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Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "Today, @StudentLegalNet filed a class action lawsuit against Dream Center Education Holdings -- owner of predatory #4profit colleges, Art Institutes, that misrepresented its accreditation status to thousands of students, including in IL." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 7, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Tax Reform and Higher Education Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 6, 2017 Tweet - "About a week ago, California sued predatory #4profit Ashford University for defrauding low-income students and vets." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Carper, Colleagues Conduct Oversight to Protect Servicemembers and Student Veterans Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Carper, Colleagues Conduct Oversight to Protect Servicemembers and Student Veterans Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 17, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Maureen Ohlhausen, Chairwoman Federal Trade Commission - Senators Urge the FTC to Strengthen Penalties Against Media Company that Misled Veterans About Educational Opportunities Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "@SenWarren & I called out @BetsyDeVosED for refusing to cancel student loans of those defrauded by predatory #4profit colleges." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2017 Improving Retirement Savings and Lowering Educational Debt Rep. Danny Davis
Nov. 14, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, Dr. A Wayne Johnson, COO of Federal Student Aid - Provide Full Relief for Students Who Were Cheated Out of their Education and Savings Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 14, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Discharge Federal Student Loans of Defrauded Students Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Take Up The Thompson-Krishnamoorthi Act Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Durbin Statement On Zenith Education Campus Closures Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2017 Durbin, Senators Reintroduce Military And Veterans Education Protection Act With Groundbreaking Support From Veterans Service Organizations Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "@SenatorCarper & I are reintroducing bill to close the 90/10 loophole used by greedy #4profits to prey on veterans & service members. Watch: http://Facebook.com/TomCarper" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2017 Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Murray Keeps Up Pressure on VA Secretary Shulkin to Uphold Protections Against For-Profit College Corruption Following Decision to Back Down From Blanket Ethics Waiver Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 1, 2017 Tweet - "We must put end to predatory #4profits exploiting veterans, service members, their families. My POST Act does that: http://bit.ly/2yjYO4x" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2017 Durbin, Cohen, Colleagues: Congress Should End Loophole That Encourages For-Profit Colleges To Target Veterans And Service Members Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2017 Murphy, Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Student Borrowers, Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 24, 2017 Durbin Presses VA Secretary To Protect Veterans From Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2017 Durbin Statement On State AG's Suit Against Secretary DeVos' Failure To Enforce Gainful Employment Rule Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Serrano, Velázquez, Plaskett, González-Colón Send Letter Urging DeVos to Provide More Assistance for Student Loan Borrowers in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Affected by Hurricanes Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Senate Committee on Health, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Call for Congressional Action to Renew Career and Technical Education Programs Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 5, 2017 Durbin, Franken Introduce Bill To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Adjunct Professors Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 27, 2017 Affordable-College Textbook Act Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2017 Durbin, Franken, King, Polis, Sinema Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Suspension of Rule to Protect Students from Extensive Debt They Cannot Repay Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senators Urge Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to Uphold Protections for Sexual Assault Survivors, Invest in Civil Rights Office Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 12, 2017 Senator Franken and Representatives Davis and Krishnamoorthi Lead Effort to Help Foster and Homeless Youth Succeed in College Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Act on Student Loan Debt Relief Scams Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 8, 2017 Schakowsky Statement on Betsy Devos' announcement on Title IX Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 7, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and Dr A. Wayne Johnson, Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid - Student Protection from For-Profit Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Delay in Potential Employment Information Disclosures for Career Training Programs Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 24, 2017 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 14, 2017 Foster Reintroduces Legislation to Give Students a Second Chance Rep. Bill Foster
July 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Congressmembers Call on Education Department to Help Struggling Student Loan Borrowers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 6, 2017 Duckworth Calls for Economic Justice During Meeting with Peoria NAACP President Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 5, 2017 Durbin, Bipartisan Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Veterans' Education Benefits Sen. Dick Durbin
June 30, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Hold ITT Tech Executives Accountable Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 29, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Stand Up For Students And Families, Reverse Delay Of Protections For Defrauded Students Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 22, 2017 House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Career and Technical Education Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 22, 2017 Letter to Heads of Regional College Accreditors - Proposed Sale of the Education Management Corporation's For-Profit Dream Center Foundation Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 22, 2017 US House Reauthorizes Career and Technical Education Legislation Rep. Darin LaHood
June 10, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Student Loan Servicing Contract and Protections of Student Loan Borrowers Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Put Students Before Predatory Colleges, Continue Path to Debt Relief for Defrauded Students Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 25, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Support of the Federal Pell Grant Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 25, 2017 Whitehouse, Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Help Students Burdened by Debt Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2017 Duckworth Helps Reintroduce the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 22, 2017 Duckworth Delivers Commencement Address to the George Washington University's Class of 2017 Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Date Title Politician
Dec. 7, 2017 Tweet - "Today, @StudentLegalNet filed a class action lawsuit against Dream Center Education Holdings -- owner of predatory #4profit colleges, Art Institutes, that misrepresented its accreditation status to thousands of students, including in IL." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 7, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Kevin Brady, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the Hon. Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - Tax Reform and Higher Education Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Dec. 6, 2017 Tweet - "About a week ago, California sued predatory #4profit Ashford University for defrauding low-income students and vets." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Carper, Colleagues Conduct Oversight to Protect Servicemembers and Student Veterans Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Carper, Colleagues Conduct Oversight to Protect Servicemembers and Student Veterans Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 17, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Maureen Ohlhausen, Chairwoman Federal Trade Commission - Senators Urge the FTC to Strengthen Penalties Against Media Company that Misled Veterans About Educational Opportunities Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 15, 2017 Tweet - "@SenWarren & I called out @BetsyDeVosED for refusing to cancel student loans of those defrauded by predatory #4profit colleges." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 14, 2017 Improving Retirement Savings and Lowering Educational Debt Rep.Danny Davis
Nov. 14, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, Dr. A Wayne Johnson, COO of Federal Student Aid - Provide Full Relief for Students Who Were Cheated Out of their Education and Savings Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 14, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Discharge Federal Student Loans of Defrauded Students Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Nov. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Take Up The Thompson-Krishnamoorthi Act Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Nov. 9, 2017 Durbin Statement On Zenith Education Campus Closures Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2017 Durbin, Senators Reintroduce Military And Veterans Education Protection Act With Groundbreaking Support From Veterans Service Organizations Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2017 Tweet - "@SenatorCarper & I are reintroducing bill to close the 90/10 loophole used by greedy #4profits to prey on veterans & service members. Watch: http://Facebook.com/TomCarper" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2017 Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Murray Keeps Up Pressure on VA Secretary Shulkin to Uphold Protections Against For-Profit College Corruption Following Decision to Back Down From Blanket Ethics Waiver Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 1, 2017 Tweet - "We must put end to predatory #4profits exploiting veterans, service members, their families. My POST Act does that: http://bit.ly/2yjYO4x" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2017 Durbin, Cohen, Colleagues: Congress Should End Loophole That Encourages For-Profit Colleges To Target Veterans And Service Members Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 31, 2017 Murphy, Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Student Borrowers, Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 24, 2017 Durbin Presses VA Secretary To Protect Veterans From Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2017 Durbin Statement On State AG's Suit Against Secretary DeVos' Failure To Enforce Gainful Employment Rule Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Serrano, Velázquez, Plaskett, González-Colón Send Letter Urging DeVos to Provide More Assistance for Student Loan Borrowers in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Affected by Hurricanes Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Senate Committee on Health, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Call for Congressional Action to Renew Career and Technical Education Programs Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 5, 2017 Durbin, Franken Introduce Bill To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Adjunct Professors Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 27, 2017 Affordable-College Textbook Act Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2017 Durbin, Franken, King, Polis, Sinema Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 18, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Suspension of Rule to Protect Students from Extensive Debt They Cannot Repay Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senators Urge Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to Uphold Protections for Sexual Assault Survivors, Invest in Civil Rights Office Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 12, 2017 Senator Franken and Representatives Davis and Krishnamoorthi Lead Effort to Help Foster and Homeless Youth Succeed in College Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Sept. 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Act on Student Loan Debt Relief Scams Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 8, 2017 Schakowsky Statement on Betsy Devos' announcement on Title IX Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 7, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and Dr A. Wayne Johnson, Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid - Student Protection from For-Profit Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 26, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Delay in Potential Employment Information Disclosures for Career Training Programs Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 24, 2017 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 14, 2017 Foster Reintroduces Legislation to Give Students a Second Chance Rep.Bill Foster
July 13, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Congressmembers Call on Education Department to Help Struggling Student Loan Borrowers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 6, 2017 Duckworth Calls for Economic Justice During Meeting with Peoria NAACP President Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 5, 2017 Durbin, Bipartisan Senators Introduce Bill To Protect Veterans' Education Benefits Sen.Dick Durbin
June 30, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission - Hold ITT Tech Executives Accountable Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 29, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Stand Up For Students And Families, Reverse Delay Of Protections For Defrauded Students Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 22, 2017 House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Career and Technical Education Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 22, 2017 Letter to Heads of Regional College Accreditors - Proposed Sale of the Education Management Corporation's For-Profit Dream Center Foundation Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 22, 2017 US House Reauthorizes Career and Technical Education Legislation Rep.Darin LaHood
June 10, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Student Loan Servicing Contract and Protections of Student Loan Borrowers Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 8, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Put Students Before Predatory Colleges, Continue Path to Debt Relief for Defrauded Students Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 25, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Support of the Federal Pell Grant Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 25, 2017 Whitehouse, Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Help Students Burdened by Debt Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 22, 2017 Duckworth Helps Reintroduce the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 22, 2017 Duckworth Delivers Commencement Address to the George Washington University's Class of 2017 Sen.Ladda Duckworth
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