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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
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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