| 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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| Oct. 17, 2018
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Durbin Calls On Secretary Devos To Implement & Enforce Obama-Era Borrower Defense Rule
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 17, 2018
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Tweet - "Secretary DeVos & Pres. Trump have done everything in their power to deny defrauded former for-profit college students federal student debt relief. Finally, the courts have stepped in to stop the stalling on borrower defense. Sec DeVos must expeditiously implement & enforce it."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 16, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Oct. 15, 2018
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Tweet - "It's time for @usedgov to fully discharge federal student debt of defrauded Corinthian borrowers once and for all. Sec DeVos has ignored tens of thousands of defrauded Corinthian students seeking discharges of their debt, or shortchanged them with partial relief #CancelCorinthian"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 11, 2018
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Purdue Global University
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 11, 2018
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Tweet - "Students beware: accreditor puts #4profit colleges owned by Center for Excellence in Higher Education on probation. We're asking @usedgov to investigate accreditor's findings including predatory consumer practices and potential discriminatory policies against Native Americans."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 1, 2018
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Tweet - "Former for-profit college exec. and top DeVos Dept. of Ed. official Diane Jones, just gave new life to deadbeat #4profit accreditor, ACICS -- allowing an additional year to come into compliance. It's a betrayal of students and taxpayers."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 27, 2018
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Lauds Inclusion Of Career & Vocational Education In Appropriations Bill
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Sept. 21, 2018
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Tweet - "It took an Act of Congress, but we finally have regular public reporting of the Department of Education's processing of borrower defense claims again. It's no surprise the Department didn't want to do this."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 19, 2018
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Letter to Mr. Michael Berghoff, Board of Trustees, Purdue University - End Practice Of Mandatory Arbitration For Enrollment At Global University
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Sept. 19, 2018
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Murray, Durbin Slam Department of Education After New Data Shows One Hundred Thousand Cheated or Defrauded Students Are Awaiting Relief
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Sept. 14, 2018
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Murphy, Colleagues Introduce New Legislation to Encourage Colleges to Remove Criminal and Juvenile Record Questions from Admissions Applications
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Sept. 14, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House and Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos for Her Latest Attempt to Put Predatory Corporations and Institutions Over Students
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Sept. 13, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposal to Abandon Student Protections From Predatory Career Training Programs
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Aug. 30, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education - Dept Of Education Official Advised Dream Center Education Holdings To Misrepresent Accreditation Status To Students
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Aug. 30, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Aug. 30, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Proposed Borrowers Defense Rule Will Hurt Defrauded Students
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| Aug. 28, 2018
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Tweet - "I've spoken often about the need for Congress to address the student debt crisis. I've filed student loan amendments to several bills and tried to get the Senate to debate the issue on the floor. When will Republicans stop ignoring this problem?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 27, 2018
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Tweet - "The Trump Administration has forced another cop from the beat when it comes to protecting students from predatory #4profit colleges, loan servicers, and repayment scams. It is shameful. I thank Mr. Frotman for his hard work and years of service on behalf of students & taxpayers.Senator Dick Durbin added,"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 23, 2018
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Merkley, Durbin Introduce Bill to Protect Students from Worthless Degrees, Overturn Devos Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Aug. 22, 2018
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Tweet - "Secretary DeVos isn't holding the for-profit college industry accountable, she's just making it harder for the students who are lured into their traps."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 14, 2018
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The Hill - A New Law Just Built a Bridge Over America's Skills Gap
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Aug. 13, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Joseph Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Pallone & Schakowsky Urge Ftc to Intensify Scrutiny of For-Profit Colleges' Predatory Practices
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Aug. 12, 2018
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Tweet - "Secretary DeVos just found a new way to hide the disastrous record of for-profit colleges from student victims and taxpayers who subsidize their rotten performance. Anyone surprised?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 3, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Assist Students In The Wake Of National College Closures
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Aug. 2, 2018
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LaHood Proposes Pro-Growth Solution to Tackling Student Loan Debt
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Rep. Darin LaHood
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| July 31, 2018
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Bipartisan Bill To Reform Career, Technical, And Vocational Education Signed Into Law
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| July 30, 2018
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Tweet - "Good news: Illinois' colleges and universities can start applying for federal funds for open textbook projects to help save students money."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 27, 2018
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Tweet - "Those who ignore the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it. The Trump-DeVos Department of Education is inviting a new wave of for-profit college fraud on students and taxpayers."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 26, 2018
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Tweet - "The new doctrine for the Trump-DeVos Department of Education is "Student Borrower Beware" It's not personal responsibility, it's government complicity in the illegal and predatory practices of the for-profit college industry."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 26, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling on DeVos to Allow the Use of FAFSA Income Data to Help Determine TRIO Eligibility
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| July 25, 2018
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Career, Technical, And Vocational Education Bill Passes House Unanimously And Heads To The President's Desk
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| July 25, 2018
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Durbin Statement On Trump-DeVos Rewrite Of Borrower Defense Rule
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 24, 2018
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Scott, Krishnamoorthi Praise Senate Passage of Workforce Development Bill
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| July 24, 2018
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Durbin Releases Shocking New Data On Department Of Education's Borrower Defense Application Backlog
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 20, 2018
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Letter to Chairman Clayton - Weak Settlement With Former For-Profit College Executive
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 20, 2018
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Tweet - "#4profit college ITT Tech Chief Officer Kevin Modany made $36 million while defrauding students, taxpayers, and investors. The SEC fined him $200,000. Sound fair?"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 12, 2018
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Durbin, Smith, Reed, & Senators Introduce Bill To Prevent Unnecessary Private Student Loan Debt And Improve Transparency
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 11, 2018
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Tweet - "I'm asking IL community colleges to assist students attending the closing Illinois Institute of Art campuses and Argosy-Schaumburg. These students deserve a chance to continue their studies at quality, affordable institutions like community colleges. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/download/illinois-community-colleges-letter-on-dceh
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 26, 2018
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Letter to Dr. Gellman-Danley - Investigate Reports Of Misleading Practices By Dream Center Education Holdings
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 19, 2018
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Letter to the Editor - Congress Should Renew Technical Training Funds
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| June 18, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Warren, Harris, Takano, Adams, Espaillat, Colleagues Press Education Secretary for Action on Student Loan Borrowers of Color
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 14, 2018
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Tweet - "I'm pressing @usedgov for answers and to restart work to create basis for relief for additional Corinthian students and students defrauded by other #4profit schools."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 14, 2018
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Durbin, Murray: Inspector General Reveals New Details About Failure Of DeVos, Trump Admin To Provide Debt Relief To Defrauded Student Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 11, 2018
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Tweet - "Sec DeVos' own staff found deadbeat #4profit accreditor ACICS failed to meet requirements for federal recognition, she reinstated them anyway. She continues to side with corporate and #4profit interests over students and taxpayers."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 5, 2018
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Tweet - "#4profit colleges enroll 9% of our students, but account for 33% of all student loan defaults. How can that be? They are charging too much and providing too little. They mislead these students into debt."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 4, 2018
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Letter to Secretary DeVos, Department of Education - Protect Students & taxpayers In Potential Transfer Of Predatory For-Profit DeVry University To Cogswell Education
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 24, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Press for Answers Following Decision to Restore Recognition of For-Profit Accreditor ACICS
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 23, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senators Denounce Move by Secretary DeVos to End Investigations and Office Responsible for Protecting Students from Predatory Colleges
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 23, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Blast DeVos, Department of Education for Continuing to Fail Higher Ed. in Puerto Rico
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| May 22, 2018
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Tweet - "In her latest move, Sec. DeVos has dismantled the Enforcement Unit that was set-up in 2016 to prevent future fraud by for-profit colleges. She did this all while tens of thousands of students continue to wait for the federal student loan discharges to which they are entitled."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 18, 2018
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Letter to Ms. Leandra English, Acting Director, CFPB, and Mr. Mick Mulvaney, Director, OMB - Help Committees Call on Mulvaney to Protect Student Loan Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 18, 2018
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Senators Duckworth, Murray Announce New Study to Examine Child Care Challenges Faced by Student Parents in College
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| May 17, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Swiftly Implement Funding Increase to Affordable Child Care Program
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| May 9, 2018
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Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Decision To Shutter CFPB Office Designed To Protect Student Loan Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 9, 2018
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Tweet - "The Trump Administration's message to families ripped off by student loan fraud: "stop whining.' Dismantling a student loan watchdog office at the CFPB -- which has returned three quarters of a billion dollars to students who had been ripped off -- is cold."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 30, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Assist Students Harmed by Closure of ITT Tech
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 26, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Concerns Over For-Profit College Industry Lobbyist's "Oversight" Role at the Department of Education
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 24, 2018
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Eliminate Obstacles to Student Voters
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| April 23, 2018
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Tweet - "As high school seniors make decisions on their educational futures, they have to know the risks associated with #4profit colleges. I'm asking our educators to help inform students now so they don't end up with a lifetime of student debt and despair: https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-enlists-illinois-high-school-educators-to-sound-the-alarm-on-for-profit-colleges
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 23, 2018
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Letter to Principal - Sound The Alarm On For-Profit Colleges
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 18, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Properly Implement New Program
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 18, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Sen. Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chairman, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Call For More Childcare Support For Student Parents
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 18, 2018
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Booker, Durbin, Krishnamoorthi Introduce Help Students Vote Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 6, 2018
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Southern Illinois Legislators Urge Caution in SIU Carbondale Funding Reallocation Plan
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| April 5, 2018
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Democrats Meet with Millennials in Elgin on College Costs, "Dreamers'
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| March 29, 2018
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Letter to the Hon Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Whitehouse, Kaine, Duckworth, Hassan Push DeVos to Put New Public Service Student Debt Relief Into Action
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 22, 2018
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Tweet - "Unfortunately, for too many students these days, the payoff of a college education isn't being realized. They find themselves in default with their credit scores ruined and holding massive amounts of debt. This trend has got to stop."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 19, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Chairman Crowley Advocates for Additional Funding to Make College More Affordable for Low-Income Students
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| March 19, 2018
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Letter to the Hon Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and the Hon Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Sinema Leads Bipartisan Effort to Help Prepare the Next Generation of Arizona Teachers for High-Need Classrooms
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| March 15, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Call for Top DeVos Adviser's Recusal from Decisions on For-Profit Colleges Owned by Former Employer
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 15, 2018
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Letter to Mr. Clark - Halt New GI Bill Enrollments Amid Questions Of Eligibility
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 9, 2018
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces Betsy DeVos' Decision to Block Protections For Americans With Student Loans
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| March 9, 2018
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces Betsy DeVos' Decision To Block Protections For Americans With Student Loans
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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