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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
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
Durbin To Host Westinghouse College Prep Student For President Trump's State Of The Union Address
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. 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. 23, 2020
Congresswoman Kelly Nominates Local High School Students to Military Academies
Rep. Robin Kelly
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. 22, 2020
Bost announces service academy nominees
Rep. Mike Bost
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
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. 16, 2020
Durbin Statement On House Passage Of Resolution Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule
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
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
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. Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 14, 2020
Tweet - "Betsy DeVos is doing everything in her power to gut essential protections for student borrowers & taxpayers. Her new borrower defense rule would make it almost impossible for these students to get the relief that they are entitled to under federal law."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 13, 2020
Tweet - "This week, the House has the chance to put #StudentsFirst by passing @RepSusieLee's resolution & rejecting Betsy DeVos' rewritten borrower defense rule. I hope they do. Defrauded students are entitled to this relief under federal law. We can't let Betsy DeVos take that away."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2020
Tweet - "Betsy DeVos has made it clear that she sides with predatory #4profit colleges over the students they defrauded. Her new borrower defense rule makes it almost impossible for defrauded borrowers to get the relief to which they are entitled under federal law."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2020
Rep. LaHood Announces 2020 U.S. Service Academy Nominations
Rep. Darin LaHood
Jan. 7, 2020
Durbin: Stand Up For Veterans, Students, And Families By Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 7, 2020
Tweet - "Next week, the House will have a chance to overturn the borrower defense rule that @BetsyDeVosED rewrote to gut essential protections for student borrowers & taxpayers. I hope they do--Sec. DeVos' new rule is entirely unfair to defrauded students."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 7, 2020
Executive Session
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
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
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
Durbin To Host Westinghouse College Prep Student For President Trump's State Of The Union Address
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. 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. 23, 2020
Congresswoman Kelly Nominates Local High School Students to Military Academies
Rep.Robin Kelly
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. 22, 2020
Bost announces service academy nominees
Rep.Mike Bost
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
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. 16, 2020
Durbin Statement On House Passage Of Resolution Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule
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
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
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.Chuy Garcia, ...
Jan. 14, 2020
Tweet - "Betsy DeVos is doing everything in her power to gut essential protections for student borrowers & taxpayers. Her new borrower defense rule would make it almost impossible for these students to get the relief that they are entitled to under federal law."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 13, 2020
Tweet - "This week, the House has the chance to put #StudentsFirst by passing @RepSusieLee's resolution & rejecting Betsy DeVos' rewritten borrower defense rule. I hope they do. Defrauded students are entitled to this relief under federal law. We can't let Betsy DeVos take that away."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 9, 2020
Tweet - "Betsy DeVos has made it clear that she sides with predatory #4profit colleges over the students they defrauded. Her new borrower defense rule makes it almost impossible for defrauded borrowers to get the relief to which they are entitled under federal law."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 8, 2020
Rep. LaHood Announces 2020 U.S. Service Academy Nominations
Rep.Darin LaHood
Jan. 7, 2020
Durbin: Stand Up For Veterans, Students, And Families By Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 7, 2020
Tweet - "Next week, the House will have a chance to overturn the borrower defense rule that @BetsyDeVosED rewrote to gut essential protections for student borrowers & taxpayers. I hope they do--Sec. DeVos' new rule is entirely unfair to defrauded students."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 7, 2020
Executive Session
Sen.Dick Durbin
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