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March 10, 2020
PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELATING TO ``BORROWER DEFENSE INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY''--MOTION TO PROCEED
Sen. Chris Murphy
March 10, 2020
Tweet - "Glad to see @DeptVetAffairs act to protect student veterans from predatory #4profit colleges by halting G.I. Bill enrollments at for-profit University of Phoenix & former Career Education Corporation schools. My statement with @RepMarkTakano and @RepMikeLevin :"
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020
Federally Requiring Earned Education-Debt Discharges for Vets Act
Rep. Susie Lee
March 10, 2020
Tweet - "Tomorrow, Senators will have a choice to make: side with defrauded students & veterans, or side with Betsy DeVos and #4profit colleges. I know where I stand--I'll be voting to put #StudentsFirst by overturning DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020
Hearing of the House Appropriations Committee - Questions of Rep. Pingree, Hearing on School Meals Program Access Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Rep. Chellie Pingree
March 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the U.S Department of Justice, the Hon. James Sensenbrenner, and the Hon. Cathy McMorris - New Entity Combining Cengage and McGraw-Hill Would Control More Than 40% of Market for College Textbooks, Raising Costs and Impacting Privacy of Students
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 10, 2020
House Passes Bipartisan FREED VETS Act to Provide Student Loan Debt Forgiveness For Disabled Veterans
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 10, 2020
Durbin: The Time Has Come To Stand Up For Defrauded Veterans And Student Borrowers
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020
Federally Requiring Earned Education-Debt Discharges for Vets Act
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
March 10, 2020
Tweet - "Veterans groups like the @AmericanLegion are absolutely right--the Senate must overturn Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me. Let's show America that the Senate can come together on a bipartisan basis to do the right thing & put #StudentsFirst."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020
Senate Advances Congressional Review Act Resolution Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Colleagues Push DeVos To Issue Clear Guidance On Coronavirus For Schools And Families Following Widespread School Closures
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 10, 2020
Tweet - "Proud to cosponsor @SenJackyRosen 's bipartisan #NeverAgain Education Act to fund Holocaust education in our schools. With anti-Semitism on the rise across the United States, we must take steps to ensure that future generations do not forget the horrors of the Holocaust."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020
Tweet - ". @BPC_Bipartisan is absolutely correct -- the Senate should vote to put #StudentsFirst and overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020
For Country Caucus Endorses Bipartisan Freed Vets Act
Rep. Don Bacon, ...
March 9, 2020
Tillis Recognized for Making HBCU 2020 Congressional Honor Roll
Sen. Thom Tillis
March 9, 2020
Durbin, Takano, Levin Statement On Department Of Veterans Affairs Action To Protect Student Veterans At For-Profit Colleges
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 6, 2020
Maryland Congressional Delegation Talks Public Education with Maryland's HBCU Presidents
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 6, 2020
Capito, Manchin Announce Nearly $3 Million for Math Teachers Across West Virginia
Sen. Shelley Capito, ...
March 6, 2020
Maryland Congressional Delegation Discusses Public Education with Maryland's HBCU Presidents
Rep. Steny Hoyer
March 5, 2020
U.S. Senators Klobuchar & Smith Announce Grants Totaling More Than $2 Million to Bemidji State University and St. Cloud State University
Sen. Tina Smith, ...
March 5, 2020
Congressman Cohen Introduces Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Academic Programs Act
Rep. Steve Cohen
March 5, 2020
Rep. Chu, Sen. Booker Introduce DIPLOMA Act
Sen. Cory Booker, ...
March 5, 2020
Amata Highlights Programs Providing ASCC Grant Funds
Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen
March 5, 2020
Schatz Introduces Legislation to Modernize Schools and Expand Stem Education to Rural Areas
Sen. Brian Schatz
March 5, 2020
Hearing of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies of the Senate Appropriations Committee - CORONAVIRUS: Senator Murray Presses DeVos on Coronavirus Preparation and Proposed Budget Cuts
Sen. Patty Murray
March 5, 2020
Murphy: There is Nothing Political About Calling the Administration out for its mishandling of the Coronavirus and Failure to Protect Americans
Sen. Chris Murphy
March 5, 2020
Tweet - "Glad to hear that the Mouse-jority leader and the Squeaker came to an agreement to save the bill. I "cheesed" out reading "House Mouse, Senate Mouse" to students at Edmunds Central School in Roscoe, SD, for their Across the Map: 50 States Reading Challenge."
Sen. John Thune
March 4, 2020
Following Bipartisan Push Led by Senators Collins, Hassan, Department of Education Halts Cuts to Rural, Low-Income Schools
Sen. Maggie Hassan, ...
March 4, 2020
Balderson Applauds $2.2 Million in Federal Grant Funding to Zane State College
Rep. William Balderson
March 4, 2020
Senator Lankford Questions to DeVos Focus on OK Education Issues, Religious Liberty Protections on Campus
Sen. James Lankford
March 4, 2020
Rep Hayes Joins Speaker Pelosi In Calling For Investment In Our Children, School Infrastructure
Rep. Jahana Hayes
March 4, 2020
Tweet - "The list of groups that oppose Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is wide-ranging and still growing. Now it's up to the Senate. We must vote to overturn the DeVos rule & make it clear--we put #StudentsFirst."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - At McConnell's Request, Department of Education Maintains Funding for Rural, Low-Income Schools
Sen. James Lankford, ...
March 3, 2020
Tweet - "Betsy DeVos is on a mission to keep her friends in the #4profit college industry from having to face accountability for defrauding hundreds of thousands of students & veterans. The Senate can't let that happen--we must overturn DeVos' borrower defense rule & put #StudentsFirst."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 3, 2020
Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Rep. Nanette Barragán
March 3, 2020
Improving Security on School Grounds
Rep. Mike Bost
March 3, 2020
Tweet - "Investing in our public schools is the key to unlocking a bright future for young people across the country. That's why House Democrats stand with national education leaders in support of the Rebuild America's Schools Act. #MovingForward"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
March 3, 2020
Houlahan, Westerman Introduce Bipartisan Literacy Bill
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, ...
March 3, 2020
Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Sen. John Curtis
March 3, 2020
Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Rep. Al Green
March 3, 2020
Pelosi Remarks at Press Event Adding Rebuild America's Schools Act to Democrats' Moving Forward Infrastructure Framework
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
March 3, 2020
Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Rep. Henry Cuellar
March 3, 2020
Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 2, 2020
Senate Passes Collins, Reed Resolution Declaring Today "Read Across America Day"
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
March 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Kaine Calls On Trump Administration To Protect Students, Teachers, School Staff, And Workers In Face Of Novel Coronavirus
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 2, 2020
Congressman Wilson Encourages Students to Participate in the Congressional Art Competition
Rep. Joe Wilson
March 2, 2020
Stauber and Kuster Introduce Legislation to Protect Students and Hold Institutions Accountable
Rep. Pete Stauber, ...
March 2, 2020
Tweet - "Only 3% of student loans associated with school misconduct will be discharged under Besty DeVos' new borrower defense rule. If that wasn't bad enough, the DeVos rule lets schools retaliate against defrauded students who receive these discharges. Who is DeVos trying to help?"
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2020
Strengthening Public Schools
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Date
Title
Politician
March 10, 2020
PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELATING TO ``BORROWER DEFENSE INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY''--MOTION TO PROCEED
Sen.Chris Murphy
March 10, 2020
Tweet - "Glad to see @DeptVetAffairs act to protect student veterans from predatory #4profit colleges by halting G.I. Bill enrollments at for-profit University of Phoenix & former Career Education Corporation schools. My statement with @RepMarkTakano and @RepMikeLevin :"
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020
Federally Requiring Earned Education-Debt Discharges for Vets Act
Rep.Susie Lee
March 10, 2020
Tweet - "Tomorrow, Senators will have a choice to make: side with defrauded students & veterans, or side with Betsy DeVos and #4profit colleges. I know where I stand--I'll be voting to put #StudentsFirst by overturning DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020
Hearing of the House Appropriations Committee - Questions of Rep. Pingree, Hearing on School Meals Program Access Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Rep.Chellie Pingree
March 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division of the U.S Department of Justice, the Hon. James Sensenbrenner, and the Hon. Cathy McMorris - New Entity Combining Cengage and McGraw-Hill Would Control More Than 40% of Market for College Textbooks, Raising Costs and Impacting Privacy of Students
Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 10, 2020
House Passes Bipartisan FREED VETS Act to Provide Student Loan Debt Forgiveness For Disabled Veterans
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 10, 2020
Durbin: The Time Has Come To Stand Up For Defrauded Veterans And Student Borrowers
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020
Federally Requiring Earned Education-Debt Discharges for Vets Act
Rep.Brian Fitzpatrick
March 10, 2020
Tweet - "Veterans groups like the @AmericanLegion are absolutely right--the Senate must overturn Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule. I urge my colleagues to join me. Let's show America that the Senate can come together on a bipartisan basis to do the right thing & put #StudentsFirst."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020
Senate Advances Congressional Review Act Resolution Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Colleagues Push DeVos To Issue Clear Guidance On Coronavirus For Schools And Families Following Widespread School Closures
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 10, 2020
Tweet - "Proud to cosponsor @SenJackyRosen 's bipartisan #NeverAgain Education Act to fund Holocaust education in our schools. With anti-Semitism on the rise across the United States, we must take steps to ensure that future generations do not forget the horrors of the Holocaust."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020
Tweet - ". @BPC_Bipartisan is absolutely correct -- the Senate should vote to put #StudentsFirst and overturn Betsy DeVos' disastrous new borrower defense rule."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 9, 2020
For Country Caucus Endorses Bipartisan Freed Vets Act
Rep.Don Bacon, ...
March 9, 2020
Tillis Recognized for Making HBCU 2020 Congressional Honor Roll
Sen.Thom Tillis
March 9, 2020
Durbin, Takano, Levin Statement On Department Of Veterans Affairs Action To Protect Student Veterans At For-Profit Colleges
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 6, 2020
Maryland Congressional Delegation Talks Public Education with Maryland's HBCU Presidents
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 6, 2020
Capito, Manchin Announce Nearly $3 Million for Math Teachers Across West Virginia
Sen.Shelley Capito, ...
March 6, 2020
Maryland Congressional Delegation Discusses Public Education with Maryland's HBCU Presidents
Rep.Steny Hoyer
March 5, 2020
U.S. Senators Klobuchar & Smith Announce Grants Totaling More Than $2 Million to Bemidji State University and St. Cloud State University
Sen.Tina Smith, ...
March 5, 2020
Congressman Cohen Introduces Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Academic Programs Act
Rep.Steve Cohen
March 5, 2020
Rep. Chu, Sen. Booker Introduce DIPLOMA Act
Sen.Cory Booker, ...
March 5, 2020
Amata Highlights Programs Providing ASCC Grant Funds
Rep.Aumua Amata Radewagen
March 5, 2020
Schatz Introduces Legislation to Modernize Schools and Expand Stem Education to Rural Areas
Sen.Brian Schatz
March 5, 2020
Hearing of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies of the Senate Appropriations Committee - CORONAVIRUS: Senator Murray Presses DeVos on Coronavirus Preparation and Proposed Budget Cuts
Sen.Patty Murray
March 5, 2020
Murphy: There is Nothing Political About Calling the Administration out for its mishandling of the Coronavirus and Failure to Protect Americans
Sen.Chris Murphy
March 5, 2020
Tweet - "Glad to hear that the Mouse-jority leader and the Squeaker came to an agreement to save the bill. I "cheesed" out reading "House Mouse, Senate Mouse" to students at Edmunds Central School in Roscoe, SD, for their Across the Map: 50 States Reading Challenge."
Sen.John Thune
March 4, 2020
Following Bipartisan Push Led by Senators Collins, Hassan, Department of Education Halts Cuts to Rural, Low-Income Schools
Sen.Maggie Hassan, ...
March 4, 2020
Balderson Applauds $2.2 Million in Federal Grant Funding to Zane State College
Rep.William Balderson
March 4, 2020
Senator Lankford Questions to DeVos Focus on OK Education Issues, Religious Liberty Protections on Campus
Sen.James Lankford
March 4, 2020
Rep Hayes Joins Speaker Pelosi In Calling For Investment In Our Children, School Infrastructure
Rep.Jahana Hayes
March 4, 2020
Tweet - "The list of groups that oppose Betsy DeVos' new borrower defense rule is wide-ranging and still growing. Now it's up to the Senate. We must vote to overturn the DeVos rule & make it clear--we put #StudentsFirst."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - At McConnell's Request, Department of Education Maintains Funding for Rural, Low-Income Schools
Sen.James Lankford, ...
March 3, 2020
Tweet - "Betsy DeVos is on a mission to keep her friends in the #4profit college industry from having to face accountability for defrauding hundreds of thousands of students & veterans. The Senate can't let that happen--we must overturn DeVos' borrower defense rule & put #StudentsFirst."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 3, 2020
Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Rep.Nanette Barragán
March 3, 2020
Improving Security on School Grounds
Rep.Mike Bost
March 3, 2020
Tweet - "Investing in our public schools is the key to unlocking a bright future for young people across the country. That's why House Democrats stand with national education leaders in support of the Rebuild America's Schools Act. #MovingForward"
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
March 3, 2020
Houlahan, Westerman Introduce Bipartisan Literacy Bill
Rep.Chrissy Houlahan, ...
March 3, 2020
Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Sen.John Curtis
March 3, 2020
Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Rep.Al Green
March 3, 2020
Pelosi Remarks at Press Event Adding Rebuild America's Schools Act to Democrats' Moving Forward Infrastructure Framework
Rep.Nancy Pelosi
March 3, 2020
Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Rep.Henry Cuellar
March 3, 2020
Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 2, 2020
Senate Passes Collins, Reed Resolution Declaring Today "Read Across America Day"
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
March 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Kaine Calls On Trump Administration To Protect Students, Teachers, School Staff, And Workers In Face Of Novel Coronavirus
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 2, 2020
Congressman Wilson Encourages Students to Participate in the Congressional Art Competition
Rep.Joe Wilson
March 2, 2020
Stauber and Kuster Introduce Legislation to Protect Students and Hold Institutions Accountable
Rep.Pete Stauber, ...
March 2, 2020
Tweet - "Only 3% of student loans associated with school misconduct will be discharged under Besty DeVos' new borrower defense rule. If that wasn't bad enough, the DeVos rule lets schools retaliate against defrauded students who receive these discharges. Who is DeVos trying to help?"
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2020
Strengthening Public Schools
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
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