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Jan. 24, 2018 Peters Calls for Resignation of MSU President Simon Sen. Gary Peters
Jan. 23, 2018 Sen. Tina Smith Pushes to Help Minnesotans Cut Costly Student Loan Debt Sen. Tina Smith
Jan. 23, 2018 Tweet - "We should be increasing transparency and access to data around graduate earnings. These are common sense steps to help students choose a degree that leaves them with more opportunity rather than more debt." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 19, 2018 House Members Introduce Bill to Combat English Learner Achievement Gap Rep. Alma Adams, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "By simplifying the financial aid process & making it more transparent we can help more students afford higher education--and lower barriers for those who couldn't attend college otherwise." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "But navigating the financial aid process & the student loan repayment system are just some of the many challenges students are facing." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 18, 2018 During HELP Hearing, Senator Hassan Questions Higher Education Experts on Strategies to Increase Graduation Rates, Lower Student Loan Debt Burden Sen. Maggie Hassan
Jan. 18, 2018 Young Advocates for Affordable and Accessible Education During First of Several Higher Education Hearings Sen. Todd Young
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "An estimated half of all college students struggle with food insecurity." Higher education has a problem: too many students leave heavy on debt and light on nutrition. This has to change." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration needs to stand up for the students who are being bullied and discriminated against every day." Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 2018 West Virginia State of the State Address Sen. Jim Justice
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "The Department of Education is proposing to disburse federal student aid through prepaid cards. This raises concerns about fees, privacy, and how student info is used. I'm pressing for answers." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2018 Letter to Dr. Wayne Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, DoE - Student Loan Disbursement Prepaid Card Pilot Program Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 5, 2018 Kaine, Booker, Perdue Introduce Bill to Strengthen and Improve HBCU Financing Rep. Alma Adams, ...
Jan. 2, 2018 Sen. Coons Bill to End Student Loan Tax Penalty for Families Suffering From Child's Death or Permanent Disability Passed Into Law Sen. Chris Coons
Jan. 1, 2018 Issue Position: Education Rep. Nydia Velázquez
Dec. 22, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Protect Students Affected by Abrupt Closure of McNally Smith College of Music Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "#Senate Dems purposefully penalized schools that give scholarships to low-income students, like @bereacollege in #Kentucky. Their students' average household income is less than $30k/year. Every single student receives a scholarship, which covers the cost of their tuition." Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 21, 2017 McConnell Committed to Protecting Scholarships for Berea College Students Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 21, 2017 Rep. Johnson reintroduces bill to support, empower LGBTQ students at HBCUs Rep. Hank Johnson
Dec. 20, 2017 Portman, King, Coons Introduce Domenic's Law to Provide Relief to Parents of Disabled Children Sen. Angus King, ...
Dec. 20, 2017 Bonamici on Secretary DeVos' Decision to Give Defrauded Students Only Partial Relief: "Extremely Disappointing" Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Dec. 20, 2017 Durbin Statement On DeVos Decision To Slash Student Loan Relief For Defrauded Students Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2017 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Where Are Gainful Employment Debt-to-Earnings Rates? Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Jan. 24, 2018 Peters Calls for Resignation of MSU President Simon Sen.Gary Peters
Jan. 23, 2018 Sen. Tina Smith Pushes to Help Minnesotans Cut Costly Student Loan Debt Sen.Tina Smith
Jan. 23, 2018 Tweet - "We should be increasing transparency and access to data around graduate earnings. These are common sense steps to help students choose a degree that leaves them with more opportunity rather than more debt." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 19, 2018 House Members Introduce Bill to Combat English Learner Achievement Gap Rep.Alma Adams, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "By simplifying the financial aid process & making it more transparent we can help more students afford higher education--and lower barriers for those who couldn't attend college otherwise." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "But navigating the financial aid process & the student loan repayment system are just some of the many challenges students are facing." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 18, 2018 During HELP Hearing, Senator Hassan Questions Higher Education Experts on Strategies to Increase Graduation Rates, Lower Student Loan Debt Burden Sen.Maggie Hassan
Jan. 18, 2018 Young Advocates for Affordable and Accessible Education During First of Several Higher Education Hearings Sen.Todd Young
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "An estimated half of all college students struggle with food insecurity." Higher education has a problem: too many students leave heavy on debt and light on nutrition. This has to change." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 16, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration needs to stand up for the students who are being bullied and discriminated against every day." Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 10, 2018 2018 West Virginia State of the State Address Sen.Jim Justice
Jan. 10, 2018 Tweet - "The Department of Education is proposing to disburse federal student aid through prepaid cards. This raises concerns about fees, privacy, and how student info is used. I'm pressing for answers." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 10, 2018 Letter to Dr. Wayne Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, DoE - Student Loan Disbursement Prepaid Card Pilot Program Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 5, 2018 Kaine, Booker, Perdue Introduce Bill to Strengthen and Improve HBCU Financing Rep.Alma Adams, ...
Jan. 2, 2018 Sen. Coons Bill to End Student Loan Tax Penalty for Families Suffering From Child's Death or Permanent Disability Passed Into Law Sen.Chris Coons
Jan. 1, 2018 Issue Position: Education Rep.Nydia Velázquez
Dec. 22, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Protect Students Affected by Abrupt Closure of McNally Smith College of Music Sen.Amy Klobuchar
Dec. 21, 2017 Tweet - "#Senate Dems purposefully penalized schools that give scholarships to low-income students, like @bereacollege in #Kentucky. Their students' average household income is less than $30k/year. Every single student receives a scholarship, which covers the cost of their tuition." Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 21, 2017 McConnell Committed to Protecting Scholarships for Berea College Students Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 21, 2017 Rep. Johnson reintroduces bill to support, empower LGBTQ students at HBCUs Rep.Hank Johnson
Dec. 20, 2017 Portman, King, Coons Introduce Domenic's Law to Provide Relief to Parents of Disabled Children Sen.Angus King, ...
Dec. 20, 2017 Bonamici on Secretary DeVos' Decision to Give Defrauded Students Only Partial Relief: "Extremely Disappointing" Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Dec. 20, 2017 Durbin Statement On DeVos Decision To Slash Student Loan Relief For Defrauded Students Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 19, 2017 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Where Are Gainful Employment Debt-to-Earnings Rates? Sen.Dick Durbin
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