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March 21, 2023 Durbin, Krishnamoorthi Join Merkley To Protect Students From Worthless Degrees Sen. Dick Durbin
March 21, 2023 Durbin, Krishnamoorthi Join Merkley To Protect Students From Worthless Degrees Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2023 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cassidy, Foxx, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Revoke their Reckless Student Loan Scheme Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Feb. 10, 2023 Durbin, Sanders, Murphy, Smith Urge Department Of Education To Inform Potential Students Of Low-Financial Value Postsecondary Programs Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2022 Tweet - "With the high costs of tuition, many students can't afford to purchase the expensive textbooks required for classes. Increased funding for the Open Textbook Program will provide relief for many students. Proud to have secured $12M for this program in the government funding bill." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2022 Durbin, Wicker Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2022 Tweet - "I've long fought to protect students from predatory for-profit colleges. @usedgov 's updated regulations strengthen borrower defense and closed school discharge so that students who were defrauded or had their school shuttered see relief. https://ed.gov/news/press-rel" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2022 Tweet - "Justice Jackson is right: Why should some families ("legacies") and backgrounds be honored at universities and not others? Affirmative action has helped generations of well-qualified students access higher education--and helps our workforce reflect the diversity of America itself." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2022 Tweet - "For years, I've pushed to close the 90/10 loophole that allows predatory for-profit colleges to prey on our veterans and service members. Today, @usedgov 's updated regulations are making sure we protect those who defend our country. https://ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-department-unveils-final-rules-protect-veterans-and-service-members-improve-college-access-incarcerated-individuals-and-improve-oversight-when-colleges-change-owners" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Warren Urge Department Of Education To Hold Predatory For-Profit College Executives Accountable For Scamming Students Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 13, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Rep. Roy leads fight to investigate universities' and Big Tech's "unconstitutional diversity quotas' for graduate fellowships Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Oct. 7, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, Rochelle Walensky, Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Fenton, National Monkeypox Response Coordinator, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Rep. Jamaal Bowman Leads Congressmembers in Calling For Immediate, Extensive School Health Measures Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 5, 2022 Letter to Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education - Durbin, Duckworth Urge Department Of Education To Strengthen Regulations Against Informal Removal Of Students From Class As A Form Of Discipline Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 4, 2022 Tweet - "For-profit colleges often bury first-gen, low-income, & veteran students in debt and worthless degrees. Critics of Biden's student debt relief plan have ignored the harm of this industry. Student loan forgiveness will give these students a second chance." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2022 Tweet - "The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act provides $1B for school-based mental health. IL schools can now apply for the first round of grants to increase mental health services for students. These programs will help us tackle the nation's mental health crisis." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Representatives Bush, Bowman and 30 Colleagues Urge Federal Agencies to Review and Implement Effective School Safety Measures Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Sept. 7, 2022 Durbin Introduces Legislation To Improve Accountability Of Foreign Medical Schools Receiving Federal Student Aid Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 23, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Deadline Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 16, 2022 Durbin Releases Statement On Department Of Education's Group Discharge Of Student Borrowers Who Attended ITT Technical Institute Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2022 Tweet - "With school starting soon, Illinois is facing a major teacher shortage--and a main reason is low pay. My RETAIN Act would help solve this problem by creating fully refundable tax credits for teachers and other school staff in low-income schools." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Murray, Senate Dems Support Proposed Rules on Student Debt Relief Programs, Encourage Biden Admin to Further Strengthen Proposal Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 28, 2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Urging Biden Administration to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 8, 2022 Tweet - "Today I visited @WesternILUniv to announce $2M in federal funding I secured for an emergency operations facility and $200K to support WIU's ongoing work to help keep grocery stores open in rural areas." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 6, 2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Norman Leads Probe Into Possible Inappropriate Restrictions on USDA Funding for Free and Low-cost Meals for Economically Disadvantaged Students Rep. Mike Bost, ...
June 29, 2022 House and Senate VA Committee Leaders Introduce Bill to Simplify G.I. Bill Reporting Requirements Rep. Mike Bost, ...
June 28, 2022 ​Foster Introduces Legislation to Lower Costs for Students Rep. Bill Foster
June 27, 2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Challenging USDA's Woke Gender Policy Changes Rep. Mary Miller, ...
June 23, 2022 Durbin Statement On Department Of Education Settlement In Sweet V. Cardona Sen. Dick Durbin
June 21, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Securing Additional Funding to Protect Student Internet Access Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 20, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School Rep. Sean Casten, ...
June 13, 2022 DUCKWORTH, DURBIN URGE ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO APPLY FOR EPA CLEAN SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 9, 2022 Tweet - "Since 2016, I've been urging @usedgov to discharge the federal student loans of Illinoisans who were scammed out of a decent education by the predatory, for-profit Westwood College. Today, I urged @SecCardona again to finally erase the student debt of 3,600 deserving Illinoisans." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 2, 2022 Durbin Releases Statement On Department Of Education's Group Discharge Of Student Borrowers Who Attended Now-Shuttered Corinthian Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2022 Letter to Christi Grimm, Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services - Lankford, Bicameral Members Want Immediate Check On Claims Of Fetal Tissue Research at University of Pittsburgh Rep. Mike Bost, ...
May 23, 2022 Letter to Brad Hunt, Superintendent of Coppell Independent School District, and Greg Axelson, Principal of Coppell Middle School North - Concern Over Bullying Incident Targeting Indian American Student Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 19, 2022 Letter to Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor - Davidson Calls on Ed & Labor Committee to Reevaluate Student Loan Program Rep. Mary Miller, ...
April 29, 2022 Tweet - "For the 9th year in a row, I am once again calling on high school principals, counselors, and teachers across IL to warn college-bound students and their families about the dangers of #4profit colleges. They're a direct threat to these students and should be treated as such." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 28, 2022 Tweet - "Enjoyed having the chance to meet with 8th graders from @OldStMarysScho1 in Chicago yesterday. An impressive group of young people, I wouldn't be surprised if any of them come back to Washington one day to take their place in the Senate or House of Representatives!" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 27, 2022 Letter to Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Chair Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee, and Hon. Tom Cole, Ranking Member Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee - Neguse Leads Letter Urging Investments in Textbook Affordability Program Rep. Sean Casten, ...
April 22, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues Asking Department of Education for its Plans to Provide a "Fresh Start" to Student Loan Borrowers in Default Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 19, 2022 Durbin, Brown, Warren Applaud Biden Administration's Actions On Student Loan Program Sen. Dick Durbin
April 19, 2022 Tweet - "Today I was glad to visit @bradleyu to announce $850,000 in federal funding I secured to help increase our nursing workforce and support a collaboration with Peoria Public Schools" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 14, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Brown, Warren, Durbin Urge Review of Student Loan Program Mismanagement Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 6, 2022 In Speech On Senate Floor, Durbin Highlights Corruption Of ITT Tech And For-Profit College Industry Sen. Dick Durbin
April 1, 2022 Durbin Statement On Closure Of Lincoln College Sen. Dick Durbin
April 1, 2022 Letter to Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H, Director of Center for Disease Control and Prevention-U.S. Reps. Lawrence and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging CDC Director to Prioritize Funding Research to Prevent Gun Violence in Schools Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 1, 2022 Tweet - "I joined my colleagues in urging @SecCardona to carry out his commitment to change the way the Department of Education handles claims by student borrowers in bankruptcy. This will help students, and it's long overdue." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Call on Department of Education, DOJ to Follow Through on Pledge to Improve Handling of Student Debt Bankruptcy Claims Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Date Title Politician
March 21, 2023 Durbin, Krishnamoorthi Join Merkley To Protect Students From Worthless Degrees Sen.Dick Durbin
March 21, 2023 Durbin, Krishnamoorthi Join Merkley To Protect Students From Worthless Degrees Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 10, 2023 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cassidy, Foxx, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Revoke their Reckless Student Loan Scheme Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Feb. 10, 2023 Durbin, Sanders, Murphy, Smith Urge Department Of Education To Inform Potential Students Of Low-Financial Value Postsecondary Programs Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 22, 2022 Tweet - "With the high costs of tuition, many students can't afford to purchase the expensive textbooks required for classes. Increased funding for the Open Textbook Program will provide relief for many students. Proud to have secured $12M for this program in the government funding bill." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2022 Durbin, Wicker Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2022 Tweet - "I've long fought to protect students from predatory for-profit colleges. @usedgov 's updated regulations strengthen borrower defense and closed school discharge so that students who were defrauded or had their school shuttered see relief. https://ed.gov/news/press-rel" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2022 Tweet - "Justice Jackson is right: Why should some families ("legacies") and backgrounds be honored at universities and not others? Affirmative action has helped generations of well-qualified students access higher education--and helps our workforce reflect the diversity of America itself." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 27, 2022 Tweet - "For years, I've pushed to close the 90/10 loophole that allows predatory for-profit colleges to prey on our veterans and service members. Today, @usedgov 's updated regulations are making sure we protect those who defend our country. https://ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-department-unveils-final-rules-protect-veterans-and-service-members-improve-college-access-incarcerated-individuals-and-improve-oversight-when-colleges-change-owners" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 18, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Warren Urge Department Of Education To Hold Predatory For-Profit College Executives Accountable For Scamming Students Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 13, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Rep. Roy leads fight to investigate universities' and Big Tech's "unconstitutional diversity quotas' for graduate fellowships Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Oct. 7, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, Rochelle Walensky, Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Fenton, National Monkeypox Response Coordinator, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Rep. Jamaal Bowman Leads Congressmembers in Calling For Immediate, Extensive School Health Measures Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 5, 2022 Letter to Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education - Durbin, Duckworth Urge Department Of Education To Strengthen Regulations Against Informal Removal Of Students From Class As A Form Of Discipline Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 4, 2022 Tweet - "For-profit colleges often bury first-gen, low-income, & veteran students in debt and worthless degrees. Critics of Biden's student debt relief plan have ignored the harm of this industry. Student loan forgiveness will give these students a second chance." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 3, 2022 Tweet - "The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act provides $1B for school-based mental health. IL schools can now apply for the first round of grants to increase mental health services for students. These programs will help us tackle the nation's mental health crisis." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 13, 2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Representatives Bush, Bowman and 30 Colleagues Urge Federal Agencies to Review and Implement Effective School Safety Measures Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Sept. 7, 2022 Durbin Introduces Legislation To Improve Accountability Of Foreign Medical Schools Receiving Federal Student Aid Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 23, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 23, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Deadline Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Aug. 16, 2022 Durbin Releases Statement On Department Of Education's Group Discharge Of Student Borrowers Who Attended ITT Technical Institute Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2022 Tweet - "With school starting soon, Illinois is facing a major teacher shortage--and a main reason is low pay. My RETAIN Act would help solve this problem by creating fully refundable tax credits for teachers and other school staff in low-income schools." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Murray, Senate Dems Support Proposed Rules on Student Debt Relief Programs, Encourage Biden Admin to Further Strengthen Proposal Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 28, 2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Urging Biden Administration to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 8, 2022 Tweet - "Today I visited @WesternILUniv to announce $2M in federal funding I secured for an emergency operations facility and $200K to support WIU's ongoing work to help keep grocery stores open in rural areas." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 6, 2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Norman Leads Probe Into Possible Inappropriate Restrictions on USDA Funding for Free and Low-cost Meals for Economically Disadvantaged Students Rep.Mike Bost, ...
June 29, 2022 House and Senate VA Committee Leaders Introduce Bill to Simplify G.I. Bill Reporting Requirements Rep.Mike Bost, ...
June 28, 2022 ​Foster Introduces Legislation to Lower Costs for Students Rep.Bill Foster
June 27, 2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Challenging USDA's Woke Gender Policy Changes Rep.Mary Miller, ...
June 23, 2022 Durbin Statement On Department Of Education Settlement In Sweet V. Cardona Sen.Dick Durbin
June 21, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Securing Additional Funding to Protect Student Internet Access Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 20, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School Rep.Sean Casten, ...
June 13, 2022 DUCKWORTH, DURBIN URGE ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO APPLY FOR EPA CLEAN SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 9, 2022 Tweet - "Since 2016, I've been urging @usedgov to discharge the federal student loans of Illinoisans who were scammed out of a decent education by the predatory, for-profit Westwood College. Today, I urged @SecCardona again to finally erase the student debt of 3,600 deserving Illinoisans." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 2, 2022 Durbin Releases Statement On Department Of Education's Group Discharge Of Student Borrowers Who Attended Now-Shuttered Corinthian Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2022 Letter to Christi Grimm, Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services - Lankford, Bicameral Members Want Immediate Check On Claims Of Fetal Tissue Research at University of Pittsburgh Rep.Mike Bost, ...
May 23, 2022 Letter to Brad Hunt, Superintendent of Coppell Independent School District, and Greg Axelson, Principal of Coppell Middle School North - Concern Over Bullying Incident Targeting Indian American Student Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 19, 2022 Letter to Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor - Davidson Calls on Ed & Labor Committee to Reevaluate Student Loan Program Rep.Mary Miller, ...
April 29, 2022 Tweet - "For the 9th year in a row, I am once again calling on high school principals, counselors, and teachers across IL to warn college-bound students and their families about the dangers of #4profit colleges. They're a direct threat to these students and should be treated as such." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 28, 2022 Tweet - "Enjoyed having the chance to meet with 8th graders from @OldStMarysScho1 in Chicago yesterday. An impressive group of young people, I wouldn't be surprised if any of them come back to Washington one day to take their place in the Senate or House of Representatives!" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 27, 2022 Letter to Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Chair Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee, and Hon. Tom Cole, Ranking Member Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee - Neguse Leads Letter Urging Investments in Textbook Affordability Program Rep.Sean Casten, ...
April 22, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues Asking Department of Education for its Plans to Provide a "Fresh Start" to Student Loan Borrowers in Default Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 19, 2022 Durbin, Brown, Warren Applaud Biden Administration's Actions On Student Loan Program Sen.Dick Durbin
April 19, 2022 Tweet - "Today I was glad to visit @bradleyu to announce $850,000 in federal funding I secured to help increase our nursing workforce and support a collaboration with Peoria Public Schools" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 14, 2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Brown, Warren, Durbin Urge Review of Student Loan Program Mismanagement Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 6, 2022 In Speech On Senate Floor, Durbin Highlights Corruption Of ITT Tech And For-Profit College Industry Sen.Dick Durbin
April 1, 2022 Durbin Statement On Closure Of Lincoln College Sen.Dick Durbin
April 1, 2022 Letter to Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H, Director of Center for Disease Control and Prevention-U.S. Reps. Lawrence and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging CDC Director to Prioritize Funding Research to Prevent Gun Violence in Schools Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 1, 2022 Tweet - "I joined my colleagues in urging @SecCardona to carry out his commitment to change the way the Department of Education handles claims by student borrowers in bankruptcy. This will help students, and it's long overdue." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Call on Department of Education, DOJ to Follow Through on Pledge to Improve Handling of Student Debt Bankruptcy Claims Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
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