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Sept. 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John King, Secretary, Department of Education - Regarding the Closure of ITT Tech and Associated Student Debt Relief Measures
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Sept. 8, 2016
DelBene Fights to Protect Students' Financial Aid
Rep. Suzan DelBene
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John B. King Jr., Secretary of Education - More to Do to Further Strengthen Education Dept. Rule For Debt Relief in Higher Education
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 1, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education - More to Do to Further Strengthen Education Dept. Rule For Debt Relief in Higher Education
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
July 20, 2016
Following Letter from Murray and Democrats, Dept. of Education Lays Out Steps to Improve Accountability, Customer Service for Student Borrowers
Sen. Patty Murray
July 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John B. King Jr., Secretary of Education - Reform Student Loan Servicing to Better Protect Borrowers
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
July 14, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, The Honorable Edith Ramirez, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, The Honorable Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and The Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Act to Protect Students & Veterans From Fraudulent Institutions Like Trump University
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Menendez, Booker, Senate Dems Call on VA to Do More to Prevent and Correct Abuse of Veterans in Higher Ed
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
July 6, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Congressional Democrats Urge GAO to Investigate Financial Barriers Facing HBCUs
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
July 6, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations - Pell Grant Protections
Rep. Adam Smith, ...
July 1, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John B. King, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, and The Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice - Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable for Underreporting Sexual Violence on Campus
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 28, 2016
At Sen. Murray's Urging, Education Dept. To Simplify FAFSA Form For Homeless Students
Sen. Patty Murray
June 23, 2016
Sen. Murray: Fisher Decision A Ruling "In Favor of Fairness and Equity"
Sen. Patty Murray
June 22, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education - Close For-Profit College Loophole Impacting Servicemembers, Veterans and Taxpayers
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 16, 2016
Letter to Susan Phillips, Chair of the NACIQI and Jennifer Hong, Executive Director of the NACIQI - Blumenthal, Durbin, Brown, Warren & Murray: For-Profit College Accreditor Should Lose Recognition
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 13, 2016
Senate Dems Hail Dept. of Education Rule for Debt Relief as Victory for Student Rights in Higher Education
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 7, 2016
YEAR-ROUND PELL GRANTS: Sen. Murray Announces Important Step in Work to Make College More Affordable and Accessible for Washington State Students and Families
Sen. Patty Murray
May 31, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Dr. John King, Secretary of the Department of Education - Call for Continued Action to Improve Access to Financial Aid for Unaccompanied Homeless Students
Sen. Patty Murray
May 26, 2016
New Foster Care Transition Toolkit Offers Tips for Helping Foster Youth Succeed as Adults
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 19, 2016
Kaine Introduces Legislation To Promote Apprenticeships, Help More Students, Workers And Employers Compete In The Global Economy
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 19, 2016
New GAO Report Release Highlights Persistent Barriers to Higher Education Access and Completion for Homeless and Foster Youth
Sen. Patty Murray
April 27, 2016
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sen. Patty Murray
April 22, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John B. King, Secretary of U.S. Department of Education - Call to Hold College Accreditors Accountable, Protect Taxpayers
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 29, 2016
At Murray's Urging, Education Department Announces Simplified FAFSA to Reduce Burden on Students and Families
Sen. Patty Murray
March 17, 2016
Murray Introduces Bill to Strengthen Protections for Servicemembers on Student Loans, Mortgages, Contracts
Sen. Patty Murray
March 17, 2016
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Patty Murray
March 15, 2016
Sen. Murray Introduces Major Reform Legislation on College Affordability
Sen. Patty Murray
March 10, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Students Debt Relief from Schools Engaged in Deceptive and Predatory Practices
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 9, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Protect Students From Deceptive Loans
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 1, 2016
Murray, Warren, Blumenthal Respond to Oversight Report on Education Department's Student Loan Servicers' Compliance Review
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 19, 2016
Cantwell, Washington State University & Everett Community College Students Discuss the Need to Make College More Affordable
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Feb. 10, 2016
HIGHER ED: Murray Continues Push for College Affordability, Helping More Students Pursue Higher Education
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 9, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John King, Acting Secretary of Education - FAFSA Simplification for Students Struggling with Homelessness
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 9, 2016
Udall, Heinrich Dedicate the Week of Feb. 7 as National Tribal Colleges & Universities Week
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 4, 2016
Student Loan Debt
Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 3, 2016
College Affordability: Murray Says Congress Must Act To Address Student Debt Crisis
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 26, 2016
COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY: Murray Launches New Tool to Hear Stories from Students, Families on Higher Education Costs, Student Debt
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 26, 2016
COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY: Murray Launches New Tool to Hear Stories from Students, Families on Higher Education Costs, Student Debt
Sen. Patty Murray
Jan. 21, 2016
Reed, Senate Democrats Aim to Reduce Student Debt and Put Country on Path Toward Debt-Free College with 2016 Legislative Package, #InTheRed Campaign
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 11, 2015
Veterans Day: Sen. Murray Honors Veterans at Events in Renton, Seattle, Tacoma
Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 10, 2015
Murray Introduces Legislation to Remove Barriers, Provide Support for Homeless and Foster Students in Higher Education
Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 9, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education and Joseph A. Smith, Special Master, U.S. Department of Education - Grant Students Immediate Relief Following Federal Judge's Ruling that Corinthian Colleges Broke the Law
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 6, 2015
Murray Statement on 50th Anniversary of the Higher Education Act
Sen. Patty Murray
Oct. 29, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader - Save Perkins Loan Program
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Sept. 30, 2015
Murray Statement on Senate Failing to Extend Perkins Loan Program Hours Before it Expires
Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 29, 2015
TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015
Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 29, 2015
Tsa Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015 -- Continued
Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 23, 2015
News Releases Murray Applauds Investments to Expand Educational Opportunities for Students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 22, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Ashton Carter, Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense and the Hon. Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education - Redouble Efforts to Protect Military Consumers
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Sept. 18, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, and Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education - Renewing Efforts to Ensure That Service Members Get Complete, Accurate, and Timely Information About Their Various Benefits
Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John King, Secretary, Department of Education - Regarding the Closure of ITT Tech and Associated Student Debt Relief Measures
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Sept. 8, 2016
DelBene Fights to Protect Students' Financial Aid
Rep.Suzan DelBene
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John B. King Jr., Secretary of Education - More to Do to Further Strengthen Education Dept. Rule For Debt Relief in Higher Education
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 1, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education - More to Do to Further Strengthen Education Dept. Rule For Debt Relief in Higher Education
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
July 20, 2016
Following Letter from Murray and Democrats, Dept. of Education Lays Out Steps to Improve Accountability, Customer Service for Student Borrowers
Sen.Patty Murray
July 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John B. King Jr., Secretary of Education - Reform Student Loan Servicing to Better Protect Borrowers
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
July 14, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, The Honorable Edith Ramirez, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, The Honorable Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and The Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Act to Protect Students & Veterans From Fraudulent Institutions Like Trump University
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Menendez, Booker, Senate Dems Call on VA to Do More to Prevent and Correct Abuse of Veterans in Higher Ed
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
July 6, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office - Congressional Democrats Urge GAO to Investigate Financial Barriers Facing HBCUs
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
July 6, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations - Pell Grant Protections
Rep.Adam Smith, ...
July 1, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John B. King, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, and The Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice - Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable for Underreporting Sexual Violence on Campus
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 28, 2016
At Sen. Murray's Urging, Education Dept. To Simplify FAFSA Form For Homeless Students
Sen.Patty Murray
June 23, 2016
Sen. Murray: Fisher Decision A Ruling "In Favor of Fairness and Equity"
Sen.Patty Murray
June 22, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education - Close For-Profit College Loophole Impacting Servicemembers, Veterans and Taxpayers
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 16, 2016
Letter to Susan Phillips, Chair of the NACIQI and Jennifer Hong, Executive Director of the NACIQI - Blumenthal, Durbin, Brown, Warren & Murray: For-Profit College Accreditor Should Lose Recognition
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 13, 2016
Senate Dems Hail Dept. of Education Rule for Debt Relief as Victory for Student Rights in Higher Education
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 7, 2016
YEAR-ROUND PELL GRANTS: Sen. Murray Announces Important Step in Work to Make College More Affordable and Accessible for Washington State Students and Families
Sen.Patty Murray
May 31, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Dr. John King, Secretary of the Department of Education - Call for Continued Action to Improve Access to Financial Aid for Unaccompanied Homeless Students
Sen.Patty Murray
May 26, 2016
New Foster Care Transition Toolkit Offers Tips for Helping Foster Youth Succeed as Adults
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 19, 2016
Kaine Introduces Legislation To Promote Apprenticeships, Help More Students, Workers And Employers Compete In The Global Economy
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 19, 2016
New GAO Report Release Highlights Persistent Barriers to Higher Education Access and Completion for Homeless and Foster Youth
Sen.Patty Murray
April 27, 2016
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sen.Patty Murray
April 22, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John B. King, Secretary of U.S. Department of Education - Call to Hold College Accreditors Accountable, Protect Taxpayers
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 29, 2016
At Murray's Urging, Education Department Announces Simplified FAFSA to Reduce Burden on Students and Families
Sen.Patty Murray
March 17, 2016
Murray Introduces Bill to Strengthen Protections for Servicemembers on Student Loans, Mortgages, Contracts
Sen.Patty Murray
March 17, 2016
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Patty Murray
March 15, 2016
Sen. Murray Introduces Major Reform Legislation on College Affordability
Sen.Patty Murray
March 10, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Students Debt Relief from Schools Engaged in Deceptive and Predatory Practices
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 9, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Protect Students From Deceptive Loans
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 1, 2016
Murray, Warren, Blumenthal Respond to Oversight Report on Education Department's Student Loan Servicers' Compliance Review
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 19, 2016
Cantwell, Washington State University & Everett Community College Students Discuss the Need to Make College More Affordable
Sen.Maria Cantwell
Feb. 10, 2016
HIGHER ED: Murray Continues Push for College Affordability, Helping More Students Pursue Higher Education
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 9, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John King, Acting Secretary of Education - FAFSA Simplification for Students Struggling with Homelessness
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 9, 2016
Udall, Heinrich Dedicate the Week of Feb. 7 as National Tribal Colleges & Universities Week
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 4, 2016
Student Loan Debt
Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 3, 2016
College Affordability: Murray Says Congress Must Act To Address Student Debt Crisis
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 26, 2016
COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY: Murray Launches New Tool to Hear Stories from Students, Families on Higher Education Costs, Student Debt
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 26, 2016
COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY: Murray Launches New Tool to Hear Stories from Students, Families on Higher Education Costs, Student Debt
Sen.Patty Murray
Jan. 21, 2016
Reed, Senate Democrats Aim to Reduce Student Debt and Put Country on Path Toward Debt-Free College with 2016 Legislative Package, #InTheRed Campaign
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 11, 2015
Veterans Day: Sen. Murray Honors Veterans at Events in Renton, Seattle, Tacoma
Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 10, 2015
Murray Introduces Legislation to Remove Barriers, Provide Support for Homeless and Foster Students in Higher Education
Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 9, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education and Joseph A. Smith, Special Master, U.S. Department of Education - Grant Students Immediate Relief Following Federal Judge's Ruling that Corinthian Colleges Broke the Law
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Nov. 6, 2015
Murray Statement on 50th Anniversary of the Higher Education Act
Sen.Patty Murray
Oct. 29, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader - Save Perkins Loan Program
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Sept. 30, 2015
Murray Statement on Senate Failing to Extend Perkins Loan Program Hours Before it Expires
Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 29, 2015
TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015
Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 29, 2015
Tsa Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015 -- Continued
Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 23, 2015
News Releases Murray Applauds Investments to Expand Educational Opportunities for Students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 22, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Ashton Carter, Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense and the Hon. Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education - Redouble Efforts to Protect Military Consumers
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Sept. 18, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, and Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education - Renewing Efforts to Ensure That Service Members Get Complete, Accurate, and Timely Information About Their Various Benefits
Sen.Patty Murray, ...
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