ahead of National Service Recognition Day, Reed, Larson, Coons, Duckworth & Members of Congress Call for ACTION to Expand Opportunities for National Service Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 1, 2019 Tweet - "52,122: the number of new borrower defense claims submitted to @usedgov by defrauded borrowers between 6/30/18 and 12/31/18." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 28, 2019 Durbin Slams Devos For Cut To Special Olympics, Delayed Relief For Defrauded For-Profit College Students, And Public Service Loan Forgiveness Elimination Sen.Dick Durbin
March 26, 2019 Durbin And Hassan Introduce Comprehensive Legislation To Protect Students And Taxpayers From Predatory Higher Education Practices Sen.Dick Durbin
March 26, 2019 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?" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 25, 2019 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 Rep.Lauren Underwood
March 22, 2019 Mitchell and Krishnamoorthi Respond to Trump Administration's Support of College Transparency Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 21, 2019 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." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 20, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Re-Introduce Bill to Help Americans Refinance Student Loans and Save Thousands of Dollars Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 14, 2019 Mitchell, Krishnamoorthi, Stefanik, Harder Introduce Bipartisan College Transparency Act Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 13, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, McMorris Rodgers Introduce Bicameral Bill To Support Military Families By Fixing Inconsistency In GI Bill Benefit Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 13, 2019 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 Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2019 Durbin Statement On For-Profit Argosy University's Imminent Closure Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Smith, Sinema, Senators Urge Department Of Education To Immediately Assist Argosy University Students Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 8, 2019 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?" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 7, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Calls on Consumer Director to Address Discrimination on Student Loans Rep.Chuy Garcia
March 6, 2019 Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation to End Student Loan Debt Crisis Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 6, 2019 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." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Durbin Reintroduces Bill To End Student Loan Debt Crisis Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019 Letter to Chairman Jay Clayton - Senator Warren and Colleagues Demand Answers on Shamefully Weak SEC Settlement with Corinthian College Executives Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 1, 2019 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." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Durbin, Waters Re-Introduce Bill To Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 27, 2019 Underwood's Education and Labor Committee Approves Equal Pay and Public School Infrastructure Legislation Rep.Lauren Underwood
Feb. 27, 2019 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Help Students Vote Act Added To H.R.1, Passes House Administration Committee Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Feb. 25, 2019 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- …" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 21, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto, Senators Condemn DeVos' Inaction To Relieve Student Debt, Punish Colleges' Predatory Practices Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 19, 2019 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 Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 8, 2019 Bost Backs Bipartisan Bill to Address Rising Student Loan Debt Rep.Mike Bost
Feb. 7, 2019 Durbin Meets With Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Sen.Dick Durbin
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