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Oct. 28, 2024
Durbin Joins Warren, Whitehouse, Warnock To Push DOJ, ED For Expanded Outreach On Discharging Student Loan Debt In Bankruptcy
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $5 Million In Federal Funding For Postsecondary Education Preparedness
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2024
Durbin, DeLauro Introduce The Federal Food Administration Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 23, 2024
Durbin Introduces Legislation To Improve Accountability Of Foreign Medical Schools Receiving Federal Student Aid
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 18, 2024
Durbin Speaks With USCIS Director Jaddou Following Senator's Letter Calling On USCIS To Process DACA Renewal Applications After Reports Of Delay
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 18, 2024
Durbin Announces $750,000 for National Louis University School of Nursing
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 8, 2024
Ranking Member Scott Statement on February Jobs Report
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 29, 2024
Scott Statement on Cuts to the Pell Grant Program
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 15, 2024
Scott, Foxx on New Data Showing Americans Overwhelmingly Support Workforce Pell
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Talk Accessibility Of Higher ED, Job Training Programs With Illinois Higher Education Leaders
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 1, 2024
Durbin Introduces Bill To Create Interagency Committee To Improve Oversight Over For-Profit College Industry
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Announce Over $1.2 Million For Illinois Central College To Develop High School Programs
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2023
Durbin Reintroduces Bill To Create Student Loan Borrower Bill Of Rights
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2023
Durbin Reintroduces Bill To Create Student Loan Borrower Bill Of Rights
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2023
Durbin Meets With Predominantly Black Institutions Of Illinois
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2023
Durbin, Rubio Applaud Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Legislation To Extend Authorization Of Global Basic Education
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2023
Durbin, Rubio Applaud Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Legislation To Extend Authorization Of Global Basic Education
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 6, 2023
Durbin, DeLauro Send Letter Urging Department Of Education To Recoup Funds From Predatory, For-Profit Colleges University Of Phoenix And Ashford University
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2023
Durbin, Waters Introduce CLASS Act To Give Student Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2023
Durbin Releases Statement for the Record for Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Name, Image, and Likeness, and the Future of College Sports
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $2.8 Million To Enhance Performance-Based Compensation For Teachers In Cahokia Heights
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Budzinski Announce $5 Million For University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign To Establish National University Rail Center Of Excellence
Rep. Nikki Budzinski
Sept. 29, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $2.8 Million To Enhance Performance-Based Compensation For Teachers In Cahokia Heights
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 29, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Budzinski Announce $5 Million For University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign To Establish National University Rail Center Of Excellence
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 29, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Budzinski Announce $5 Million For University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign To Establish National University Rail Center Of Excellence
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 28, 2023
Durbin Statement On Department Of Education's New Gainful Employment Rule
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $2.3 Million To Support Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $2.3 Million To Support Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 21, 2023
Durbin Statement On Department Of Education's Move To Approve Borrower Defense Claims For Former University Of Phoenix Students
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2023
Durbin Questions Illinois Secretary of State Giannoulias During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Book Bans And Censorship
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2023
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Book Bans and Censorship
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2023
Durbin Questions Illinois Secretary Of State Giannoulias During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Book Bans And Censorship
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2023
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Book Bans And Censorship
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2023
Durbin, Warren, Blumenthal Warn University Of Idaho On The Dangers Of Purchasing Predatory For-Profit College University Of Phoenix
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 7, 2023
Durbin Applauds Department Of Education's Move To Approve Borrower Defense Claims For Former Ashford University Students
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2023
Durbin Statement On Department Of Education's Move To Approve Borrower Defense Claims For Former Ashford University Students
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 18, 2023
Durbin Attends Illinois State University's Nursing School Campus Ribbon Cutting
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2023
Durbin, Colleagues Urge Department Of Education To Address Student Loan Debt Barriers For Incarcerated Individuals
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2023
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Striking Down Biden Administration's Student Loan Debt Relief Plan In Overreaching Decision
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2023
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Rejecting Affirmative Action In College Admissions
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2023
Durbin Leads Colleagues In Urging Department Of Education To Reinstate The Gainful Employment Rule
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 8, 2023
Durbin Joins Schatz, Pocan To Reintroduce Legislation To End Student Loan Debt Crisis
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 1, 2023
Durbin Statement On Senate Vote To Overturn President Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 31, 2023
Durbin Joins NAFSA Annual Conference To Talk About Study Abroad Programs And Immigration
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2023
Durbin Releases Plan To Address Health Care Workforce Shortages In Rural Illinois
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 11, 2023
Durbin, Baldwin, Smith, Schneider, Stevens Introduce Bill To Address Teaching Shortages In Low-Income And Communities Of Color
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 3, 2023
Durbin Leads Colleagues In Penning Letter To Departments Of Education, Defense, And Veterans Affairs Warning Against Predatory For-Profit College University Of Phoenix
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 28, 2023
Durbin, Hirono, Wyden, Whitehouse, Booker Introduce Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Adjunct Professors
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 21, 2023
Durbin Warns Illinois Education Professionals To Sound The Alarm On For-Profit Colleges
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 27, 2023
Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema, Neguse Introduce Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable
Sen. Dick Durbin
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 - "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. 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. 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, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Oct. 28, 2024
Durbin Joins Warren, Whitehouse, Warnock To Push DOJ, ED For Expanded Outreach On Discharging Student Loan Debt In Bankruptcy
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $5 Million In Federal Funding For Postsecondary Education Preparedness
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2024
Durbin, DeLauro Introduce The Federal Food Administration Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 23, 2024
Durbin Introduces Legislation To Improve Accountability Of Foreign Medical Schools Receiving Federal Student Aid
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 18, 2024
Durbin Speaks With USCIS Director Jaddou Following Senator's Letter Calling On USCIS To Process DACA Renewal Applications After Reports Of Delay
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 18, 2024
Durbin Announces $750,000 for National Louis University School of Nursing
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 8, 2024
Ranking Member Scott Statement on February Jobs Report
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 29, 2024
Scott Statement on Cuts to the Pell Grant Program
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 15, 2024
Scott, Foxx on New Data Showing Americans Overwhelmingly Support Workforce Pell
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 6, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Talk Accessibility Of Higher ED, Job Training Programs With Illinois Higher Education Leaders
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 1, 2024
Durbin Introduces Bill To Create Interagency Committee To Improve Oversight Over For-Profit College Industry
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 24, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Announce Over $1.2 Million For Illinois Central College To Develop High School Programs
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2023
Durbin Reintroduces Bill To Create Student Loan Borrower Bill Of Rights
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 5, 2023
Durbin Reintroduces Bill To Create Student Loan Borrower Bill Of Rights
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 16, 2023
Durbin Meets With Predominantly Black Institutions Of Illinois
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2023
Durbin, Rubio Applaud Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Legislation To Extend Authorization Of Global Basic Education
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2023
Durbin, Rubio Applaud Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Legislation To Extend Authorization Of Global Basic Education
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 6, 2023
Durbin, DeLauro Send Letter Urging Department Of Education To Recoup Funds From Predatory, For-Profit Colleges University Of Phoenix And Ashford University
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 24, 2023
Durbin, Waters Introduce CLASS Act To Give Student Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2023
Durbin Releases Statement for the Record for Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Name, Image, and Likeness, and the Future of College Sports
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $2.8 Million To Enhance Performance-Based Compensation For Teachers In Cahokia Heights
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Budzinski Announce $5 Million For University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign To Establish National University Rail Center Of Excellence
Rep.Nikki Budzinski
Sept. 29, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $2.8 Million To Enhance Performance-Based Compensation For Teachers In Cahokia Heights
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 29, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Budzinski Announce $5 Million For University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign To Establish National University Rail Center Of Excellence
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 29, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Budzinski Announce $5 Million For University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign To Establish National University Rail Center Of Excellence
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 28, 2023
Durbin Statement On Department Of Education's New Gainful Employment Rule
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $2.3 Million To Support Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 22, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $2.3 Million To Support Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 21, 2023
Durbin Statement On Department Of Education's Move To Approve Borrower Defense Claims For Former University Of Phoenix Students
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2023
Durbin Questions Illinois Secretary of State Giannoulias During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Book Bans And Censorship
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2023
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Book Bans and Censorship
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2023
Durbin Questions Illinois Secretary Of State Giannoulias During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Book Bans And Censorship
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2023
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Book Bans And Censorship
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2023
Durbin, Warren, Blumenthal Warn University Of Idaho On The Dangers Of Purchasing Predatory For-Profit College University Of Phoenix
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 7, 2023
Durbin Applauds Department Of Education's Move To Approve Borrower Defense Claims For Former Ashford University Students
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 31, 2023
Durbin Statement On Department Of Education's Move To Approve Borrower Defense Claims For Former Ashford University Students
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 18, 2023
Durbin Attends Illinois State University's Nursing School Campus Ribbon Cutting
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2023
Durbin, Colleagues Urge Department Of Education To Address Student Loan Debt Barriers For Incarcerated Individuals
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2023
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Striking Down Biden Administration's Student Loan Debt Relief Plan In Overreaching Decision
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2023
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Rejecting Affirmative Action In College Admissions
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2023
Durbin Leads Colleagues In Urging Department Of Education To Reinstate The Gainful Employment Rule
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 8, 2023
Durbin Joins Schatz, Pocan To Reintroduce Legislation To End Student Loan Debt Crisis
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 1, 2023
Durbin Statement On Senate Vote To Overturn President Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 31, 2023
Durbin Joins NAFSA Annual Conference To Talk About Study Abroad Programs And Immigration
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2023
Durbin Releases Plan To Address Health Care Workforce Shortages In Rural Illinois
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 11, 2023
Durbin, Baldwin, Smith, Schneider, Stevens Introduce Bill To Address Teaching Shortages In Low-Income And Communities Of Color
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 3, 2023
Durbin Leads Colleagues In Penning Letter To Departments Of Education, Defense, And Veterans Affairs Warning Against Predatory For-Profit College University Of Phoenix
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 28, 2023
Durbin, Hirono, Wyden, Whitehouse, Booker Introduce Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Adjunct Professors
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 21, 2023
Durbin Warns Illinois Education Professionals To Sound The Alarm On For-Profit Colleges
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 27, 2023
Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema, Neguse Introduce Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable
Sen.Dick Durbin
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 - "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. 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. 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, ...
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