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July 18, 2023
Schatz: Biden Administration Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Will Help Nearly 1,700 Borrowers In Hawai"i, Cut More Than $90 Million In Debt
Sen. Brian Schatz
June 7, 2023
Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation To End Student Loan Debt Crisis
Sen. Brian Schatz
June 7, 2023
Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation To End Student Loan Debt Crisis
Sen. Brian Schatz
May 11, 2023
Schatz, Rounds Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Education Benefits For Veterans
Sen. Brian Schatz
Oct. 18, 2022
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Warren Urge Department Of Education To Hold Predatory For-Profit College Executives Accountable For Scamming Students
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 23, 2022
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 23, 2022
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Deadline
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 3, 2022
Padilla Introduces College Athletes Bill of Rights
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
July 28, 2022
Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Urging Biden Administration to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 31, 2022
Letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Call on Department of Education, DOJ to Follow Through on Pledge to Improve Handling of Student Debt Bankruptcy Claims
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 31, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 21, 2022
Case Says Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Includes Major Funding For The University Of Hawaii
Rep. Ed Case
March 4, 2022
Hirono Announces Class of 2026 Nominees to the United States Service Academies
Sen. Mazie Hirono
Feb. 16, 2022
Schatz Announces Nominees For U.S. Service Academies
Sen. Brian Schatz
Feb. 11, 2022
Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Retain International Graduates With Advanced STEM Degrees
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 11, 2022
Letter to Hon. Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Durbine, Senators Urge CFPB to Investigate Private Student Lenders' Compliance With Bankruptcy Law
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Robin Chopra, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Durbin, Brown, Senators Urge CFPB To Investigate Private Student Lenders' Compliance With Bankruptcy Law
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 26, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Schumer, Warren, Jayapal, Pressley, Omar, Porter Urge President Biden To Deliver On Promise To Cancel Student Debt
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - DUCKWORTH JOINS BOOKER, EIGHT DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES IN CALLING ON U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUSPEND WAGE GARNISHMENT OF STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker Leads Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 20, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Menendez, Booker Call on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cardin, Van Hollen and Garamendi Urge U.S. Secretary of Education to Include Peace Corps Volunteers in new Student Loan Relief
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker, Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Institutions of Higher Education
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Call on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Institutions
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Act on Promised Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Help Military Service Members
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 2, 2021
Letter to Hon. Cardona Secretary Department of Education - Simplify and Expand Student Loan Discharge Options
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Hirono: Budget Vote Sets the Stage to Support Working Families, Create Jobs, Address the Climate Crisis, Reduce Child Poverty
Sen. Mazie Hirono
Aug. 6, 2021
Schatz Reintroduces Legislation To Remove Barriers To Higher Education For Americans With Criminal Records
Sen. Brian Schatz
July 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senatory Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 8, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Hassan, Colleagues Urge Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 8, 2021
Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Collins, Tester Lead Bipartisan Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 7, 2021
Schatz Reintroduces Legislation To Narrow College Achievement Gaps, Support Students Of Color, Veterans, Disabled Students
Sen. Brian Schatz
July 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 1, 2021
Schatz: UH Set To Receive More Than $2.4 Million To Launch Project, Engage More Native Hawaiian Students In STEM Education
Sen. Brian Schatz
June 29, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Join Hirono, Murray in Introducing Bill to Double Pell Grant Awards to Help Make College More Affordable
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 29, 2021
Schatz, Brown Introduce Bill To Support Community College Students, Improve Graduation Rates
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
June 24, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Duckworth, Durbin call on President Biden to extend pause on student loan payments
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
June 16, 2021
Pocan, Scott, Hirono, Murray Introduce Bill to Double Pell Grant, Make College More Affordable
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 13, 2021
Portman, Schatz, Rounds, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Education Benefits for Veterans
Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
April 22, 2021
Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation To End Student Loan Debt Crisis
Sen. Brian Schatz
March 12, 2021
Schatz Releases New COVID-19 Relief Guide To Help Hawai"i Families, Workers, Small Businesses Access Federal Resources, Programs
Sen. Brian Schatz
March 3, 2021
Schatz Reintroduces Bill To Give Federal Workers Pay Raise
Sen. Brian Schatz
Feb. 1, 2021
Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader and Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Include Relief for State, Localities, and Tribal Governments in Next COVID Legislative Package
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 28, 2020
Emergency Coronavirus Spending Bill Signed Into Law Includes Hirono-Backed Education Priorities
Sen. Mazie Hirono
Dec. 11, 2020
Hirono Amendment to Boost Military Spouse Education Opportunities Passes in NDAA
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Underwood Leads 91 Members in Effort Urging President Trump to Extend Critical Relief for 41 Million Student Loan Borrowers
Rep. Ed Case, ...
Oct. 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept, of Education - King Fights for Federal Student Loan Borrowers to Access "Critical Relief" from Coronavirus Bills
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin, Colleagues Call for Fixes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Be Included in Relief Package
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 9, 2020
Letter to Matthew T. Albence, Deputy Director of the US. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secreatry of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Pressley, Lawmakers Urge ICE and DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 9, 2020
Letter to Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - House and Senate Democrats Urge ICE and DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation
Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Date
Title
Politician
July 18, 2023
Schatz: Biden Administration Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Will Help Nearly 1,700 Borrowers In Hawai"i, Cut More Than $90 Million In Debt
Sen.Brian Schatz
June 7, 2023
Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation To End Student Loan Debt Crisis
Sen.Brian Schatz
June 7, 2023
Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation To End Student Loan Debt Crisis
Sen.Brian Schatz
May 11, 2023
Schatz, Rounds Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill To Protect Education Benefits For Veterans
Sen.Brian Schatz
Oct. 18, 2022
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Warren Urge Department Of Education To Hold Predatory For-Profit College Executives Accountable For Scamming Students
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 23, 2022
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 23, 2022
Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Deadline
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 3, 2022
Padilla Introduces College Athletes Bill of Rights
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
July 28, 2022
Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Urging Biden Administration to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 31, 2022
Letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Call on Department of Education, DOJ to Follow Through on Pledge to Improve Handling of Student Debt Bankruptcy Claims
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 31, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 21, 2022
Case Says Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Includes Major Funding For The University Of Hawaii
Rep.Ed Case
March 4, 2022
Hirono Announces Class of 2026 Nominees to the United States Service Academies
Sen.Mazie Hirono
Feb. 16, 2022
Schatz Announces Nominees For U.S. Service Academies
Sen.Brian Schatz
Feb. 11, 2022
Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Retain International Graduates With Advanced STEM Degrees
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 11, 2022
Letter to Hon. Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Durbine, Senators Urge CFPB to Investigate Private Student Lenders' Compliance With Bankruptcy Law
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Feb. 10, 2022
Letter to Hon. Robin Chopra, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Durbin, Brown, Senators Urge CFPB To Investigate Private Student Lenders' Compliance With Bankruptcy Law
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 26, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Schumer, Warren, Jayapal, Pressley, Omar, Porter Urge President Biden To Deliver On Promise To Cancel Student Debt
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - DUCKWORTH JOINS BOOKER, EIGHT DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES IN CALLING ON U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUSPEND WAGE GARNISHMENT OF STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 21, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker Leads Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 20, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Menendez, Booker Call on U.S. Department of Education to Suspend Wage Garnishment of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cardin, Van Hollen and Garamendi Urge U.S. Secretary of Education to Include Peace Corps Volunteers in new Student Loan Relief
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 7, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker, Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Institutions of Higher Education
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 6, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Call on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Institutions
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Act on Promised Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Help Military Service Members
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 2, 2021
Letter to Hon. Cardona Secretary Department of Education - Simplify and Expand Student Loan Discharge Options
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 11, 2021
Hirono: Budget Vote Sets the Stage to Support Working Families, Create Jobs, Address the Climate Crisis, Reduce Child Poverty
Sen.Mazie Hirono
Aug. 6, 2021
Schatz Reintroduces Legislation To Remove Barriers To Higher Education For Americans With Criminal Records
Sen.Brian Schatz
July 9, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senatory Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 8, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Hassan, Colleagues Urge Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 8, 2021
Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Collins, Tester Lead Bipartisan Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 7, 2021
Schatz Reintroduces Legislation To Narrow College Achievement Gaps, Support Students Of Color, Veterans, Disabled Students
Sen.Brian Schatz
July 1, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 1, 2021
Schatz: UH Set To Receive More Than $2.4 Million To Launch Project, Engage More Native Hawaiian Students In STEM Education
Sen.Brian Schatz
June 29, 2021
Duckworth, Durbin Join Hirono, Murray in Introducing Bill to Double Pell Grant Awards to Help Make College More Affordable
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 29, 2021
Schatz, Brown Introduce Bill To Support Community College Students, Improve Graduation Rates
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
June 24, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Duckworth, Durbin call on President Biden to extend pause on student loan payments
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
June 16, 2021
Pocan, Scott, Hirono, Murray Introduce Bill to Double Pell Grant, Make College More Affordable
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 13, 2021
Portman, Schatz, Rounds, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Education Benefits for Veterans
Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
April 22, 2021
Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation To End Student Loan Debt Crisis
Sen.Brian Schatz
March 12, 2021
Schatz Releases New COVID-19 Relief Guide To Help Hawai"i Families, Workers, Small Businesses Access Federal Resources, Programs
Sen.Brian Schatz
March 3, 2021
Schatz Reintroduces Bill To Give Federal Workers Pay Raise
Sen.Brian Schatz
Feb. 1, 2021
Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader and Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Include Relief for State, Localities, and Tribal Governments in Next COVID Legislative Package
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 28, 2020
Emergency Coronavirus Spending Bill Signed Into Law Includes Hirono-Backed Education Priorities
Sen.Mazie Hirono
Dec. 11, 2020
Hirono Amendment to Boost Military Spouse Education Opportunities Passes in NDAA
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Underwood Leads 91 Members in Effort Urging President Trump to Extend Critical Relief for 41 Million Student Loan Borrowers
Rep.Ed Case, ...
Oct. 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept, of Education - King Fights for Federal Student Loan Borrowers to Access "Critical Relief" from Coronavirus Bills
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 24, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin, Colleagues Call for Fixes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Be Included in Relief Package
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 9, 2020
Letter to Matthew T. Albence, Deputy Director of the US. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secreatry of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Pressley, Lawmakers Urge ICE and DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 9, 2020
Letter to Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - House and Senate Democrats Urge ICE and DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation
Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
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