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Nov. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Owens, Acting Admin. of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Schumer reveals: Critical Fed report on school bus safety that studies new tech--like stop sign cams on a bus's side--sits parked in Fed bureaucracy; with +2.3m ny kids riding each day, senator demands Feds release report, implement any needed actions & create fund to help districts purchase cams that can protect LI kids Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Protect the Gi Bill Act Rep. Bill Foster
Nov. 12, 2019 Gov. Justice issues proclamation for Kids' Chance Awareness Week in West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice
Nov. 12, 2019 Gi Bill Planning Act of 2019 Rep. Jack Bergman
Nov. 12, 2019 Protect the Gi Bill Act Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Nov. 12, 2019 Gi Bill Planning Act of 2019 Rep. Mark Takano
Nov. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi told me in writing: "I am proud of my work at the Department of Education and of the legal advice that I provided." His legal advice was to deny student loan relief to students who'd been cheated by for-profit colleges and to misuse private data to do it." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi played a leading role in designing an illegal effort to deny debt relief to thousands of students swindled by for-profit colleges That fact that President Trump is rewarding him with a lifetime appointment to the federal bench is appalling" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigations - Schumer reveals: Department of Justice is failing to implement law giving NYC & LI preschools & afterschool programs special access to FBI background checks to screen for sex offenders & other transgressors before hiring; protecting kids must be DOJ priority Sen. Adam Schiff, ...
Nov. 8, 2019 Warren, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Student Veterans' Housing Benefits During Natural Disasters Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Nov. 8, 2019 Durbin To Devos: Illinois Institute Of Art Students Deserve Full Loan Discharges After Accreditation Misrepresentation By Dream Center Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2019 Chairman Scott: Partial Relief for Dream Center Students "Falls Well Short" of What Defrauded Borrowers Deserve Rep. Bobby Scott
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Our economy is seeing a growing number of jobs in the STEM/STEAM fields. By exposing our children to the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, & math at a young age, we can ensure that they're prepared for the jobs of tomorrow. #STEMDay" Rep. Jim Clyburn
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Today's students are tomorrow's leaders. On #STEAMDay, let's work to foster opportunities for our students to learn and grow in the sciences, tech, engineering, arts, & math." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi concocted a plan to illegally use the private Social Security data of defrauded student borrowers to deny them debt forgiveness after they were preyed upon by for-profit schools This is someone Pres. Trump wants us to make a federal judge?" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Udall, Heinrich Call For Renewed Funding For NM Minority-Serving Institutions Of Higher Education Sen. Martin Heinrich, ...
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Ted Cruz
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Tim Kaine
Nov. 7, 2019 Rep. Sylvia Garcia's statement on the TEA commissioner's announcement that the state of Texas will take over Houston ISD Rep. Sylvia Garcia
Nov. 7, 2019 Cortez Masto Cosponsors Heroes Act to Help Employ Veterans in America's Schools Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "The House unanimously passed the #FUTUREAct in September--it is now November and the Senate has yet to vote. We owe it to these schools--and their students--to not let this legislation fall victim to Senator McConnell's legislative graveyard. #FUTUREActNow" Rep. Jim Clyburn
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Horace Mann once said: "Education--beyond all other devices of human origin--is the great equalizer' For education For the American dream We must pass the #FUTUREAct to renew critical funding for minority-serving institutions It can't wait in Sen. McConnell legislative graveyard!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 NM Delegation Announces Funding for Arrowhead Center for Tribal Businesses, Entrepreneurship Hands-On Support through NMSU and Navajo Technical University Sen. Ben Luján, ...
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "A judge is supposed to uphold and interpret the law, have a reverence for the law. Not someone who schemes to break it. Steven Menashi's nomination is an embarrassment and an insult to millions of hardworking Americans saddled by student debt." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "The bipartisan #FUTUREAct has already passed the House and is ready to pass through the Senate--if Leader McConnell will let us hold a vote. This funding is essential to the futures of our nation's proud HBCU's and MSI's, including in IL. We must not let them down. #FUTUREActNow" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Let me repeat: Steven Menashi concocted a plan to illegally use the private Social Security data of defrauded student borrowers to deny them debt forgiveness after they were preyed upon by for-profit schools His nomination to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals is an embarrassment" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019 Sens. Johnson, Rick Scott, Rubio Introduce School Safety Legislation in Memory of Parkland Students Sen. Ron Johnson, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen. Dan Sullivan
Nov. 6, 2019 Bipartisan Bill Will Improve STEM Education in Rural Areas Rep. Jim Baird, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Rep. Norma Torres Announces Legislation Protecting Students' Basic Rights Rep. Norma Torres
Nov. 6, 2019 Warner Joins Colleagues in Urging Swift Senate Passage to Renew Funding for Virginia's HBCUs Sen. Mark Warner
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Always happy to host @UofILSystem President's Executive Leadership Program Fellows, a bright and inspiring group, in Washington. Thank you all for your thoughtful questions on research funding and mitigating student debt." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Senator McConnell: Why are you just letting the #FUTUREAct sit in your legislative graveyard? The bipartisan bill will renew critical funding for HBCUs and minority-serving institutions. It passed the House 50 days ago! It's time to vote. Now." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 5, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Announces School Violence Prevention Grants for Kankakee County Schools Rep. Robin Kelly
Nov. 5, 2019 Rosen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand, Bolster Federal Cybersecurity Programs Sen. Jacky Rosen
Nov. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Yet another bill dies in Senator McConnell's legislative graveyard. The #FUTUREAct would restore much-needed funding & certainty to our nation's HBCU's & MSI's. The Senate has a chance prove that we recognize the importance of these institutions--we must pass the #FUTUREActNow." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Close Cybersecurity Talent Gap in Washington, Across Country Sen. Maria Cantwell
Nov. 4, 2019 Senator Warren Cosponsors Resolution Recognizing November 2019 as Native American Heritage Month Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Nov. 4, 2019 Rep. Cuellar recognizes Escobar Rios Elementary in Mission as National Blue Ribbon School Rep. Henry Cuellar
Nov. 4, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Senator Warren Joins Senate Colleagues in New Push to Renew Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education Sen. Gary Peters, ...
Nov. 4, 2019 Congressman Panetta Cosponsors the Basic Act to Help College Students Afford Basic Needs Rep. Jimmy Panetta
Nov. 4, 2019 Tweet - "While @EdLaborCmte investigates reports that the @usedgov made $10.7 million in improper taxpayer-funding payments to Dream Center Education Holdings, @BetsyDeVosEd continues to impede Congress from getting the full picture of what happened." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 Harder's Most Effective Week in Congress (so far): One Harder Bill Passes House, Four More Pass Committee Rep. Josh Harder
Nov. 1, 2019 Murphy, Rubio Introduce Bill to Help School Districts Accommodate Students from Puerto Rico Sen. Chris Murphy
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Chairman Scott Threatens to Subpoena Secretary DeVos to Testify About Department's Refusal to Provide Debt Relief to Defrauded Students Rep. Bobby Scott
Nov. 1, 2019 Adams Statement on the Advancement of The College Affordability Act Rep. Alma Adams
Nov. 1, 2019 Hayes-Led College Affordability Act Passes Education & Labor Committee Rep. Jahana Hayes
Nov. 1, 2019 Murphy amendment passes unanimously in Higher Education Act markup Rep. Greg Murphy
Nov. 1, 2019 Rep. Cline statement on College Affordability Act Rep. Ben Cline
Date Title Politician
Nov. 12, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Owens, Acting Admin. of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Schumer reveals: Critical Fed report on school bus safety that studies new tech--like stop sign cams on a bus's side--sits parked in Fed bureaucracy; with +2.3m ny kids riding each day, senator demands Feds release report, implement any needed actions & create fund to help districts purchase cams that can protect LI kids Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Protect the Gi Bill Act Rep.Bill Foster
Nov. 12, 2019 Gov. Justice issues proclamation for Kids' Chance Awareness Week in West Virginia Sen.Jim Justice
Nov. 12, 2019 Gi Bill Planning Act of 2019 Rep.Jack Bergman
Nov. 12, 2019 Protect the Gi Bill Act Rep.Gus Bilirakis
Nov. 12, 2019 Gi Bill Planning Act of 2019 Rep.Mark Takano
Nov. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi told me in writing: "I am proud of my work at the Department of Education and of the legal advice that I provided." His legal advice was to deny student loan relief to students who'd been cheated by for-profit colleges and to misuse private data to do it." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 11, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi played a leading role in designing an illegal effort to deny debt relief to thousands of students swindled by for-profit colleges That fact that President Trump is rewarding him with a lifetime appointment to the federal bench is appalling" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigations - Schumer reveals: Department of Justice is failing to implement law giving NYC & LI preschools & afterschool programs special access to FBI background checks to screen for sex offenders & other transgressors before hiring; protecting kids must be DOJ priority Sen.Adam Schiff, ...
Nov. 8, 2019 Warren, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Student Veterans' Housing Benefits During Natural Disasters Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Nov. 8, 2019 Durbin To Devos: Illinois Institute Of Art Students Deserve Full Loan Discharges After Accreditation Misrepresentation By Dream Center Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2019 Chairman Scott: Partial Relief for Dream Center Students "Falls Well Short" of What Defrauded Borrowers Deserve Rep.Bobby Scott
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Our economy is seeing a growing number of jobs in the STEM/STEAM fields. By exposing our children to the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, & math at a young age, we can ensure that they're prepared for the jobs of tomorrow. #STEMDay" Rep.Jim Clyburn
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Today's students are tomorrow's leaders. On #STEAMDay, let's work to foster opportunities for our students to learn and grow in the sciences, tech, engineering, arts, & math." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi concocted a plan to illegally use the private Social Security data of defrauded student borrowers to deny them debt forgiveness after they were preyed upon by for-profit schools This is someone Pres. Trump wants us to make a federal judge?" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Udall, Heinrich Call For Renewed Funding For NM Minority-Serving Institutions Of Higher Education Sen.Martin Heinrich, ...
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Ted Cruz
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Tim Kaine
Nov. 7, 2019 Rep. Sylvia Garcia's statement on the TEA commissioner's announcement that the state of Texas will take over Houston ISD Rep.Sylvia Garcia
Nov. 7, 2019 Cortez Masto Cosponsors Heroes Act to Help Employ Veterans in America's Schools Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "The House unanimously passed the #FUTUREAct in September--it is now November and the Senate has yet to vote. We owe it to these schools--and their students--to not let this legislation fall victim to Senator McConnell's legislative graveyard. #FUTUREActNow" Rep.Jim Clyburn
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Horace Mann once said: "Education--beyond all other devices of human origin--is the great equalizer' For education For the American dream We must pass the #FUTUREAct to renew critical funding for minority-serving institutions It can't wait in Sen. McConnell legislative graveyard!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 NM Delegation Announces Funding for Arrowhead Center for Tribal Businesses, Entrepreneurship Hands-On Support through NMSU and Navajo Technical University Sen.Ben Luján, ...
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "A judge is supposed to uphold and interpret the law, have a reverence for the law. Not someone who schemes to break it. Steven Menashi's nomination is an embarrassment and an insult to millions of hardworking Americans saddled by student debt." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "The bipartisan #FUTUREAct has already passed the House and is ready to pass through the Senate--if Leader McConnell will let us hold a vote. This funding is essential to the futures of our nation's proud HBCU's and MSI's, including in IL. We must not let them down. #FUTUREActNow" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2019 Tweet - "Let me repeat: Steven Menashi concocted a plan to illegally use the private Social Security data of defrauded student borrowers to deny them debt forgiveness after they were preyed upon by for-profit schools His nomination to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals is an embarrassment" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 6, 2019 Sens. Johnson, Rick Scott, Rubio Introduce School Safety Legislation in Memory of Parkland Students Sen.Ron Johnson, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Executive Calendar Sen.Dan Sullivan
Nov. 6, 2019 Bipartisan Bill Will Improve STEM Education in Rural Areas Rep.Jim Baird, ...
Nov. 6, 2019 Rep. Norma Torres Announces Legislation Protecting Students' Basic Rights Rep.Norma Torres
Nov. 6, 2019 Warner Joins Colleagues in Urging Swift Senate Passage to Renew Funding for Virginia's HBCUs Sen.Mark Warner
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Always happy to host @UofILSystem President's Executive Leadership Program Fellows, a bright and inspiring group, in Washington. Thank you all for your thoughtful questions on research funding and mitigating student debt." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 6, 2019 Tweet - "Senator McConnell: Why are you just letting the #FUTUREAct sit in your legislative graveyard? The bipartisan bill will renew critical funding for HBCUs and minority-serving institutions. It passed the House 50 days ago! It's time to vote. Now." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 5, 2019 Congresswoman Kelly Announces School Violence Prevention Grants for Kankakee County Schools Rep.Robin Kelly
Nov. 5, 2019 Rosen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand, Bolster Federal Cybersecurity Programs Sen.Jacky Rosen
Nov. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Yet another bill dies in Senator McConnell's legislative graveyard. The #FUTUREAct would restore much-needed funding & certainty to our nation's HBCU's & MSI's. The Senate has a chance prove that we recognize the importance of these institutions--we must pass the #FUTUREActNow." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 5, 2019 Cantwell, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Close Cybersecurity Talent Gap in Washington, Across Country Sen.Maria Cantwell
Nov. 4, 2019 Senator Warren Cosponsors Resolution Recognizing November 2019 as Native American Heritage Month Sen.Elizabeth Warren
Nov. 4, 2019 Rep. Cuellar recognizes Escobar Rios Elementary in Mission as National Blue Ribbon School Rep.Henry Cuellar
Nov. 4, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Senator Warren Joins Senate Colleagues in New Push to Renew Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education Sen.Gary Peters, ...
Nov. 4, 2019 Congressman Panetta Cosponsors the Basic Act to Help College Students Afford Basic Needs Rep.Jimmy Panetta
Nov. 4, 2019 Tweet - "While @EdLaborCmte investigates reports that the @usedgov made $10.7 million in improper taxpayer-funding payments to Dream Center Education Holdings, @BetsyDeVosEd continues to impede Congress from getting the full picture of what happened." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2019 Harder's Most Effective Week in Congress (so far): One Harder Bill Passes House, Four More Pass Committee Rep.Josh Harder
Nov. 1, 2019 Murphy, Rubio Introduce Bill to Help School Districts Accommodate Students from Puerto Rico Sen.Chris Murphy
Nov. 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Chairman Scott Threatens to Subpoena Secretary DeVos to Testify About Department's Refusal to Provide Debt Relief to Defrauded Students Rep.Bobby Scott
Nov. 1, 2019 Adams Statement on the Advancement of The College Affordability Act Rep.Alma Adams
Nov. 1, 2019 Hayes-Led College Affordability Act Passes Education & Labor Committee Rep.Jahana Hayes
Nov. 1, 2019 Murphy amendment passes unanimously in Higher Education Act markup Rep.Greg Murphy
Nov. 1, 2019 Rep. Cline statement on College Affordability Act Rep.Ben Cline
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