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March 16, 2020 Tweet - "Starting tomorrow, all @ChiPubSchools will begin offering free meals for CPS students outside of all CPS school locations. Families can find their nearest CPS school here: http://cps.edu/map" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Colleagues Push To Ensure All Students Can Remotely Continue Education During Coronavirus Emergency Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 16, 2020 Tweet - "Veterans groups across the country are urging President Trump to put #StudentsFirst by signing our bipartisan resolution overturning Besty DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Mr. President -- let's get this done." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 13, 2020 Letter to Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro and Ranking Member Tom Cole of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Service, and Education - Wexton Leads Call for Increased Funding to Address Shortage of School-Based Mental Health Professionals Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
March 13, 2020 Reps. Davis and Lahood Introduce the Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2020 Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
March 12, 2020 Reps Krishnamoorthi, Meuser Introduce Bipartisan "Partnerships For American Jobs Act" Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 11, 2020 Congressmen Cohen and Davis Applaud Committee Vote to Advance Rosenwald Schools Bill Rep. Danny Davis, ...
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "HAPPENING NOW: The Senate is voting on my resolution to overturn Betsy DeVos' terrible new borrower defense rule and put #StudentsFirst. Defrauded students & veterans deserve the relief. Watch the vote here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "Today, Republicans and Democrats came together to stand up for defrauded student borrowers & veterans by voting to overturn the DeVos borrower defense rule. Now it is up to the President to put #StudentsFirst by signing our resolution & overturning this ru" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "As the coronavirus outbreak spreads & schools across the nation are forced to close, many students are left without the lunches & school services they rely on. @SenateDems & I are urging @usedgov to issue guidelines to schools & families addressing these concerns." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "This afternoon, Senators will have a choice to make. Will we stand up for defrauded students & veterans? Or will we side with Betsy DeVos and #4profit colleges. Let's do the right thing. Let's put #StudentsFirst & overturn DeVos' borrower defense rule." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Durbin, Schumer, Murray, Scott, Lee Statement On Senate Vote Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 10, 2020 Durbin: The Time Has Come To Stand Up For Defrauded Veterans And Student Borrowers Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to cosponsor @SenJackyRosen 's bipartisan #NeverAgain Education Act to fund Holocaust education in our schools. With anti-Semitism on the rise across the United States, we must take steps to ensure that future generations do not forget the horrors of the Holocaust." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to call on Senators to put #StudentsFirst and vote to overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Watch here:" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Glad to see @DeptVetAffairs act to protect student veterans from predatory #4profit colleges by halting G.I. Bill enrollments at for-profit University of Phoenix & former Career Education Corporation schools. My statement with @RepMarkTakano and @RepMikeLevin :" Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELATING TO ``BORROWER DEFENSE INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY''--MOTION TO PROCEED Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Veterans groups like the @AmericanLegion are absolutely right--the Senate must overturn Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me. Let's show America that the Senate can come together on a bipartisan basis to do the right thing & put #StudentsFirst." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Senate Advances Congressional Review Act Resolution Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the U.S Department of Justice, the Hon. James Sensenbrenner, and the Hon. Cathy McMorris - New Entity Combining Cengage and McGraw-Hill Would Control More Than 40% of Market for College Textbooks, Raising Costs and Impacting Privacy of Students Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Colleagues Push DeVos To Issue Clear Guidance On Coronavirus For Schools And Families Following Widespread School Closures Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Tomorrow, Senators will have a choice to make: side with defrauded students & veterans, or side with Betsy DeVos and #4profit colleges. I know where I stand--I'll be voting to put #StudentsFirst by overturning DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020 Durbin, Takano, Levin Statement On Department Of Veterans Affairs Action To Protect Student Veterans At For-Profit Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 9, 2020 Tweet - ". @BPC_Bipartisan is absolutely correct -- the Senate should vote to put #StudentsFirst and overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "The list of groups that oppose Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is wide-ranging and still growing. Now it's up to the Senate. We must vote to overturn the DeVos rule & make it clear--we put #StudentsFirst." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 3, 2020 Improving Security on School Grounds Rep. Mike Bost
March 3, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos is on a mission to keep her friends in the #4profit college industry from having to face accountability for defrauding hundreds of thousands of students & veterans. The Senate can't let that happen--we must overturn DeVos' borrower defense rule & put #StudentsFirst." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 2, 2020 Tweet - "Only 3% of student loans associated with school misconduct will be discharged under Besty DeVos' new borrower defense rule. If that wasn't bad enough, the DeVos rule lets schools retaliate against defrauded students who receive these discharges. Who is DeVos trying to help?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2020 Foster Introduces Legislation to Invest in Our Students and Our Economy Rep. Bill Foster
Feb. 28, 2020 Public Schools Week and the President's Budget Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 27, 2020 Tweet - ". @AmericanLegion says Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is "rigged against defrauded student borrowers." They're right. The Senate will soon have a chance to overturn this rule. I hope my colleagues will join me in standing for defrauded student veterans." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Sadly, stories like Tasha's are far too common. And now Betsy DeVos wants to make it harder for future defrauded student veterans like Tasha to get relief. The Senate must put #StudentsFirst and vote to overturn this rule." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2020 Tax Credits for College students Rep. Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2020 Restoring Pell Grant Eligibility for the Incarcerated Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is a giveaway to her friends in the #4profit college industry at the expense of defrauded students & veterans. The Senate must overturn DeVos' disastrous new rule. It's time we put #StudentsFirst." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 24, 2020 Tweet - "We can't let Betsy DeVos get away with her new borrower defense rule. It shields #4profit colleges from accountability & makes it nearly impossible for defrauded student borrowers & veterans to get relief. It's time for the Senate to put #StudentsFirst & overturn DeVos' new rule." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 20, 2020 Tweet - "It was great to visit Jungman School yesterday to learn more about the work of @Common__Threads and @NUFeinbergMed to promote healthy eating and spark an interest in cooking among students." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 14, 2020 All Democratic Committee Members Object to DeVos' Proposed Rule Harming Student Survivors of Sexual Assault Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Feb. 14, 2020 Congressman Lamborn Joins Lawmakers Signing an Amicus Brief Supporting Religious Liberty Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "The majority of Americans agree--students who were defrauded by their colleges & universities deserve relief. But Betsy DeVos wants to take that away. We can't let that happen. I hope my Republican colleagues join me to overturn DeVos' new borrower defense rule. #StudentsFirst" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Luis Cabrales, the Student Conservation Assoc. Corps Member of the Year, stopped by my office today to talk about the incredible grassroots organizing he's been working on w/his nonprofit the Southeast Youth Alliance. Thank you for leading Chicago's conservation efforts, Luis!" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule shields predatory schools from accountability and denies relief to the students and veterans they defrauded. @SenSchumer and I are joining with veterans to call on Senators to overturn DeVos' new rule and put #Student" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 U.S. Rep. Norman Leads Effort to Reestablish DHS Outreach to Educational Institutions Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Feb. 12, 2020 Durbin: Senate Will Soon Have Chance To Stand Up For Defrauded Student Veterans Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "#4profit colleges have defrauded thousands of veterans & military families, leaving them with a lifetime of student loan debt. Many have been waiting for years to get #borrowerdefense relief from @BetsyDeVosED . That relief never came." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Durbin, Schumer, Veterans Groups Urge Senate To Overturn DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Great to meet with IL athletes from the Special Olympics, which held its first Games in Chicago in 1968, to talk about the education programming offered to athletes & their families. Excited to work with Special Olympics to ensure continued federal funding in the coming year." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Honored to receive the @Comm_College and @CCTrustees National Education Service Award today and join with trustees, administrators, & students to advocate for the value of affordable community colleges across IL, affordable textbooks, and protections against #4profit colleges." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Duckworth Speaks With Community College Trustees From Across Illinois Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Senators will have a choice to make: Do you side with Betsy DeVos & #4profit colleges? Or do you stand with defrauded students and veterans? It should be an easy choice to make. Put #StudentsFirst. Overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule." Sen. Dick Durbin
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 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. 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. 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 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 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 Durbin Statement On House Passage Of Resolution Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule 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. 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 Durbin Calls On Senate Colleagues To Stand Up For Veterans & Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin
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 Bipartisan Group Introduces Legislation to Improve Reentry and Economic Growth by Restoring Pell Grants to the Incarcerated Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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, ...
Date Title Politician
March 16, 2020 Tweet - "Starting tomorrow, all @ChiPubSchools will begin offering free meals for CPS students outside of all CPS school locations. Families can find their nearest CPS school here: http://cps.edu/map" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Colleagues Push To Ensure All Students Can Remotely Continue Education During Coronavirus Emergency Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 16, 2020 Tweet - "Veterans groups across the country are urging President Trump to put #StudentsFirst by signing our bipartisan resolution overturning Besty DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Mr. President -- let's get this done." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 13, 2020 Letter to Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro and Ranking Member Tom Cole of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Service, and Education - Wexton Leads Call for Increased Funding to Address Shortage of School-Based Mental Health Professionals Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
March 13, 2020 Reps. Davis and Lahood Introduce the Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act of 2020 Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
March 12, 2020 Reps Krishnamoorthi, Meuser Introduce Bipartisan "Partnerships For American Jobs Act" Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 11, 2020 Congressmen Cohen and Davis Applaud Committee Vote to Advance Rosenwald Schools Bill Rep.Danny Davis, ...
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "HAPPENING NOW: The Senate is voting on my resolution to overturn Betsy DeVos' terrible new borrower defense rule and put #StudentsFirst. Defrauded students & veterans deserve the relief. Watch the vote here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "Today, Republicans and Democrats came together to stand up for defrauded student borrowers & veterans by voting to overturn the DeVos borrower defense rule. Now it is up to the President to put #StudentsFirst by signing our resolution & overturning this ru" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "As the coronavirus outbreak spreads & schools across the nation are forced to close, many students are left without the lunches & school services they rely on. @SenateDems & I are urging @usedgov to issue guidelines to schools & families addressing these concerns." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Tweet - "This afternoon, Senators will have a choice to make. Will we stand up for defrauded students & veterans? Or will we side with Betsy DeVos and #4profit colleges. Let's do the right thing. Let's put #StudentsFirst & overturn DeVos' borrower defense rule." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 11, 2020 Durbin, Schumer, Murray, Scott, Lee Statement On Senate Vote Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 10, 2020 Durbin: The Time Has Come To Stand Up For Defrauded Veterans And Student Borrowers Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Proud to cosponsor @SenJackyRosen 's bipartisan #NeverAgain Education Act to fund Holocaust education in our schools. With anti-Semitism on the rise across the United States, we must take steps to ensure that future generations do not forget the horrors of the Holocaust." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Going to the Senate floor to call on Senators to put #StudentsFirst and vote to overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule. Watch here:" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Glad to see @DeptVetAffairs act to protect student veterans from predatory #4profit colleges by halting G.I. Bill enrollments at for-profit University of Phoenix & former Career Education Corporation schools. My statement with @RepMarkTakano and @RepMikeLevin :" Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELATING TO ``BORROWER DEFENSE INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY''--MOTION TO PROCEED Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Veterans groups like the @AmericanLegion are absolutely right--the Senate must overturn Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me. Let's show America that the Senate can come together on a bipartisan basis to do the right thing & put #StudentsFirst." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Senate Advances Congressional Review Act Resolution Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the U.S Department of Justice, the Hon. James Sensenbrenner, and the Hon. Cathy McMorris - New Entity Combining Cengage and McGraw-Hill Would Control More Than 40% of Market for College Textbooks, Raising Costs and Impacting Privacy of Students Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Colleagues Push DeVos To Issue Clear Guidance On Coronavirus For Schools And Families Following Widespread School Closures Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 10, 2020 Tweet - "Tomorrow, Senators will have a choice to make: side with defrauded students & veterans, or side with Betsy DeVos and #4profit colleges. I know where I stand--I'll be voting to put #StudentsFirst by overturning DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020 Durbin, Takano, Levin Statement On Department Of Veterans Affairs Action To Protect Student Veterans At For-Profit Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 9, 2020 Tweet - ". @BPC_Bipartisan is absolutely correct -- the Senate should vote to put #StudentsFirst and overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "The list of groups that oppose Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is wide-ranging and still growing. Now it's up to the Senate. We must vote to overturn the DeVos rule & make it clear--we put #StudentsFirst." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 3, 2020 Improving Security on School Grounds Rep.Mike Bost
March 3, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos is on a mission to keep her friends in the #4profit college industry from having to face accountability for defrauding hundreds of thousands of students & veterans. The Senate can't let that happen--we must overturn DeVos' borrower defense rule & put #StudentsFirst." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 2, 2020 Tweet - "Only 3% of student loans associated with school misconduct will be discharged under Besty DeVos' new borrower defense rule. If that wasn't bad enough, the DeVos rule lets schools retaliate against defrauded students who receive these discharges. Who is DeVos trying to help?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2020 Foster Introduces Legislation to Invest in Our Students and Our Economy Rep.Bill Foster
Feb. 28, 2020 Public Schools Week and the President's Budget Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 27, 2020 Tweet - ". @AmericanLegion says Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is "rigged against defrauded student borrowers." They're right. The Senate will soon have a chance to overturn this rule. I hope my colleagues will join me in standing for defrauded student veterans." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Sadly, stories like Tasha's are far too common. And now Betsy DeVos wants to make it harder for future defrauded student veterans like Tasha to get relief. The Senate must put #StudentsFirst and vote to overturn this rule." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2020 Tax Credits for College students Rep.Danny Davis
Feb. 26, 2020 Restoring Pell Grant Eligibility for the Incarcerated Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Feb. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is a giveaway to her friends in the #4profit college industry at the expense of defrauded students & veterans. The Senate must overturn DeVos' disastrous new rule. It's time we put #StudentsFirst." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 24, 2020 Tweet - "We can't let Betsy DeVos get away with her new borrower defense rule. It shields #4profit colleges from accountability & makes it nearly impossible for defrauded student borrowers & veterans to get relief. It's time for the Senate to put #StudentsFirst & overturn DeVos' new rule." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 20, 2020 Tweet - "It was great to visit Jungman School yesterday to learn more about the work of @Common__Threads and @NUFeinbergMed to promote healthy eating and spark an interest in cooking among students." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 14, 2020 All Democratic Committee Members Object to DeVos' Proposed Rule Harming Student Survivors of Sexual Assault Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Feb. 14, 2020 Congressman Lamborn Joins Lawmakers Signing an Amicus Brief Supporting Religious Liberty Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Feb. 13, 2020 Tweet - "The majority of Americans agree--students who were defrauded by their colleges & universities deserve relief. But Betsy DeVos wants to take that away. We can't let that happen. I hope my Republican colleagues join me to overturn DeVos' new borrower defense rule. #StudentsFirst" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Luis Cabrales, the Student Conservation Assoc. Corps Member of the Year, stopped by my office today to talk about the incredible grassroots organizing he's been working on w/his nonprofit the Southeast Youth Alliance. Thank you for leading Chicago's conservation efforts, Luis!" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule shields predatory schools from accountability and denies relief to the students and veterans they defrauded. @SenSchumer and I are joining with veterans to call on Senators to overturn DeVos' new rule and put #Student" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 U.S. Rep. Norman Leads Effort to Reestablish DHS Outreach to Educational Institutions Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Feb. 12, 2020 Durbin: Senate Will Soon Have Chance To Stand Up For Defrauded Student Veterans Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Tweet - "#4profit colleges have defrauded thousands of veterans & military families, leaving them with a lifetime of student loan debt. Many have been waiting for years to get #borrowerdefense relief from @BetsyDeVosED . That relief never came." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 12, 2020 Durbin, Schumer, Veterans Groups Urge Senate To Overturn DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Great to meet with IL athletes from the Special Olympics, which held its first Games in Chicago in 1968, to talk about the education programming offered to athletes & their families. Excited to work with Special Olympics to ensure continued federal funding in the coming year." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Honored to receive the @Comm_College and @CCTrustees National Education Service Award today and join with trustees, administrators, & students to advocate for the value of affordable community colleges across IL, affordable textbooks, and protections against #4profit colleges." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2020 Duckworth Speaks With Community College Trustees From Across Illinois Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Feb. 11, 2020 Tweet - "Senators will have a choice to make: Do you side with Betsy DeVos & #4profit colleges? Or do you stand with defrauded students and veterans? It should be an easy choice to make. Put #StudentsFirst. Overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule." Sen.Dick Durbin
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 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. 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. 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 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 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 Durbin Statement On House Passage Of Resolution Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule 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. 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 Durbin Calls On Senate Colleagues To Stand Up For Veterans & Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin
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 Bipartisan Group Introduces Legislation to Improve Reentry and Economic Growth by Restoring Pell Grants to the Incarcerated Rep.Danny Davis, ...
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, ...
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