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Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats attempted to restore expired funding for our HBCUs and other minority serving institutions in the continuing resolution to fund the government. Republicans keep blocking our attempts. But we remain committed to securing this funding any way we can." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi helped design an illegal scheme to use private data of students swindled by for-profit colleges to deny them debt relief. How can anyone trust him to fairly uphold the law? He's among the worst nominees @SenateGOP has rubber-stamped." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Mr. Menashi has a troubling record on race, women's equality, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights. He had a leading role in designing an illegal effort to deny debt relief to thousands of students swindled by for-profit colleges. His nomination to the federal bench is an insult." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
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. 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. 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 Executive Session Sen. Chuck Schumer
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. 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. 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. 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. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat applauds the House committee on education & labor for passing h.r. 4674, the College Affordability Act Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Oct. 29, 2019 Making Higher Education Accessible and Affordable for All Students Rep. Joe Morelle
Oct. 25, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi was the top legal schemer behind Betsy DeVos's anti-student agenda and her efforts to bilk student borrowers. He shouldn't be rewarded with a lifetime appointment to the federal bench." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 23, 2019 Tweet - "We must invest in HBCUs now to keep their doors open for generations to come. And that's exactly what the #FutureAct does. So why is @SenateMajLdr McConnell just letting it sit in his legislative graveyard? It's time to vote!" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 16, 2019 Congressman Joe Morelle Sponsers Comprehensive Legislation to Lower the Cost of Higher Education Rep. Joe Morelle
Oct. 15, 2019 Letter to Dr. Susan Johnston, President and CEO of NACUBO - Cleaver Calls on Big College Endowment Reps to Increase Diverse Asset Manager Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Oct. 10, 2019 Tweet - "New York's own Dr. Vanessa Ruta of @RockefellerUniv was just awarded a MacArthur Fellowship from @MacFound! So proud of Dr. Vanessa Ruta and her vital work helping us grow our understanding of the brain. #MacFellow" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 9, 2019 Schumer statement on Binghmaton University professor M. Stanley Whittingham winning Nobel Prize Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 9, 2019 Tweet - "New York couldn't be more proud of SUNY @BinghamtonU's Professor Whittingham for winning the #NobelPrize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking research on lithium-ion batteries. His work has helped transform our energy capacity in the U.S. and revolutionize our energy economy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education - Kaine Calls on DeVos to Fix Mismanagement of TEPSLF Program Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Sec. @BetsyDevosEd: Take action now to fix your department's gross mismanagement of temporary expanded public service loan forgiveness The @USGAO found your administration's rejecting 99% of applicants & using only 4% of appropriated funds Unacceptable" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2019 Schumer reveals: As hacks continue to sweep nation & hit right here in Albany, U.S. faces +314k cybersecurity worker shortage; senator launches push for first ever federal program to work with universities, like UAlbany, & local community colleges, train new gen of cyber experts, create good-paying jobs & secure American data Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 3, 2019 Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Porter and Chairman Connolly Seek Answers on Trump Administration's 99% Denial Rate for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Applications Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Sept. 30, 2019 Schumer announces successful effort to fix matching requirement in specialty crop research program that jeopardized millions in Fed funding for Cornell University & Upstate Ag. as part of recently-passed federal budget extension Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 27, 2019 Fafsa Translation Act Rep. Grace Meng
Sept. 12, 2019 Congresswomen Hayes, Scanlon, McBath & Senator Warren Introduce Legislation Restoring Pell Grant Eligibilty To Victims Of Predatory For-Profit Colleges Rep. Grace Meng, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Representatives Hill and Morelle support low-income students pursuing higher education Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 As students head back to school, Schumer rings the bell on intensifying teacher shortage in Rochester-Finger Lakes region threatening to restrict schools & impede access to quality education; senator launches major two-pronged plan to boost teacher recruitment in Monroe county Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 21, 2019 Chairman Takano statement on president Trump action eliminating student loan debt for disabled veterans Rep. Paul Tonko
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat, Senator Edward J. Markey Introduce the Jumpstart on College Act Rep. Adriano Espaillat
July 23, 2019 Meng Introduces Community College Student Success Act Rep. Grace Meng
July 18, 2019 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Legislation to Reduce Administrative Barriers that Threaten TRIO Funding Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 16, 2019 Scanlon Introduces Legislation to Protect Student Loan Borrowers Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
July 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Bonamici, Morelle Demand Answers About Federal Work Study Experiment Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
June 27, 2019 Community College Student Success Act Rep. Grace Meng
June 20, 2019 Letter to David Coleman, President and CEO of the College Board - Murphy, Blumenthal, Senators to College Board: You're Underestimating the True Costs of College Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Murray, Dem Senators Seek Status Of Group Discharge Applications Submitted By State AG's Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 14, 2019 Letter to David Coleman, CEO of The College Board - Harris, Colleagues to College Board: You're Underestimating the True Costs of College Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 14, 2019 Stefanik Co-leads Go to High School, Go to College Act Rep. Elise Stefanik
June 13, 2019 Merkley, Booker, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Ensure that Student Loan Borrowers Can Refinance at The Same Low Rate Big Banks Get Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 12, 2019 Velázquez Brings Medical Students, Doctors to Testify on Crippling Consequences of Student Debt to Entrepreneurship Rep. Nydia Velázquez
June 12, 2019 Hearing of the House Small Business Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Velazquez, Hearing on The Doctor is Out. Rising Student Loan Debt and the Decline of the Small Medical Practice Rep. Nydia Velázquez
May 16, 2019 Letter to Various Student Loan Companies - Senators Warren and Brown Lead Colleagues Questioning Student Loan Companies on their Non-Cooperation with Federal and State Regulators Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 16, 2019 Menendez Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill Aimed to Reduce Bullying and Harassment at Colleges Across the Country Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Senators Warren and Murray Lead Colleagues Expressing Support for Agreement That Will Help Military Borrowers Receive the Zero Interest Student Loan Benefit They Are Owed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 15, 2019 Rep. Susie Lee Helps Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Increase Opportunities and Prepare Workforce for Modern Cyber Industry Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
May 15, 2019 Rep. Fudge Co-Introduces Legislation to Increase Community College Access and Affordability Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Date Title Politician
Nov. 20, 2019 Tweet - "Democrats attempted to restore expired funding for our HBCUs and other minority serving institutions in the continuing resolution to fund the government. Republicans keep blocking our attempts. But we remain committed to securing this funding any way we can." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 15, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi helped design an illegal scheme to use private data of students swindled by for-profit colleges to deny them debt relief. How can anyone trust him to fairly uphold the law? He's among the worst nominees @SenateGOP has rubber-stamped." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Mr. Menashi has a troubling record on race, women's equality, LGBTQ rights, immigrant rights. He had a leading role in designing an illegal effort to deny debt relief to thousands of students swindled by for-profit colleges. His nomination to the federal bench is an insult." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 12, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
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. 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. 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 Executive Session Sen.Chuck Schumer
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. 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. 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. 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.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 31, 2019 Rep. Adriano Espaillat applauds the House committee on education & labor for passing h.r. 4674, the College Affordability Act Rep.Adriano Espaillat
Oct. 29, 2019 Making Higher Education Accessible and Affordable for All Students Rep.Joe Morelle
Oct. 25, 2019 Tweet - "Steven Menashi was the top legal schemer behind Betsy DeVos's anti-student agenda and her efforts to bilk student borrowers. He shouldn't be rewarded with a lifetime appointment to the federal bench." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 23, 2019 Tweet - "We must invest in HBCUs now to keep their doors open for generations to come. And that's exactly what the #FutureAct does. So why is @SenateMajLdr McConnell just letting it sit in his legislative graveyard? It's time to vote!" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 16, 2019 Congressman Joe Morelle Sponsers Comprehensive Legislation to Lower the Cost of Higher Education Rep.Joe Morelle
Oct. 15, 2019 Letter to Dr. Susan Johnston, President and CEO of NACUBO - Cleaver Calls on Big College Endowment Reps to Increase Diverse Asset Manager Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Oct. 10, 2019 Tweet - "New York's own Dr. Vanessa Ruta of @RockefellerUniv was just awarded a MacArthur Fellowship from @MacFound! So proud of Dr. Vanessa Ruta and her vital work helping us grow our understanding of the brain. #MacFellow" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 9, 2019 Schumer statement on Binghmaton University professor M. Stanley Whittingham winning Nobel Prize Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 9, 2019 Tweet - "New York couldn't be more proud of SUNY @BinghamtonU's Professor Whittingham for winning the #NobelPrize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking research on lithium-ion batteries. His work has helped transform our energy capacity in the U.S. and revolutionize our energy economy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 8, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education - Kaine Calls on DeVos to Fix Mismanagement of TEPSLF Program Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Oct. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Sec. @BetsyDevosEd: Take action now to fix your department's gross mismanagement of temporary expanded public service loan forgiveness The @USGAO found your administration's rejecting 99% of applicants & using only 4% of appropriated funds Unacceptable" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 7, 2019 Schumer reveals: As hacks continue to sweep nation & hit right here in Albany, U.S. faces +314k cybersecurity worker shortage; senator launches push for first ever federal program to work with universities, like UAlbany, & local community colleges, train new gen of cyber experts, create good-paying jobs & secure American data Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 3, 2019 Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Porter and Chairman Connolly Seek Answers on Trump Administration's 99% Denial Rate for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Applications Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Sept. 30, 2019 Schumer announces successful effort to fix matching requirement in specialty crop research program that jeopardized millions in Fed funding for Cornell University & Upstate Ag. as part of recently-passed federal budget extension Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 27, 2019 Fafsa Translation Act Rep.Grace Meng
Sept. 12, 2019 Congresswomen Hayes, Scanlon, McBath & Senator Warren Introduce Legislation Restoring Pell Grant Eligibilty To Victims Of Predatory For-Profit Colleges Rep.Grace Meng, ...
Sept. 12, 2019 Representatives Hill and Morelle support low-income students pursuing higher education Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
Sept. 5, 2019 As students head back to school, Schumer rings the bell on intensifying teacher shortage in Rochester-Finger Lakes region threatening to restrict schools & impede access to quality education; senator launches major two-pronged plan to boost teacher recruitment in Monroe county Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 21, 2019 Chairman Takano statement on president Trump action eliminating student loan debt for disabled veterans Rep.Paul Tonko
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education in the Department of Education - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Urge Secretary Devos to Fulfill Her Responsibility and Help Students Impacted by Sudden Closures of For-Profit Colleges Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 1, 2019 Representative Adriano Espaillat, Senator Edward J. Markey Introduce the Jumpstart on College Act Rep.Adriano Espaillat
July 23, 2019 Meng Introduces Community College Student Success Act Rep.Grace Meng
July 18, 2019 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Introduces Legislation to Reduce Administrative Barriers that Threaten TRIO Funding Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
July 16, 2019 Scanlon Introduces Legislation to Protect Student Loan Borrowers Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
July 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Bonamici, Morelle Demand Answers About Federal Work Study Experiment Rep.Joe Morelle, ...
June 27, 2019 Community College Student Success Act Rep.Grace Meng
June 20, 2019 Letter to David Coleman, President and CEO of the College Board - Murphy, Blumenthal, Senators to College Board: You're Underestimating the True Costs of College Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Murray, Dem Senators Seek Status Of Group Discharge Applications Submitted By State AG's Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 14, 2019 Letter to David Coleman, CEO of The College Board - Harris, Colleagues to College Board: You're Underestimating the True Costs of College Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 14, 2019 Stefanik Co-leads Go to High School, Go to College Act Rep.Elise Stefanik
June 13, 2019 Merkley, Booker, Gillibrand Introduce Legislation to Ensure that Student Loan Borrowers Can Refinance at The Same Low Rate Big Banks Get Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 12, 2019 Velázquez Brings Medical Students, Doctors to Testify on Crippling Consequences of Student Debt to Entrepreneurship Rep.Nydia Velázquez
June 12, 2019 Hearing of the House Small Business Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Velazquez, Hearing on The Doctor is Out. Rising Student Loan Debt and the Decline of the Small Medical Practice Rep.Nydia Velázquez
May 16, 2019 Letter to Various Student Loan Companies - Senators Warren and Brown Lead Colleagues Questioning Student Loan Companies on their Non-Cooperation with Federal and State Regulators Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 16, 2019 Menendez Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill Aimed to Reduce Bullying and Harassment at Colleges Across the Country Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Senators Warren and Murray Lead Colleagues Expressing Support for Agreement That Will Help Military Borrowers Receive the Zero Interest Student Loan Benefit They Are Owed Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 15, 2019 Rep. Susie Lee Helps Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Increase Opportunities and Prepare Workforce for Modern Cyber Industry Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
May 15, 2019 Rep. Fudge Co-Introduces Legislation to Increase Community College Access and Affordability Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
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