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May 20, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Scott, Murray Call On Secretary Azar To Help Displaced College Students Maintain Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 19, 2020 Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Joyce Urges Dept. of Education to Issue Guidance on Child Abuse Reporting Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Scott, Murray Call on Secretary Azar to Help Displaced College Students Maintain Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 13, 2020 DeLauro, Sánchez, González-Cólon, Schrier, National WIC Association Announce Reintroduction of the Wise Investment in Children (WIC) Act Rep. Kim Schrier, ...
May 12, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep Speier and 49 Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Inclusion of at least $175 Billion for Elementary and Secondary Education in Coronavirus Relief Package Rep. Adam Smith, ...
May 12, 2020 Senators Markey, Schumer, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Bennet, Schatz, and Hassan Lead Colleagues on Legislation to Ensure All Students Have Access to Internet During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
May 8, 2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell, and Leader Schumer - Meng Urges House and Senate Leaders to Ensure Students Have Internet Access for Remote Learning During COVID-19 Crisis Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 6, 2020 Senator Murray Slams Secretary DeVos' Title IX Rule, Calls on the Department to Focus on COVID-19 Response Sen. Patty Murray
May 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Committee Democrats Call on Secretary DeVos to Fix Borrower Defense Application Process Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos - House, Senate Democrats Warn DeVos Against Changing Distance Education Rules Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 4, 2020 Durbin, Takano, Brown, Jayapal, Warren Unveil Plan To Grant Full Student Loan Discharges To Defrauded Student Borrowers In Next COVID-19 Relief Package Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary - Congressman Panetta Denounces Secretary Devos's Exclusion of Immigrant Students in Covid-19 Relief Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 1, 2020 Reps. Grijalva, Correa, and Jayapal Lead 84 In Denouncing Secretary DeVos's Exclusion of Immigrant Students In COVID-19 Relief Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, DeLauro Urge DeVos to Reverse Unauthorized Guidance Excluding 7.5 Million Students From Emergency Financial Aid Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 27, 2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Department of Education - Warren Joins Bennet, Menendez, Colleagues to Call on DeVos to Reverse Course and Allow DACA Students to Access Emergency Financial Aid Secured in CARES Act Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Swalwell Leads 72 Members in Sending Letter to Sec. DeVos Urging Quick Release of Emergency Grants to All Students, including DACA Recipients Rep. Adam Smith, ...
April 22, 2020 Scott, Murray, DeLauro Release Report Revealing DeVos' Failure to Collect Usable Data to Protect Children from Excessive or Discriminatory Seclusion and Restraint Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 21, 2020 Tahoma High School State Civics Champions Rep. Kim Schrier
April 16, 2020 Senator Murray Statement on Trump Administration Pick for Education Department Inspector General Sen. Patty Murray
April 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Merkley, DeFazio, Bonamici Rebuke Administration for Unlawful Wage Garnishment Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 15, 2020 Senator Murray Discusses Continued Push to Strengthen Federal Support for Central Washington COVID-19 Response Sen. Patty Murray
April 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Reps. Panetta, Levin Call on Department of Education for Clarity on Higher Education Funding in CARES Act Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
April 7, 2020 Thank You to Washington State's Educators Rep. Rick Larsen
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Green, Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Fitzpatrick, Quigley, and Lowey Urge USAID to Include Distance Learning in Response to COVID-19 Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Elisabeth DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education, and the Hon. Kenneth Marcus, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the Dept. of Education - Reps Kuster, Speier, Pressley and Slotkin Lead 46 Members in Letter Demanding Sec DeVos Halt Plans to Gut Title IX Protections Amid Coronavirus Crisis Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, Warren, Gillibrand Urge Secretary DeVos to Halt Title IX Rule; Focus on Helping Schools During the COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Scott, Neal, Wyden, Murray, Sánchez Call On DeVos To Return All Amounts Garnished From Federal Tax Refunds For Entire 2020 Filing Season Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Spanberger Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on FCC to Suspend E-Rate Program Rules, Expand High-Speed Internet Access for Rural Students Amid Coronavirus-Caused School Closures Rep. Kim Schrier, ...
March 26, 2020 Senator Murray Secures More Than $30 Billion for K-12 Schools and Higher Education Sen. Patty Murray
March 26, 2020 Senator Murray Vows to Continue Fighting for the Disability Community during the Coronavirus Crisis Sen. Patty Murray
March 20, 2020 Letter to Mark Schultz, Department of Education Deputy Assistance Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - As Schools Close Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Cantwell, Senate Democrats Relay Concerns for Children with Disabilities to Department of Education Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Pressley and Omar Lead Colleagues in Urging House Leadership to Include Student Debt Cancellation in Upcoming Coronavirus Relief Package Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Andy Levin, 35 Bipartisan House Members, Call for Increased Library Funding to Ensure Access to Online and Digital Resources during Coronavirus Outbreak Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - CORONAVIRUS: Murray, Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Step Up and Help Student Loan Borrowers Impacted by the Coronavirus Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Cicilline, Young Call for Extra Afterschool and Summer Learning Funding Rep. Adam Smith, ...
March 19, 2020 Schumer, Murray, Brown, And Warren Unveil Bold, New Plan To Cancel Student Loan Payments For Duration Of Coronavirus Emergency And Provide Minimum $10K Payoff For All Federal Student Loan Borrowers Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Congressman Panetta Calls on Education Secretary Devos to Protect Students from Financial Impacts of COVID-19 Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Colleagues Push To Ensure All Students Can Remotely Continue Education During Coronavirus Emergency Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 13, 2020 CORONAVIRUS: Murray Introduces Bill to Support Students, Teachers, School Staff Amid School Closures Sen. Patty Murray
March 13, 2020 Letter to Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro and Ranking Member Tom Cole of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Service, and Education - Wexton Leads Call for Increased Funding to Address Shortage of School-Based Mental Health Professionals Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 11, 2020 Durbin, Schumer, Murray, Scott, Lee Statement On Senate Vote Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen. Patty Murray, ...
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 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 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, ...
Feb. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Van Hollen, Murray, Democrats Push Departments of Education and Labor to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Federally Sanctioned Discrimination Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 12, 2020 Durbin, Schumer, Veterans Groups Urge Senate To Overturn DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Reps. Blumenauer, Cole, Schrier, Moolenaar, Himes, and Stefanik Introduce Bill to Promote Civics Education Rep. Kim Schrier, ...
Feb. 5, 2020 Brooks, Larsen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Nationwide Rep. Rick Larsen, ...
Feb. 5, 2020 Larsen, Brooks Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Nationwide Rep. Rick Larsen
Feb. 3, 2020 Rep. Schrier Announces Issaquah Civics Teacher Will Be Her Guest to the State of the Union Rep. Kim Schrier
Date Title Politician
May 20, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Scott, Murray Call On Secretary Azar To Help Displaced College Students Maintain Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 19, 2020 Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Joyce Urges Dept. of Education to Issue Guidance on Child Abuse Reporting Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Scott, Murray Call on Secretary Azar to Help Displaced College Students Maintain Health Insurance During Pandemic Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 13, 2020 DeLauro, Sánchez, González-Cólon, Schrier, National WIC Association Announce Reintroduction of the Wise Investment in Children (WIC) Act Rep.Kim Schrier, ...
May 12, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep Speier and 49 Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Inclusion of at least $175 Billion for Elementary and Secondary Education in Coronavirus Relief Package Rep.Adam Smith, ...
May 12, 2020 Senators Markey, Schumer, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Bennet, Schatz, and Hassan Lead Colleagues on Legislation to Ensure All Students Have Access to Internet During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
May 8, 2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell, and Leader Schumer - Meng Urges House and Senate Leaders to Ensure Students Have Internet Access for Remote Learning During COVID-19 Crisis Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 6, 2020 Senator Murray Slams Secretary DeVos' Title IX Rule, Calls on the Department to Focus on COVID-19 Response Sen.Patty Murray
May 4, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Committee Democrats Call on Secretary DeVos to Fix Borrower Defense Application Process Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 4, 2020 Letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos - House, Senate Democrats Warn DeVos Against Changing Distance Education Rules Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 4, 2020 Durbin, Takano, Brown, Jayapal, Warren Unveil Plan To Grant Full Student Loan Discharges To Defrauded Student Borrowers In Next COVID-19 Relief Package Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary - Congressman Panetta Denounces Secretary Devos's Exclusion of Immigrant Students in Covid-19 Relief Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 1, 2020 Reps. Grijalva, Correa, and Jayapal Lead 84 In Denouncing Secretary DeVos's Exclusion of Immigrant Students In COVID-19 Relief Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, DeLauro Urge DeVos to Reverse Unauthorized Guidance Excluding 7.5 Million Students From Emergency Financial Aid Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 27, 2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Department of Education - Warren Joins Bennet, Menendez, Colleagues to Call on DeVos to Reverse Course and Allow DACA Students to Access Emergency Financial Aid Secured in CARES Act Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Swalwell Leads 72 Members in Sending Letter to Sec. DeVos Urging Quick Release of Emergency Grants to All Students, including DACA Recipients Rep.Adam Smith, ...
April 22, 2020 Scott, Murray, DeLauro Release Report Revealing DeVos' Failure to Collect Usable Data to Protect Children from Excessive or Discriminatory Seclusion and Restraint Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 21, 2020 Tahoma High School State Civics Champions Rep.Kim Schrier
April 16, 2020 Senator Murray Statement on Trump Administration Pick for Education Department Inspector General Sen.Patty Murray
April 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Merkley, DeFazio, Bonamici Rebuke Administration for Unlawful Wage Garnishment Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 15, 2020 Senator Murray Discusses Continued Push to Strengthen Federal Support for Central Washington COVID-19 Response Sen.Patty Murray
April 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Reps. Panetta, Levin Call on Department of Education for Clarity on Higher Education Funding in CARES Act Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
April 7, 2020 Thank You to Washington State's Educators Rep.Rick Larsen
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Green, Administrator of the US Agency for International Development - Fitzpatrick, Quigley, and Lowey Urge USAID to Include Distance Learning in Response to COVID-19 Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Elisabeth DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education, and the Hon. Kenneth Marcus, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the Dept. of Education - Reps Kuster, Speier, Pressley and Slotkin Lead 46 Members in Letter Demanding Sec DeVos Halt Plans to Gut Title IX Protections Amid Coronavirus Crisis Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 31, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, Warren, Gillibrand Urge Secretary DeVos to Halt Title IX Rule; Focus on Helping Schools During the COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 27, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Scott, Neal, Wyden, Murray, Sánchez Call On DeVos To Return All Amounts Garnished From Federal Tax Refunds For Entire 2020 Filing Season Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Spanberger Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on FCC to Suspend E-Rate Program Rules, Expand High-Speed Internet Access for Rural Students Amid Coronavirus-Caused School Closures Rep.Kim Schrier, ...
March 26, 2020 Senator Murray Secures More Than $30 Billion for K-12 Schools and Higher Education Sen.Patty Murray
March 26, 2020 Senator Murray Vows to Continue Fighting for the Disability Community during the Coronavirus Crisis Sen.Patty Murray
March 20, 2020 Letter to Mark Schultz, Department of Education Deputy Assistance Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - As Schools Close Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Cantwell, Senate Democrats Relay Concerns for Children with Disabilities to Department of Education Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Pressley and Omar Lead Colleagues in Urging House Leadership to Include Student Debt Cancellation in Upcoming Coronavirus Relief Package Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Andy Levin, 35 Bipartisan House Members, Call for Increased Library Funding to Ensure Access to Online and Digital Resources during Coronavirus Outbreak Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - CORONAVIRUS: Murray, Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Step Up and Help Student Loan Borrowers Impacted by the Coronavirus Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Cicilline, Young Call for Extra Afterschool and Summer Learning Funding Rep.Adam Smith, ...
March 19, 2020 Schumer, Murray, Brown, And Warren Unveil Bold, New Plan To Cancel Student Loan Payments For Duration Of Coronavirus Emergency And Provide Minimum $10K Payoff For All Federal Student Loan Borrowers Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 18, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Congressman Panetta Calls on Education Secretary Devos to Protect Students from Financial Impacts of COVID-19 Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 16, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Colleagues Push To Ensure All Students Can Remotely Continue Education During Coronavirus Emergency Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 13, 2020 CORONAVIRUS: Murray Introduces Bill to Support Students, Teachers, School Staff Amid School Closures Sen.Patty Murray
March 13, 2020 Letter to Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro and Ranking Member Tom Cole of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Service, and Education - Wexton Leads Call for Increased Funding to Address Shortage of School-Based Mental Health Professionals Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
March 11, 2020 Durbin, Schumer, Murray, Scott, Lee Statement On Senate Vote Overturning DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen.Patty Murray, ...
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 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 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, ...
Feb. 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Van Hollen, Murray, Democrats Push Departments of Education and Labor to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Federally Sanctioned Discrimination Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 12, 2020 Durbin, Schumer, Veterans Groups Urge Senate To Overturn DeVos Borrower Defense Rule Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 10, 2020 Reps. Blumenauer, Cole, Schrier, Moolenaar, Himes, and Stefanik Introduce Bill to Promote Civics Education Rep.Kim Schrier, ...
Feb. 5, 2020 Brooks, Larsen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Nationwide Rep.Rick Larsen, ...
Feb. 5, 2020 Larsen, Brooks Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Nationwide Rep.Rick Larsen
Feb. 3, 2020 Rep. Schrier Announces Issaquah Civics Teacher Will Be Her Guest to the State of the Union Rep.Kim Schrier
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