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Sept. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Virginia Foxx, Chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce - Scott Repeats Call for Hearings to Examine Troubling State of Education in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands One Year After Hurricane Maria Rep. Bobby Scott
Sept. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Washington state is making strides to reduce the burden of student loan debt, but we must keep working to ensure every student, no matter where they live, is able to pursue a degree without taking on unmanageable levels of student debt." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 19, 2018 Bipartisan HBCU Caucus Efforts Produce Scholarships for HBCU STEM Students Rep. Alma Adams
Sept. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Today, the Department of Education announced that Texas will receive $8,974,135 in new federal assistance under the Hurricane Education Recovery Assistance for Homeless Children and Youth Program." Sen. John Cornyn
Sept. 19, 2018 Letter to Mr. Michael Berghoff, Board of Trustees, Purdue University - End Practice Of Mandatory Arbitration For Enrollment At Global University Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2018 Murray, Durbin Slam Department of Education After New Data Shows One Hundred Thousand Cheated or Defrauded Students Are Awaiting Relief Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Sept. 18, 2018 Hoeven Joins Senate in Passing Legislation to Combat Opioid Abuse, Support STEM Education Opportunities Sen. John Hoeven
Sept. 18, 2018 Congresswoman Adams Celebrates National HBCU Week Rep. Alma Adams
Sept. 18, 2018 Senator David Perdue Announces New HBCU Corporate Partners Rep. Alma Adams, ...
Sept. 18, 2018 Building on Federal School Bus Safety Legislation, Gottheimer, Ld38, Vargas, Announce State Version of Miranda's Law Rep. Josh Gottheimer
Sept. 18, 2018 Warner & Kaine Praise Final Passage of Bill that Avoids September Shutdown Threat, Funds Key Priorities Sen. Mark Warner, ...
Sept. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Acting Director Mick Mulvaney has a lot of questions to answer following the resignation of the CFPB student loan watchdog. We must investigate the alarming concerns and evaluate the CFPB's plans for protecting student loan borrowers." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 18, 2018 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019--Conference Report Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Once again, Republicans and Democrats came together to reject @BetsyDeVosED's proposed cuts to higher education. This is a good step forward--and I'm going to keep fighting to make college more affordable for all students across the country." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 17, 2018 Rounds, Hirono Introduce Bill to Provide Transparency to Veterans Considering Enrolling in School Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 17, 2018 Letter to Acting Assistant Secretary Mahaffie - A Medical School In Elmira Is Just What The Doctor Ordered For The Southern Tier Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2018 King, Inofe Push to Expand Civics Education Sen. Angus King
Sept. 16, 2018 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With New York Congressional Candidate Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Sept. 14, 2018 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 Rep. Diana DeGette, ...
Sept. 14, 2018 Congressmen Bacon, Panetta Introduce Bill Supporting Veteran Students Rep. Don Bacon
Sept. 14, 2018 Murphy, Colleagues Introduce New Legislation to Encourage Colleges to Remove Criminal and Juvenile Record Questions from Admissions Applications Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Sept. 14, 2018 Senator Murray: In Bipartisan Spending Bill, Republicans and Democrats Once Again Reject DeVos' Extreme Anti-Public Education Agenda Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Serrano, Velázquez, Gillibrand, Warren, and Sanders Send Follow-Up Letter to Secretary Devos Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 14, 2018 McCollum Secures Student Loan Deferment Option for Cancer Patients Rep. Betty McCollum
Sept. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Protect Students from Predatory For-Profit Colleges and Reverse Proposal to Eliminate Gainful Employment Rule Rep. Bobby Scott
Sept. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Sen. Tina Smith Blasts DeVos Proposal That Would Leave Minnesota Students at Hands of Predatory Career Training Programs Sen. Tina Smith
Sept. 13, 2018 DeLauro Remarks at the Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill Conference Committee Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Sept. 13, 2018 Congressmen Panetta, Bacon Introduce Bill Supporting Veteran Students Rep. Jimmy Panetta
Sept. 13, 2018 Merkley, Clark Announce New Legislation to Put Mental Health Counselors in Every K-12 Public School in America Rep. Katherine Clark
Sept. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Student loan borrowers pleaded with @BetsyDeVos to help them with debt and she prioritized the bottom lines of corporations. This is a clear sign that Secretary DeVos will allow predatory for-profit colleges to continue to mislead and defraud students." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Reminder: once again Secretary @BetsyDeVosED is sending a clear sign that she is putting for-profit colleges ahead of students. This is unacceptable." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposal to Abandon Student Protections From Predatory Career Training Programs Sen. Maggie Hassan, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 Bipartisan HBCU Caucus Achieves Milestone with New Corporate Challenge Partners Rep. Alma Adams
Sept. 12, 2018 As Students Go Back to School, Duckworth & Cohen Introduce Legislation to Improve School Bus Safe Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 Tweet - "It's not surprising that @BetsyDeVosED would have the gall to try to sneak guns into schools through a program intended to support students and provide academic enrichment opportunities, but I'm going to stand with students, teachers, and parents across the country to fight it." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 12, 2018 Providence Journal - Our Turn: Jim Langevin and Glenn "GT' Thompson: Closing the Skills Gap is Bipartisan Affair Rep. GT Thompson, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 Tweet - "By allowing schools to use federal funds to buy firearms, @BetsyDeVosED is making our schools more dangerous and our students less safe. I'm going to keep fighting this deeply harmful proposal every step of the way." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Portman, Warner Call for Expansion and Improvement of Pell Dual Enrollment Program Sen. Mark Warner, ...
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "This latest proposal by Secretary DeVos' would be just another step in the Trump Administration's long pattern of putting for-profit colleges ahead of students. Plain and simple." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "I appreciate @ChrisMurphyCT leading the charge calling for @BetsyDevosED to testify on allowing schools to use federal money to buy guns. This isn't what these funds are meant for & more guns in the classroom will only make students & teachers less safe." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Every student deserves the right to learn in a safe environment, and it's shameful and appalling that @BetsyDeVosEd is considering such a big step backward when it comes to finally addressing our nation's campus sexual assault crisis." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018 Congressmen Panetta, Taylor Introduce Legislation to Expand Gi Bill Transferability Rep. Jimmy Panetta
Sept. 10, 2018 Governor Cuomo Reminds Schools of New Law Requiring School Districts to Provide Free Feminine Hygiene Products in Restrooms Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Sept. 10, 2018 Tweet - "With this move, @BetsyDeVosED is once again putting the bottom lines of for-profit colleges ahead of students. I'm going to keep calling on the Department of Education to reverse course and withdraw this highly misguided proposal." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 10, 2018 Tweet - ".@BetsyDeVosED has a clear responsibility to protect students, but this most recent proposal will only increase the risk of leaving students & taxpayers to foot the bill while executives at collapsing institutions walked away with millions in profits." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 10, 2018 Introduction of the Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act Rep. Eleanor Norton
Sept. 10, 2018 A Productive August Work Period in The First District Rep. Jamie Comer
Sept. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Gillibrand, McCaskill Call On Betsy Devos And Trump Administration To Delay Releasing Any New Title IX Rule Until Meeting With Sexual Assault Survivors Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander ,Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member on the Committee of Health, Education, Labor, and Pension - Senator Hassan Joins in Calling for Secretary DeVos to Testify on Proposal to Arm Teachers with Guns Sen. Maggie Hassan, ...
Sept. 7, 2018 Sessions Votes to Bolster Financial Counseling for Students Rep. Pete Sessions
Date Title Politician
Sept. 20, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Virginia Foxx, Chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce - Scott Repeats Call for Hearings to Examine Troubling State of Education in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands One Year After Hurricane Maria Rep.Bobby Scott
Sept. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Washington state is making strides to reduce the burden of student loan debt, but we must keep working to ensure every student, no matter where they live, is able to pursue a degree without taking on unmanageable levels of student debt." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 19, 2018 Bipartisan HBCU Caucus Efforts Produce Scholarships for HBCU STEM Students Rep.Alma Adams
Sept. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Today, the Department of Education announced that Texas will receive $8,974,135 in new federal assistance under the Hurricane Education Recovery Assistance for Homeless Children and Youth Program." Sen.John Cornyn
Sept. 19, 2018 Letter to Mr. Michael Berghoff, Board of Trustees, Purdue University - End Practice Of Mandatory Arbitration For Enrollment At Global University Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 19, 2018 Murray, Durbin Slam Department of Education After New Data Shows One Hundred Thousand Cheated or Defrauded Students Are Awaiting Relief Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Sept. 18, 2018 Hoeven Joins Senate in Passing Legislation to Combat Opioid Abuse, Support STEM Education Opportunities Sen.John Hoeven
Sept. 18, 2018 Congresswoman Adams Celebrates National HBCU Week Rep.Alma Adams
Sept. 18, 2018 Senator David Perdue Announces New HBCU Corporate Partners Rep.Alma Adams, ...
Sept. 18, 2018 Building on Federal School Bus Safety Legislation, Gottheimer, Ld38, Vargas, Announce State Version of Miranda's Law Rep.Josh Gottheimer
Sept. 18, 2018 Warner & Kaine Praise Final Passage of Bill that Avoids September Shutdown Threat, Funds Key Priorities Sen.Mark Warner, ...
Sept. 18, 2018 Tweet - "Acting Director Mick Mulvaney has a lot of questions to answer following the resignation of the CFPB student loan watchdog. We must investigate the alarming concerns and evaluate the CFPB's plans for protecting student loan borrowers." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 18, 2018 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019--Conference Report Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Once again, Republicans and Democrats came together to reject @BetsyDeVosED's proposed cuts to higher education. This is a good step forward--and I'm going to keep fighting to make college more affordable for all students across the country." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 17, 2018 Rounds, Hirono Introduce Bill to Provide Transparency to Veterans Considering Enrolling in School Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 17, 2018 Letter to Acting Assistant Secretary Mahaffie - A Medical School In Elmira Is Just What The Doctor Ordered For The Southern Tier Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 17, 2018 King, Inofe Push to Expand Civics Education Sen.Angus King
Sept. 16, 2018 CNN "State of the Union" - Transcript: Interview With New York Congressional Candidate Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Sept. 14, 2018 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 Rep.Diana DeGette, ...
Sept. 14, 2018 Congressmen Bacon, Panetta Introduce Bill Supporting Veteran Students Rep.Don Bacon
Sept. 14, 2018 Murphy, Colleagues Introduce New Legislation to Encourage Colleges to Remove Criminal and Juvenile Record Questions from Admissions Applications Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Sept. 14, 2018 Senator Murray: In Bipartisan Spending Bill, Republicans and Democrats Once Again Reject DeVos' Extreme Anti-Public Education Agenda Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Serrano, Velázquez, Gillibrand, Warren, and Sanders Send Follow-Up Letter to Secretary Devos Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
Sept. 14, 2018 McCollum Secures Student Loan Deferment Option for Cancer Patients Rep.Betty McCollum
Sept. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Protect Students from Predatory For-Profit Colleges and Reverse Proposal to Eliminate Gainful Employment Rule Rep.Bobby Scott
Sept. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Sen. Tina Smith Blasts DeVos Proposal That Would Leave Minnesota Students at Hands of Predatory Career Training Programs Sen.Tina Smith
Sept. 13, 2018 DeLauro Remarks at the Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill Conference Committee Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Sept. 13, 2018 Congressmen Panetta, Bacon Introduce Bill Supporting Veteran Students Rep.Jimmy Panetta
Sept. 13, 2018 Merkley, Clark Announce New Legislation to Put Mental Health Counselors in Every K-12 Public School in America Rep.Katherine Clark
Sept. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Student loan borrowers pleaded with @BetsyDeVos to help them with debt and she prioritized the bottom lines of corporations. This is a clear sign that Secretary DeVos will allow predatory for-profit colleges to continue to mislead and defraud students." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 13, 2018 Tweet - "Reminder: once again Secretary @BetsyDeVosED is sending a clear sign that she is putting for-profit colleges ahead of students. This is unacceptable." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposal to Abandon Student Protections From Predatory Career Training Programs Sen.Maggie Hassan, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 Bipartisan HBCU Caucus Achieves Milestone with New Corporate Challenge Partners Rep.Alma Adams
Sept. 12, 2018 As Students Go Back to School, Duckworth & Cohen Introduce Legislation to Improve School Bus Safe Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 Tweet - "It's not surprising that @BetsyDeVosED would have the gall to try to sneak guns into schools through a program intended to support students and provide academic enrichment opportunities, but I'm going to stand with students, teachers, and parents across the country to fight it." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 12, 2018 Providence Journal - Our Turn: Jim Langevin and Glenn "GT' Thompson: Closing the Skills Gap is Bipartisan Affair Rep.GT Thompson, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 Tweet - "By allowing schools to use federal funds to buy firearms, @BetsyDeVosED is making our schools more dangerous and our students less safe. I'm going to keep fighting this deeply harmful proposal every step of the way." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Portman, Warner Call for Expansion and Improvement of Pell Dual Enrollment Program Sen.Mark Warner, ...
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "This latest proposal by Secretary DeVos' would be just another step in the Trump Administration's long pattern of putting for-profit colleges ahead of students. Plain and simple." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "I appreciate @ChrisMurphyCT leading the charge calling for @BetsyDevosED to testify on allowing schools to use federal money to buy guns. This isn't what these funds are meant for & more guns in the classroom will only make students & teachers less safe." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "Every student deserves the right to learn in a safe environment, and it's shameful and appalling that @BetsyDeVosEd is considering such a big step backward when it comes to finally addressing our nation's campus sexual assault crisis." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018 Congressmen Panetta, Taylor Introduce Legislation to Expand Gi Bill Transferability Rep.Jimmy Panetta
Sept. 10, 2018 Governor Cuomo Reminds Schools of New Law Requiring School Districts to Provide Free Feminine Hygiene Products in Restrooms Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Sept. 10, 2018 Tweet - "With this move, @BetsyDeVosED is once again putting the bottom lines of for-profit colleges ahead of students. I'm going to keep calling on the Department of Education to reverse course and withdraw this highly misguided proposal." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 10, 2018 Tweet - ".@BetsyDeVosED has a clear responsibility to protect students, but this most recent proposal will only increase the risk of leaving students & taxpayers to foot the bill while executives at collapsing institutions walked away with millions in profits." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 10, 2018 Introduction of the Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act Rep.Eleanor Norton
Sept. 10, 2018 A Productive August Work Period in The First District Rep.Jamie Comer
Sept. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Gillibrand, McCaskill Call On Betsy Devos And Trump Administration To Delay Releasing Any New Title IX Rule Until Meeting With Sexual Assault Survivors Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander ,Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member on the Committee of Health, Education, Labor, and Pension - Senator Hassan Joins in Calling for Secretary DeVos to Testify on Proposal to Arm Teachers with Guns Sen.Maggie Hassan, ...
Sept. 7, 2018 Sessions Votes to Bolster Financial Counseling for Students Rep.Pete Sessions
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