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July 1, 2019 Tweet - "Betsy Devos can always be trusted to come down on the side of corporate greed over quality education. Her defense of federal subsidies for the worst performing for profit schools gives students and taxpayers the shaft and her corporate buddies a windfall. Sadly, it's no surprise." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2019 Tweet - "Trump-Devos revocation of Obama rule terminating federal subsidies to the worst performing for-profit schools means deeper debt for students at the expense of taxpayers. I will call on the Senate to take a stand on this clear choice between students and greedy for-profit schools." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "The result of Secretary DeVos' repeal of the gainful employment rule is not difficult to predict: more students will be exploited by for-profit colleges and more taxpayers dollars will line the pockets of for-profit college executives and investors. It's just that simple." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019 Horn, Schrier, Casten, Allred Introduce Bill to Create Higher Service Standard for Student Loan Servicers Rep. Sean Casten, ...
June 25, 2019 Tweet - "Student loans can trail you to the grave. Let's give our young people a second chance and restore the ability for student borrowers to find meaningful relief in bankruptcy for student loans. Today I testified in @HouseJudiciary on student loan bankruptcy reform." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019 Hearing of the Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Testimony of Sen. Durbin, Hearing on "Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019 Tweet - "I have long called on @BetsyDeVosED to stop her cruel delays and begin processing the backlog of borrower defense claims from students who were defrauded by #4profit colleges." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019 Letter to David Coleman, President and CEO of the College Board - Murphy, Blumenthal, Senators to College Board: You're Underestimating the True Costs of College Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 19, 2019 Tweet - "21 State attorneys general have filed group borrower defense discharge applications on behalf of thousands of students defrauded by #4profit colleges including #Corinthian, #Westwood, and #IllinoisInstituteOfArt students in IL. @BetsyDeVosED has not responded." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019 Tweet - "Some good news for ITT Tech students, but thousands are still waiting on @usedgov to provide them with the federal student debt relief to which they are entitled under the law. @BetsyDeVosED: it's time to end the delay." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Murray, Dem Senators Seek Status Of Group Discharge Applications Submitted By State AG's Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 14, 2019 Letter to David Coleman, CEO of The College Board - Harris, Colleagues to College Board: You're Underestimating the True Costs of College Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 10, 2019 Durbin, Cohen: Congress Must Close Loophole That Encourages For-Profit Colleges To Target Veterans & Service Members Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 10, 2019 Tweet - "For-profit colleges shouldn't be invited to exploit our veterans and service members, especially not because of some loophole in the law. That's why I teamed up with @RepCohen to introduce the Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 7, 2019 Klobuchar Introduces Legislation to Help International Students Pursuing STEM Careers in the United States Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 3, 2019 Tweet - "I introduced the Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act to give those who are crushed by student debt a chance to get back on their feet. It's time to restore the availability of meaningful bankruptcy relief for student loan borrowers." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 3, 2019 Durbin Highlights Measure To Allow Student Loan Debt To Be Discharged In Bankruptcy Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin, Feinstein, Van Hollen, Shaheen, Smith and Kelly Reintroduce Legislation to Train Students for High-Skill Jobs Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
May 20, 2019 Booker, Durbin, Krishnamoorthi Introduce The Help Students Vote Act Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 17, 2019 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Senators Cory Booker And Dick Durbin Reintroduce The Help Students Vote Act Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 16, 2019 Menendez Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill Aimed to Reduce Bullying and Harassment at Colleges Across the Country Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Senators Warren and Murray Lead Colleagues Expressing Support for Agreement That Will Help Military Borrowers Receive the Zero Interest Student Loan Benefit They Are Owed Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 16, 2019 Letter to Various Student Loan Companies - Senators Warren and Brown Lead Colleagues Questioning Student Loan Companies on their Non-Cooperation with Federal and State Regulators Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 16, 2019 Letter to Various Universities - Durbin, Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi Ask Illinois Colleges And Universities About Efforts To Comply With Student Voter Registration Provision In Federal Law Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 13, 2019 Neguse, Nadler, Katko, Durbin & Warren Introduce Bill Making Bankruptcy Relief Available for Student Loan Borrowers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 10, 2019 Letter to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation Committee on Recognition - Warren, Bonamici Lead Colleagues Urging Accreditation Council to Protect Students and Taxpayers by Denying Recognition to Troubled For-Profit College Accreditor ACICS Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 9, 2019 Tweet - "Student loan debt is at crisis levels and it is ruining lives. I introduced a bill today w/@SenWarren, @RepJerryNadler, @RepJohnKatko that would give student borrowers the chance to seek meaningful relief in bankruptcy for federal and private student loans." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 9, 2019 Durbin, Warren, Nadler, Katko Introduce Bill Making Bankruptcy Relief Available For Student Loan Borrowers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 7, 2019 Durbin, Warren, Reed Reintroduce Bill Creating Student Loan Borrower Bill Of Rights Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 7, 2019 Tweet - "Student loan debt is a crushing weight on the backs of American students & families. Today w @SenWarren & @SenJackReed, I reintroduced a bill that would give student borrowers basic rights & help them understand the full range of repayment options & resources available to them." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Members of Illinois Delegation Express Concern Over Implementation of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Programs Rep. Mike Quigley
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 Tweet - "In the last five years, several major #4profit college companies have collapsed under the weight of their own wrongdoing. This left nearly 140,000 students across the country--including thousands in Illinois--in the lurch." Sen. Dick Durbin
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 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 16, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce New Bill To Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 15, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Introduce New Bill to Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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 Durbin: End Forced Arbitration & Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court 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 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, ...
Date Title Politician
July 1, 2019 Tweet - "Betsy Devos can always be trusted to come down on the side of corporate greed over quality education. Her defense of federal subsidies for the worst performing for profit schools gives students and taxpayers the shaft and her corporate buddies a windfall. Sadly, it's no surprise." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2019 Tweet - "Trump-Devos revocation of Obama rule terminating federal subsidies to the worst performing for-profit schools means deeper debt for students at the expense of taxpayers. I will call on the Senate to take a stand on this clear choice between students and greedy for-profit schools." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 28, 2019 Tweet - "The result of Secretary DeVos' repeal of the gainful employment rule is not difficult to predict: more students will be exploited by for-profit colleges and more taxpayers dollars will line the pockets of for-profit college executives and investors. It's just that simple." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019 Horn, Schrier, Casten, Allred Introduce Bill to Create Higher Service Standard for Student Loan Servicers Rep.Sean Casten, ...
June 25, 2019 Tweet - "Student loans can trail you to the grave. Let's give our young people a second chance and restore the ability for student borrowers to find meaningful relief in bankruptcy for student loans. Today I testified in @HouseJudiciary on student loan bankruptcy reform." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2019 Hearing of the Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee - Testimony of Sen. Durbin, Hearing on "Oversight of Bankruptcy Law and Legislative Proposals" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 24, 2019 Tweet - "I have long called on @BetsyDeVosED to stop her cruel delays and begin processing the backlog of borrower defense claims from students who were defrauded by #4profit colleges." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 20, 2019 Letter to David Coleman, President and CEO of the College Board - Murphy, Blumenthal, Senators to College Board: You're Underestimating the True Costs of College Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 19, 2019 Tweet - "21 State attorneys general have filed group borrower defense discharge applications on behalf of thousands of students defrauded by #4profit colleges including #Corinthian, #Westwood, and #IllinoisInstituteOfArt students in IL. @BetsyDeVosED has not responded." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019 Tweet - "Some good news for ITT Tech students, but thousands are still waiting on @usedgov to provide them with the federal student debt relief to which they are entitled under the law. @BetsyDeVosED: it's time to end the delay." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Murray, Dem Senators Seek Status Of Group Discharge Applications Submitted By State AG's Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 14, 2019 Letter to David Coleman, CEO of The College Board - Harris, Colleagues to College Board: You're Underestimating the True Costs of College Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 10, 2019 Durbin, Cohen: Congress Must Close Loophole That Encourages For-Profit Colleges To Target Veterans & Service Members Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 10, 2019 Tweet - "For-profit colleges shouldn't be invited to exploit our veterans and service members, especially not because of some loophole in the law. That's why I teamed up with @RepCohen to introduce the Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 7, 2019 Klobuchar Introduces Legislation to Help International Students Pursuing STEM Careers in the United States Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 3, 2019 Tweet - "I introduced the Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act to give those who are crushed by student debt a chance to get back on their feet. It's time to restore the availability of meaningful bankruptcy relief for student loan borrowers." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 3, 2019 Durbin Highlights Measure To Allow Student Loan Debt To Be Discharged In Bankruptcy Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin, Feinstein, Van Hollen, Shaheen, Smith and Kelly Reintroduce Legislation to Train Students for High-Skill Jobs Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
May 20, 2019 Booker, Durbin, Krishnamoorthi Introduce The Help Students Vote Act Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 17, 2019 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Senators Cory Booker And Dick Durbin Reintroduce The Help Students Vote Act Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 16, 2019 Menendez Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill Aimed to Reduce Bullying and Harassment at Colleges Across the Country Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Senators Warren and Murray Lead Colleagues Expressing Support for Agreement That Will Help Military Borrowers Receive the Zero Interest Student Loan Benefit They Are Owed Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 16, 2019 Letter to Various Student Loan Companies - Senators Warren and Brown Lead Colleagues Questioning Student Loan Companies on their Non-Cooperation with Federal and State Regulators Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 16, 2019 Letter to Various Universities - Durbin, Duckworth, Krishnamoorthi Ask Illinois Colleges And Universities About Efforts To Comply With Student Voter Registration Provision In Federal Law Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 13, 2019 Neguse, Nadler, Katko, Durbin & Warren Introduce Bill Making Bankruptcy Relief Available for Student Loan Borrowers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 10, 2019 Letter to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation Committee on Recognition - Warren, Bonamici Lead Colleagues Urging Accreditation Council to Protect Students and Taxpayers by Denying Recognition to Troubled For-Profit College Accreditor ACICS Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 9, 2019 Tweet - "Student loan debt is at crisis levels and it is ruining lives. I introduced a bill today w/@SenWarren, @RepJerryNadler, @RepJohnKatko that would give student borrowers the chance to seek meaningful relief in bankruptcy for federal and private student loans." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 9, 2019 Durbin, Warren, Nadler, Katko Introduce Bill Making Bankruptcy Relief Available For Student Loan Borrowers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 7, 2019 Durbin, Warren, Reed Reintroduce Bill Creating Student Loan Borrower Bill Of Rights Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 7, 2019 Tweet - "Student loan debt is a crushing weight on the backs of American students & families. Today w @SenWarren & @SenJackReed, I reintroduced a bill that would give student borrowers basic rights & help them understand the full range of repayment options & resources available to them." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Members of Illinois Delegation Express Concern Over Implementation of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Programs Rep.Mike Quigley
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 Tweet - "In the last five years, several major #4profit college companies have collapsed under the weight of their own wrongdoing. This left nearly 140,000 students across the country--including thousands in Illinois--in the lurch." Sen.Dick Durbin
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 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 16, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce New Bill To Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 15, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Introduce New Bill to Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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 Durbin: End Forced Arbitration & Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court 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 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, ...
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