| May 10, 2019
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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
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| May 9, 2019
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Durbin, Warren, Nadler, Katko Introduce Bill Making Bankruptcy Relief Available For Student Loan Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 9, 2019
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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."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 7, 2019
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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."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 7, 2019
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Durbin, Warren, Reed Reintroduce Bill Creating Student Loan Borrower Bill Of Rights
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 3, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Members of Illinois Delegation Express Concern Over Implementation of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Programs
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| April 30, 2019
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Letter to various high school principles - Durbin Enlists Illinois Education Professionals To Sound The Alarm On For-Profit Colleges
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 30, 2019
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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."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 25, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Kaine & Whitehouse Call On Devos To Fix Missteps With Implementation Of TEPSLF Program
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 16, 2019
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Durbin, Duckworth Introduce New Bill To Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 16, 2019
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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:"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 15, 2019
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Duckworth, Durbin Introduce New Bill to Overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 11, 2019
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Durbin, Wicker, Leahy Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 11, 2019
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Durbin, Wicker, Leahy Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 10, 2019
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Bipartisan Group Introduces Legislation to Improve Reentry and Economic Growth by Restoring Pell Grants to The Incarcerated
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| April 9, 2019
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Schatz, Lee, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Restore Educational Opportunities For Those Incarcerated And Improve Public Safety
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 5, 2019
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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
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 4, 2019
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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."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 4, 2019
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Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema, Neguse Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Duckworth Joins Reed, Coons, Larson & Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Expand and Promote Opportunities for National Service
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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Senators Strive to Protect Student Borrowers & Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable for Student Debt
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 3, 2019
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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."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 2, 2019
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Durbin: End Forced Arbitration & Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 2, 2019
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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."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 1, 2019
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Tweet - "52,122: the number of new borrower defense claims submitted to @usedgov by defrauded borrowers between 6/30/18 and 12/31/18."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 1, 2019
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Ahead of National Service Recognition Day, Reed, Larson, Coons, Duckworth & Members of Congress Call for ACTION to Expand Opportunities for National Service
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 28, 2019
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Durbin Slams Devos For Cut To Special Olympics, Delayed Relief For Defrauded For-Profit College Students, And Public Service Loan Forgiveness Elimination
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 26, 2019
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Durbin And Hassan Introduce Comprehensive Legislation To Protect Students And Taxpayers From Predatory Higher Education Practices
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 26, 2019
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Tweet - "Did you know that for-profit colleges enroll just 9% of all postsecondary students but account for 34% of all federal student loan defaults?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 22, 2019
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Mitchell and Krishnamoorthi Respond to Trump Administration's Support of College Transparency
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| March 21, 2019
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Tweet - "Giving students the ability to refinance their student loans at lower and more affordable interest rates would help millions of student borrowers save money. Congress must do more to address the student loan debt crisis in America. Proud to support this bill."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 20, 2019
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Duckworth, Durbin Re-Introduce Bill to Help Americans Refinance Student Loans and Save Thousands of Dollars
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 14, 2019
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Mitchell, Krishnamoorthi, Stefanik, Harder Introduce Bipartisan College Transparency Act
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, McMorris Rodgers Introduce Bicameral Bill To Support Military Families By Fixing Inconsistency In GI Bill Benefit
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 13, 2019
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Hearing of the Labor, Health And Human Services, Education, And Related Agencies Subcommittee for the House Appropriations Committee - Sen. Durbin Testimony, Hearing on Oversight of For-Profit Colleges: Protecting Students and Taxpayer Dollars
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 11, 2019
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Durbin Statement On For-Profit Argosy University's Imminent Closure
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 11, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Smith, Sinema, Senators Urge Department Of Education To Immediately Assist Argosy University Students
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 8, 2019
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Tweet - "After wasting millions of tax dollars and crippling thousands of students with debt, another phony for-profit university, Argosy, is expected to imminently close its doors. When will this Administration stop subsidizing these worthless vultures?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 7, 2019
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Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Calls on Consumer Director to Address Discrimination on Student Loans
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Rep. Chuy Garcia
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| March 6, 2019
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Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation to End Student Loan Debt Crisis
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 6, 2019
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Tweet - "Cumulative student loan debt in America amounts to more than $1.5 trillion. I've joined @BrianSchatz to reintroduce a bill that would help reverse growing student loan debt. If we don't do something, we risk losing a generation of economic growth."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 6, 2019
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Durbin Reintroduces Bill To End Student Loan Debt Crisis
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 4, 2019
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Letter to Chairman Jay Clayton - Senator Warren and Colleagues Demand Answers on Shamefully Weak SEC Settlement with Corinthian College Executives
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 1, 2019
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Tweet - "Students who were hung out to dry by deadbeat for-profit schools, with mountains of loan debt, should be allowed to hold these schools accountable in court. I've intro'd the CLASS Act w/ @RepMaxineWaters. It ends mandatory arbitration in for-profit college enrollment agreements."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 28, 2019
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Durbin, Waters Re-Introduce Bill To Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Feb. 27, 2019
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Help Students Vote Act Added To H.R.1, Passes House Administration Committee
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Feb. 25, 2019
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Tweet - ".@rosadelauro and I have called on the Dept. of Ed. Inspector General to investigate the missing student aid funds and @BetsyDeVosED's handling of Dream Center case: https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-and-delauro-call-for-oig-investigation-into-department-of-educations-handling-of-dream-center-transaction-possible-misuse-of-federal-funds-
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 21, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto, Senators Condemn DeVos' Inaction To Relieve Student Debt, Punish Colleges' Predatory Practices
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Feb. 19, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Sandra D. Bruce, Acting Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Education - Durbin & Delauro Call For OIG Investigation Into Department Of Education's Handling Of Dream Center Transaction, Possible Misuse Of Federal Funds
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Feb. 8, 2019
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Bost Backs Bipartisan Bill to Address Rising Student Loan Debt
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| Feb. 7, 2019
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Durbin Meets With Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 5, 2019
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Duckworth Announces Chicago Union Apprentice Lily Wu As State Of The Union Guest
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Jan. 30, 2019
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Congressmen Cohen, Davis and Swalwell Introduce the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| Jan. 29, 2019
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Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019--Motion
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Jan. 25, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Letter Calling on Devos to Improve Shutdown Guidance for Student Loan Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Jan. 9, 2019
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Tweet - "#4profit colleges account for 34% of federal student loan defaults but enroll 9% of college students. These companies scam people and bury them in student loan debt. Why is Sec. DeVos insistent on propping them up?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Jan. 5, 2019
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Tweet - "While Ed Sec. Betsy DeVos continues to coddle for-profit colleges, students are being buried in debt and taxpayers end up holding the bag. Thanks to @ILAttyGeneral Madigan for fighting for students."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 20, 2018
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Moulton Introduces Bill to Expand National Service Opportunities for Young Americans and Make College More Affordable
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2018
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Letter to Secretary DeVos - Provide Full Student Loan Discharges To Former ITT Tech Students
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Dec. 18, 2018
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Tweet - "Another overcharging, underperforming #4profit college has closed its doors. With the collapse of Vatterott College, approximately 150 students in Illinois and 2,300 nationwide are left high and dry."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 14, 2018
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Tweet - "Some 15,000 students nationwide will receive auto closed school discharges thanks to 2016 Obama Borrower Defense rule"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 12, 2018
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Tweet - "The Department of Education should rescind its reinstatement of deadbeat #4profit college accreditor ACICS. Students and taxpayers stand to lose if this company is allowed to keep propping up predatory #4profit institutions."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 11, 2018
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Tweet - "Hiding this report on Wells Fargo's shady business practices is another example of how the Trump Administration has sided with large, powerful companies over hardworking students. Students deserve to know the dangers associated with Wells Fargo."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 10, 2018
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Letter to Secretary DeVos - Protect Military And Veteran Students
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Dec. 6, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Hold Student Loan Companies Accountable, Increase Transparency to Ensure Companies Are Following the Law
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Dec. 4, 2018
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Tweet - "Dept. of Ed OIG: For-profit colleges represent a disproportionate risk to students and taxpayers in higher education."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 3, 2018
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Durbin Echoes Department Of Education Inspector General's Alarm On For-Profit Colleges
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 29, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Call on Sec. DeVos to Rescind Title IX Proposed Rules
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Nov. 28, 2018
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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:"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 25, 2018
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Tweet - "Protecting predatory for-profit colleges - and deadbeat accreditors - over students and taxpayers is irresponsible. They only care about their own bottom lines."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 21, 2018
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Tweet - "What does the Trump-DeVos Department of Education and deadbeat accreditor ACICS have in common? They both protect and enable predatory for-profit colleges that defraud students and cheat taxpayers out of millions. Today's decision isn't surprising but it's still outrageous."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 13, 2018
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Tweet - "Students at 145 closed schools in Illinois are now eligible for automatic closed school discharges. Sec. DeVos must immediately provide this federal student debt relief to eligible students instead of dragging her feet."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 12, 2018
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi, Mayor Emanuel, And City Colleges Announce Federal Perkins Act Funding To Support Ongoing Modernization Of Career And Technical Education
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Oct. 19, 2018
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Warren, Bonamici, Colleagues Call on DeVos to Release Documents Used in Decision to Restore Recognition of For-Profit Accreditor ACICS
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Oct. 18, 2018
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Letter to Ms. Nancy Berryhill, Acting Commissioner, SSA - Provide Data Needed For Gainful Employment
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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