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Dec. 8, 2021 Tweet - "Earlier this week, I joined @SenatorWarnock in calling on President Biden to continue waiving borrowers' interest on federal student loans for the duration of the COVID-19 national emergency. There's no reason to add to their burden at this time." Sen. Dick Durbin
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. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 7, 2021 Tweet - "Every kid in America should have access to pre-kindergarten. But as it currently stands, less than half of American three and four year olds are currently enrolled. #BuildBackBetter will make universal pre-K a reality, putting every child in America on a path to success." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2021 Tweet - "Among the many freedoms we enjoy as Americans is the freedom to live without fear--and that includes public figures like school board members. I'm live on the Senate floor, discussing the need to defend that freedom." Sen. Dick Durbin
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. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2021 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Student Loan Interest Waiver Extension Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 2, 2021 Tweet - "What will it take for Republicans to finally say enough is enough on gun violence? Congress must not continue to sit on the sidelines while children are gunned down at school." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Urges Senate To Pass The Build Back Better Act, Including Its Workforce Development Programs He Championed Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 26, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Urges Senate To Pass Build Back Better Act With Provisions He Championed To Address Green Card Backlog Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Using fine print to force students to give up their rights to go to court is a dirty trick long used by #4profit colleges to evade accountability at the expense of students. I'm introducing the CLASS Act to ensure students can have their day in court." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary US Department of Education - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 22, 2021 SCHNEIDER HOSTS STEAM SCHOLARS AT LAKE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 19, 2021 Rep. Kelly Praises House Passage of Transformational Build Back Better Legislation Rep. Robin Kelly
Nov. 19, 2021 Casten Statement on Passage of Historic Investment to Combat Climate Crisis, Strengthen Our Economy, and Lower Costs for Illinois Families Rep. Sean Casten
Nov. 19, 2021 UNDERWOOD SUPPORTS HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN LOWERING COSTS FOR ILLINOIS FAMILIES WITH PASSAGE OF THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT Rep. Lauren Underwood
Nov. 19, 2021 Schakowsky Statement on the Passage of the Build Back Better Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 19, 2021 SCHNEIDER STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF BUILD BACK BETTER ACT Rep. Brad Schneider
Nov. 19, 2021 Durbin, Waters Introduce CLASS Act To Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 19, 2021 Foster Statement on Passage of Build Back Better Act Rep. Bill Foster
Nov. 19, 2021 QUIGLEY STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF BUILD BACK BETTER ACT Rep. Mike Quigley
Nov. 19, 2021 Representative Danny K. Davis Praises Passage of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act Rep. Danny Davis
Nov. 19, 2021 Illinois Association of School Boards Terminates its Membership with the National School Boards Association Rep. Mary Miller
Nov. 19, 2021 García, Correa, Espaillat Statement Following House Vote on the Historic Build Back Better Act Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Nov. 19, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Votes In Favor Of Transformational Build Back Better Act Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 18, 2021 Congresswoman Miller Urges the Illinois School Boards Association to Withdraw from the National School Boards Association Rep. Mary Miller
Nov. 18, 2021 Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Young Kim Lead Effort To Improve Financial Aid Transparency For Students And Families Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 18, 2021 Congressman Danny K. Davis In Support of the Build Back Better Act - November 18, 2021 Rep. Danny Davis
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. Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 16, 2021 Underwood Legislation to Establish Protections for Student Veterans Passes the House Rep. Lauren Underwood
Nov. 9, 2021 Foster, Johnson Introduce Legislation to Keep STEM Graduates in America Rep. Bill Foster
Nov. 5, 2021 Tweet - "Federal COVID relief funding is helping Illinois students like those at @IllinoisCentral get through these difficult times with less student loan debt." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 3, 2021 Tweet - "I'm incredibly proud of the education IL's public universities offer. I had an impactful conversation with university presidents yesterday about using the #BuildBackBetter reconciliation package as an opportunity to provide these universities with an historic investment." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 2, 2021 Durbin Meets Virtually With Presidents Of Public Universities In Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 2, 2021 Tweet - "After years of Besty DeVos shilling for the #4profit college industry, we finally have an Administration that will put students first. I led my colleagues in urging @SecCardona to expand protections and student loan relief for students in @usedgov current rulemaking." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2021 Tweet - "The 'walk it off' mentality in youth sports can lead to dangerous, long term consequences when it comes to concussions. That's why I'm introducing legislation to strengthen elementary & secondary school procedures to prevent & treat head injuries in sports." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States; Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Childcare/Education in Build Back Better Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 21, 2021 Durbin, King, Smith, And Sinema Secure $14 Million For Open Textbook Pilot Program In Senate Appropriations Committee Annual Spending Bill Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 21, 2021 Tweet - "With the rising cost of college, many students can't afford to buy textbooks for class. I'm pleased to see @SenateApprops set aside $14M in FY22's appropriations bill for my Open Textbook Pilot Program to make quality instructional materials more accessible to students." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2021 Congresswoman Miller Introduces The Safeguarding Children's Privacy in Schools Act of 2021 Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Oct. 18, 2021 Underwood Introduces New Legislation to Establish Protections for Student Veterans Rep. Lauren Underwood
Oct. 13, 2021 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary - Treasury Must Equip Public Schools to Help Distribute Funds to Families Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 8, 2021 Durbin Statement On Department Of Education Establishing An Enforcement Office Within Federal Student Aid Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States, Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Pressley, Omar, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Release Student Debt Cancellation Memo Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - On DOJ Intentions on What's Classified as Criminal Conduct Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General, and Hon. Miguel Cardona - Inspecting President Biden's Push to Pressure Concerned Parents into Silence Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Oct. 4, 2021 Schneider Hosts STEAM Scholars at Chicago Botanic Garden Rep. Brad Schneider
Sept. 21, 2021 Foster Announces $3.2 Million Grant for Head Start Programs in Aurora Rep. Bill Foster
Sept. 21, 2021 Schneider Invites Elementary Students to Participate In Fifth Annual "Brad's Bookworms" Reading Program Rep. Brad Schneider
Sept. 15, 2021 Underwood's Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act Advances Out of Energy and Commerce Committee as Part of the Build Back Better Act Rep. Lauren Underwood
Sept. 14, 2021 Rep. Casten Visits Benedictine University to discuss direct relief for local students under American Rescue Plan Rep. Sean Casten
Date Title Politician
Dec. 8, 2021 Tweet - "Earlier this week, I joined @SenatorWarnock in calling on President Biden to continue waiving borrowers' interest on federal student loans for the duration of the COVID-19 national emergency. There's no reason to add to their burden at this time." Sen.Dick Durbin
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.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 7, 2021 Tweet - "Every kid in America should have access to pre-kindergarten. But as it currently stands, less than half of American three and four year olds are currently enrolled. #BuildBackBetter will make universal pre-K a reality, putting every child in America on a path to success." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 6, 2021 Tweet - "Among the many freedoms we enjoy as Americans is the freedom to live without fear--and that includes public figures like school board members. I'm live on the Senate floor, discussing the need to defend that freedom." Sen.Dick Durbin
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.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2021 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Student Loan Interest Waiver Extension Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 2, 2021 Tweet - "What will it take for Republicans to finally say enough is enough on gun violence? Congress must not continue to sit on the sidelines while children are gunned down at school." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 30, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Urges Senate To Pass The Build Back Better Act, Including Its Workforce Development Programs He Championed Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 26, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Urges Senate To Pass Build Back Better Act With Provisions He Championed To Address Green Card Backlog Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 23, 2021 Tweet - "Using fine print to force students to give up their rights to go to court is a dirty trick long used by #4profit colleges to evade accountability at the expense of students. I'm introducing the CLASS Act to ensure students can have their day in court." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 23, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary US Department of Education - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 22, 2021 SCHNEIDER HOSTS STEAM SCHOLARS AT LAKE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 19, 2021 Rep. Kelly Praises House Passage of Transformational Build Back Better Legislation Rep.Robin Kelly
Nov. 19, 2021 Casten Statement on Passage of Historic Investment to Combat Climate Crisis, Strengthen Our Economy, and Lower Costs for Illinois Families Rep.Sean Casten
Nov. 19, 2021 UNDERWOOD SUPPORTS HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN LOWERING COSTS FOR ILLINOIS FAMILIES WITH PASSAGE OF THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT Rep.Lauren Underwood
Nov. 19, 2021 Schakowsky Statement on the Passage of the Build Back Better Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Nov. 19, 2021 SCHNEIDER STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF BUILD BACK BETTER ACT Rep.Brad Schneider
Nov. 19, 2021 Durbin, Waters Introduce CLASS Act To Give Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges Their Day In Court Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 19, 2021 Foster Statement on Passage of Build Back Better Act Rep.Bill Foster
Nov. 19, 2021 QUIGLEY STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF BUILD BACK BETTER ACT Rep.Mike Quigley
Nov. 19, 2021 Representative Danny K. Davis Praises Passage of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act Rep.Danny Davis
Nov. 19, 2021 Illinois Association of School Boards Terminates its Membership with the National School Boards Association Rep.Mary Miller
Nov. 19, 2021 García, Correa, Espaillat Statement Following House Vote on the Historic Build Back Better Act Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Nov. 19, 2021 Congressman Krishnamoorthi Votes In Favor Of Transformational Build Back Better Act Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Nov. 18, 2021 Congresswoman Miller Urges the Illinois School Boards Association to Withdraw from the National School Boards Association Rep.Mary Miller
Nov. 18, 2021 Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Young Kim Lead Effort To Improve Financial Aid Transparency For Students And Families Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Nov. 18, 2021 Congressman Danny K. Davis In Support of the Build Back Better Act - November 18, 2021 Rep.Danny Davis
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.Dick Durbin, ...
Nov. 16, 2021 Underwood Legislation to Establish Protections for Student Veterans Passes the House Rep.Lauren Underwood
Nov. 9, 2021 Foster, Johnson Introduce Legislation to Keep STEM Graduates in America Rep.Bill Foster
Nov. 5, 2021 Tweet - "Federal COVID relief funding is helping Illinois students like those at @IllinoisCentral get through these difficult times with less student loan debt." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 3, 2021 Tweet - "I'm incredibly proud of the education IL's public universities offer. I had an impactful conversation with university presidents yesterday about using the #BuildBackBetter reconciliation package as an opportunity to provide these universities with an historic investment." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 2, 2021 Durbin Meets Virtually With Presidents Of Public Universities In Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 2, 2021 Tweet - "After years of Besty DeVos shilling for the #4profit college industry, we finally have an Administration that will put students first. I led my colleagues in urging @SecCardona to expand protections and student loan relief for students in @usedgov current rulemaking." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2021 Tweet - "The 'walk it off' mentality in youth sports can lead to dangerous, long term consequences when it comes to concussions. That's why I'm introducing legislation to strengthen elementary & secondary school procedures to prevent & treat head injuries in sports." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States; Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Childcare/Education in Build Back Better Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 21, 2021 Durbin, King, Smith, And Sinema Secure $14 Million For Open Textbook Pilot Program In Senate Appropriations Committee Annual Spending Bill Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 21, 2021 Tweet - "With the rising cost of college, many students can't afford to buy textbooks for class. I'm pleased to see @SenateApprops set aside $14M in FY22's appropriations bill for my Open Textbook Pilot Program to make quality instructional materials more accessible to students." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 19, 2021 Congresswoman Miller Introduces The Safeguarding Children's Privacy in Schools Act of 2021 Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Oct. 18, 2021 Underwood Introduces New Legislation to Establish Protections for Student Veterans Rep.Lauren Underwood
Oct. 13, 2021 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary - Treasury Must Equip Public Schools to Help Distribute Funds to Families Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 8, 2021 Durbin Statement On Department Of Education Establishing An Enforcement Office Within Federal Student Aid Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States, Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Pressley, Omar, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Release Student Debt Cancellation Memo Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General - On DOJ Intentions on What's Classified as Criminal Conduct Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Oct. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General, and Hon. Miguel Cardona - Inspecting President Biden's Push to Pressure Concerned Parents into Silence Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Oct. 4, 2021 Schneider Hosts STEAM Scholars at Chicago Botanic Garden Rep.Brad Schneider
Sept. 21, 2021 Foster Announces $3.2 Million Grant for Head Start Programs in Aurora Rep.Bill Foster
Sept. 21, 2021 Schneider Invites Elementary Students to Participate In Fifth Annual "Brad's Bookworms" Reading Program Rep.Brad Schneider
Sept. 15, 2021 Underwood's Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act Advances Out of Energy and Commerce Committee as Part of the Build Back Better Act Rep.Lauren Underwood
Sept. 14, 2021 Rep. Casten Visits Benedictine University to discuss direct relief for local students under American Rescue Plan Rep.Sean Casten
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