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Dec. 6, 2018
Tweet - "Kathleen Kraninger, President Trump's nominee to serve as the next CFPB Director, is no different than Mick Mulvaney. In fact during her committee hearing, Kraninger stated that she, "cannot identify any actions that Acting Director Mulvaney has taken with which I disagree.""
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018
Duckworth Urges VA to Fully Repay Every Veteran Impacted By GI Benefits Backlog, Ensure They Do Not Suffer Lasing Financial Harm As A Result Of VA's Failures
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 28, 2018
Tweet - "This is big news and a major win for students that were defrauded by ITT Tech. Secretary DeVos must now provide immediate complete federal Borrower Defense discharges to ITT Tech students:"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2018
Tweet - "Protecting predatory for-profit colleges - and deadbeat accreditors - over students and taxpayers is irresponsible. They only care about their own bottom lines."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency - New Dems on Banking Committee Issue Recommendations on CRA Modernization to OCC
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Preserve Military Lending Act Protections
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 17, 2018
Tweet - "Secretary DeVos & Pres. Trump have done everything in their power to deny defrauded former for-profit college students federal student debt relief. Finally, the courts have stepped in to stop the stalling on borrower defense. Sec DeVos must expeditiously implement & enforce it."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 15, 2018
Tweet - "It's time for @usedgov to fully discharge federal student debt of defrauded Corinthian borrowers once and for all. Sec DeVos has ignored tens of thousands of defrauded Corinthian students seeking discharges of their debt, or shortchanged them with partial relief #CancelCorinthian"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2018
Tweet - "It took an Act of Congress, but we finally have regular public reporting of the Department of Education's processing of borrower defense claims again. It's no surprise the Department didn't want to do this."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Maintain Capital Requirements for Megabanks
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 19, 2018
Murray, Durbin Slam Department of Education After New Data Shows One Hundred Thousand Cheated or Defrauded Students Are Awaiting Relief
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House and Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos for Her Latest Attempt to Put Predatory Corporations and Institutions Over Students
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 14, 2018
Tweet - "Americans deserve a strong CFPB to police predatory student loan companies, servicers, and #4profit colleges. The Trump Administration & Mick Mulvaney are letting these corporate and #4profit interests exploit students and taxpayers with impunity."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jay Clayton - Increase Investor Protections
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Proposed Borrowers Defense Rule Will Hurt Defrauded Students
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Tweet - "I've spoken often about the need for Congress to address the student debt crisis. I've filed student loan amendments to several bills and tried to get the Senate to debate the issue on the floor. When will Republicans stop ignoring this problem?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration has forced another cop from the beat when it comes to protecting students from predatory #4profit colleges, loan servicers, and repayment scams. It is shameful. I thank Mr. Frotman for his hard work and years of service on behalf of students & taxpayers.Senator Dick Durbin added,"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Duckworth Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Expand the Able Savings Program
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Abandon Rollback of Military Lending Oversight
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 22, 2018
Tweet - "Secretary DeVos isn't holding the for-profit college industry accountable, she's just making it harder for the students who are lured into their traps."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 15, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 2, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Hon. Jelena McWilliams, Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company, the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, the Hon. Jay Clayton, Chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Hon. J. Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading - Stop Weakening Volker Rule
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2018
Rounds, Duckworth Introduce Options Markets Stability Act
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2018
Tweet - "The new doctrine for the Trump-DeVos Department of Education is "Student Borrower Beware" It's not personal responsibility, it's government complicity in the illegal and predatory practices of the for-profit college industry."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
Dec. 6, 2018
Tweet - "Kathleen Kraninger, President Trump's nominee to serve as the next CFPB Director, is no different than Mick Mulvaney. In fact during her committee hearing, Kraninger stated that she, "cannot identify any actions that Acting Director Mulvaney has taken with which I disagree.""
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2018
Duckworth Urges VA to Fully Repay Every Veteran Impacted By GI Benefits Backlog, Ensure They Do Not Suffer Lasing Financial Harm As A Result Of VA's Failures
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 28, 2018
Tweet - "This is big news and a major win for students that were defrauded by ITT Tech. Secretary DeVos must now provide immediate complete federal Borrower Defense discharges to ITT Tech students:"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2018
Tweet - "Protecting predatory for-profit colleges - and deadbeat accreditors - over students and taxpayers is irresponsible. They only care about their own bottom lines."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency - New Dems on Banking Committee Issue Recommendations on CRA Modernization to OCC
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Preserve Military Lending Act Protections
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 17, 2018
Tweet - "Secretary DeVos & Pres. Trump have done everything in their power to deny defrauded former for-profit college students federal student debt relief. Finally, the courts have stepped in to stop the stalling on borrower defense. Sec DeVos must expeditiously implement & enforce it."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 15, 2018
Tweet - "It's time for @usedgov to fully discharge federal student debt of defrauded Corinthian borrowers once and for all. Sec DeVos has ignored tens of thousands of defrauded Corinthian students seeking discharges of their debt, or shortchanged them with partial relief #CancelCorinthian"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2018
Tweet - "It took an Act of Congress, but we finally have regular public reporting of the Department of Education's processing of borrower defense claims again. It's no surprise the Department didn't want to do this."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Maintain Capital Requirements for Megabanks
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 19, 2018
Murray, Durbin Slam Department of Education After New Data Shows One Hundred Thousand Cheated or Defrauded Students Are Awaiting Relief
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House and Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos for Her Latest Attempt to Put Predatory Corporations and Institutions Over Students
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 14, 2018
Tweet - "Americans deserve a strong CFPB to police predatory student loan companies, servicers, and #4profit colleges. The Trump Administration & Mick Mulvaney are letting these corporate and #4profit interests exploit students and taxpayers with impunity."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jay Clayton - Increase Investor Protections
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Proposed Borrowers Defense Rule Will Hurt Defrauded Students
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 28, 2018
Tweet - "I've spoken often about the need for Congress to address the student debt crisis. I've filed student loan amendments to several bills and tried to get the Senate to debate the issue on the floor. When will Republicans stop ignoring this problem?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Tweet - "The Trump Administration has forced another cop from the beat when it comes to protecting students from predatory #4profit colleges, loan servicers, and repayment scams. It is shameful. I thank Mr. Frotman for his hard work and years of service on behalf of students & taxpayers.Senator Dick Durbin added,"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018
Duckworth Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Expand the Able Savings Program
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Abandon Rollback of Military Lending Oversight
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 22, 2018
Tweet - "Secretary DeVos isn't holding the for-profit college industry accountable, she's just making it harder for the students who are lured into their traps."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 15, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 2, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Hon. Jelena McWilliams, Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company, the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, the Hon. Jay Clayton, Chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Hon. J. Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading - Stop Weakening Volker Rule
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2018
Rounds, Duckworth Introduce Options Markets Stability Act
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2018
Tweet - "The new doctrine for the Trump-DeVos Department of Education is "Student Borrower Beware" It's not personal responsibility, it's government complicity in the illegal and predatory practices of the for-profit college industry."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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