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Dec. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Hold Student Loan Companies Accountable, Increase Transparency to Ensure Companies Are Following the Law Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Duckworth Urges VA to Fully Repay Every Veteran Impacted By GI Benefits Backlog, Ensure They Do Not Suffer Lasing Financial Harm As A Result Of VA's Failures Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 28, 2018 Tweet - "This is big news and a major win for students that were defrauded by ITT Tech. Secretary DeVos must now provide immediate complete federal Borrower Defense discharges to ITT Tech students:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Protecting predatory for-profit colleges - and deadbeat accreditors - over students and taxpayers is irresponsible. They only care about their own bottom lines." Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency - New Dems on Banking Committee Issue Recommendations on CRA Modernization to OCC Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Preserve Military Lending Act Protections Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos & Pres. Trump have done everything in their power to deny defrauded former for-profit college students federal student debt relief. Finally, the courts have stepped in to stop the stalling on borrower defense. Sec DeVos must expeditiously implement & enforce it." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 15, 2018 Tweet - "It's time for @usedgov to fully discharge federal student debt of defrauded Corinthian borrowers once and for all. Sec DeVos has ignored tens of thousands of defrauded Corinthian students seeking discharges of their debt, or shortchanged them with partial relief #CancelCorinthian" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2018 Tweet - "It took an Act of Congress, but we finally have regular public reporting of the Department of Education's processing of borrower defense claims again. It's no surprise the Department didn't want to do this." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Maintain Capital Requirements for Megabanks Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 19, 2018 Murray, Durbin Slam Department of Education After New Data Shows One Hundred Thousand Cheated or Defrauded Students Are Awaiting Relief Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Americans deserve a strong CFPB to police predatory student loan companies, servicers, and #4profit colleges. The Trump Administration & Mick Mulvaney are letting these corporate and #4profit interests exploit students and taxpayers with impunity." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House and Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos for Her Latest Attempt to Put Predatory Corporations and Institutions Over Students Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jay Clayton - Increase Investor Protections Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Proposed Borrowers Defense Rule Will Hurt Defrauded Students Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Tweet - "I've spoken often about the need for Congress to address the student debt crisis. I've filed student loan amendments to several bills and tried to get the Senate to debate the issue on the floor. When will Republicans stop ignoring this problem?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration has forced another cop from the beat when it comes to protecting students from predatory #4profit colleges, loan servicers, and repayment scams. It is shameful. I thank Mr. Frotman for his hard work and years of service on behalf of students & taxpayers.Senator Dick Durbin added," Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Duckworth Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Expand the Able Savings Program Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Abandon Rollback of Military Lending Oversight Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 22, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos isn't holding the for-profit college industry accountable, she's just making it harder for the students who are lured into their traps." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 15, 2018 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Hon. Jelena McWilliams, Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company, the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, the Hon. Jay Clayton, Chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Hon. J. Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading - Stop Weakening Volker Rule Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2018 Rounds, Duckworth Introduce Options Markets Stability Act Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "The new doctrine for the Trump-DeVos Department of Education is "Student Borrower Beware" It's not personal responsibility, it's government complicity in the illegal and predatory practices of the for-profit college industry." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 25, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump-DeVos Rewrite Of Borrower Defense Rule Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2018 Tweet - "#4profit college ITT Tech Chief Officer Kevin Modany made $36 million while defrauding students, taxpayers, and investors. The SEC fined him $200,000. Sound fair?" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Rep. Mike Quigley
July 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Managment and Budget - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Immediately Reinstate CFPB Consumer Advisory Board Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 12, 2018 Durbin, Smith, Reed, & Senators Introduce Bill To Prevent Unnecessary Private Student Loan Debt And Improve Transparency Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 19, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Failure to Implement Public Service Loan Forgiveness Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 18, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Warren, Harris, Takano, Adams, Espaillat, Colleagues Press Education Secretary for Action on Student Loan Borrowers of Color Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 14, 2018 Tweet - "I'm pressing @usedgov for answers and to restart work to create basis for relief for additional Corinthian students and students defrauded by other #4profit schools." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 14, 2018 Durbin, Murray: Inspector General Reveals New Details About Failure Of DeVos, Trump Admin To Provide Debt Relief To Defrauded Student Borrowers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff T.H. Pon, Director, Office of Personnel Management - Opposition to Pension Cuts for 2.6 Million Workers Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 13, 2018 Tweet - "Glad the court sided with the interests of consumers in keeping the CFPB's payday lending rule in place, and against Mr. Mulvaney's efforts to help predatory lenders continue to trap financially vulnerable Americans in never-ending debt cycles." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 11, 2018 Tweet - "Sec DeVos' own staff found deadbeat #4profit accreditor ACICS failed to meet requirements for federal recognition, she reinstated them anyway. She continues to side with corporate and #4profit interests over students and taxpayers." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "Taking a softer stance on payday lenders is like chumming the water for sharks. Easing restrictions on lenders that prey on our society's most vulnerable will only cause further financial hardship on American families. Mr. Mulvaney should know better." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2018 Tweet - "In her latest move, Sec. DeVos has dismantled the Enforcement Unit that was set-up in 2016 to prevent future fraud by for-profit colleges. She did this all while tens of thousands of students continue to wait for the federal student loan discharges to which they are entitled." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2018 Schneider Statement on Passage of Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Rep. Brad Schneider
May 18, 2018 Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Preserve Public Access to CFPB Consumer Complaint Database Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 18, 2018 Letter to Ms. Leandra English, Acting Director, CFPB, and Mr. Mick Mulvaney, Director, OMB - Help Committees Call on Mulvaney to Protect Student Loan Borrowers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 10, 2018 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Turn Over Meeting Records After "Pay to Play' Comments Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 9, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Decision To Shutter CFPB Office Designed To Protect Student Loan Borrowers Sen. Dick Durbin
May 9, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's message to families ripped off by student loan fraud: "stop whining.' Dismantling a student loan watchdog office at the CFPB -- which has returned three quarters of a billion dollars to students who had been ripped off -- is cold." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 13, 2018 Foster Legislation to Amend Volcker Rule Passes House Rep. Bill Foster
April 13, 2018 Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act Rep. Bill Foster
March 27, 2018 Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Mick Mulvaney, Director, OMB - Senators Warn CFPB Against Repeal Of Rule Cracking Down On Predatory Payday Lending Schemes Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 22, 2018 Foster Amendment to Make Volcker Rule More Efficient Passes Committee Vote Rep. Bill Foster
March 22, 2018 Tweet - "Unfortunately, for too many students these days, the payoff of a college education isn't being realized. They find themselves in default with their credit scores ruined and holding massive amounts of debt. This trend has got to stop." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Dec. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Hold Student Loan Companies Accountable, Increase Transparency to Ensure Companies Are Following the Law Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 6, 2018 Duckworth Urges VA to Fully Repay Every Veteran Impacted By GI Benefits Backlog, Ensure They Do Not Suffer Lasing Financial Harm As A Result Of VA's Failures Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Nov. 28, 2018 Tweet - "This is big news and a major win for students that were defrauded by ITT Tech. Secretary DeVos must now provide immediate complete federal Borrower Defense discharges to ITT Tech students:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Protecting predatory for-profit colleges - and deadbeat accreditors - over students and taxpayers is irresponsible. They only care about their own bottom lines." Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 15, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency - New Dems on Banking Committee Issue Recommendations on CRA Modernization to OCC Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 23, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Preserve Military Lending Act Protections Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 17, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos & Pres. Trump have done everything in their power to deny defrauded former for-profit college students federal student debt relief. Finally, the courts have stepped in to stop the stalling on borrower defense. Sec DeVos must expeditiously implement & enforce it." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 16, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Oct. 15, 2018 Tweet - "It's time for @usedgov to fully discharge federal student debt of defrauded Corinthian borrowers once and for all. Sec DeVos has ignored tens of thousands of defrauded Corinthian students seeking discharges of their debt, or shortchanged them with partial relief #CancelCorinthian" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2018 Tweet - "It took an Act of Congress, but we finally have regular public reporting of the Department of Education's processing of borrower defense claims again. It's no surprise the Department didn't want to do this." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Maintain Capital Requirements for Megabanks Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Sept. 19, 2018 Murray, Durbin Slam Department of Education After New Data Shows One Hundred Thousand Cheated or Defrauded Students Are Awaiting Relief Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 14, 2018 Tweet - "Americans deserve a strong CFPB to police predatory student loan companies, servicers, and #4profit colleges. The Trump Administration & Mick Mulvaney are letting these corporate and #4profit interests exploit students and taxpayers with impunity." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House and Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos for Her Latest Attempt to Put Predatory Corporations and Institutions Over Students Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jay Clayton - Increase Investor Protections Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Proposed Borrowers Defense Rule Will Hurt Defrauded Students Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Tweet - "I've spoken often about the need for Congress to address the student debt crisis. I've filed student loan amendments to several bills and tried to get the Senate to debate the issue on the floor. When will Republicans stop ignoring this problem?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration has forced another cop from the beat when it comes to protecting students from predatory #4profit colleges, loan servicers, and repayment scams. It is shameful. I thank Mr. Frotman for his hard work and years of service on behalf of students & taxpayers.Senator Dick Durbin added," Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 27, 2018 Duckworth Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Bill to Expand the Able Savings Program Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Abandon Rollback of Military Lending Oversight Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 22, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos isn't holding the for-profit college industry accountable, she's just making it harder for the students who are lured into their traps." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 15, 2018 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Hon. Jelena McWilliams, Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company, the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, the Hon. Jay Clayton, Chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Hon. J. Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading - Stop Weakening Volker Rule Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 31, 2018 Rounds, Duckworth Introduce Options Markets Stability Act Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "The new doctrine for the Trump-DeVos Department of Education is "Student Borrower Beware" It's not personal responsibility, it's government complicity in the illegal and predatory practices of the for-profit college industry." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 25, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump-DeVos Rewrite Of Borrower Defense Rule Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2018 Tweet - "#4profit college ITT Tech Chief Officer Kevin Modany made $36 million while defrauding students, taxpayers, and investors. The SEC fined him $200,000. Sound fair?" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Rep.Mike Quigley
July 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Managment and Budget - Senators Murray, Cantwell Call on Trump Administration to Immediately Reinstate CFPB Consumer Advisory Board Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 12, 2018 Durbin, Smith, Reed, & Senators Introduce Bill To Prevent Unnecessary Private Student Loan Debt And Improve Transparency Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 19, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Failure to Implement Public Service Loan Forgiveness Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 18, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Warren, Harris, Takano, Adams, Espaillat, Colleagues Press Education Secretary for Action on Student Loan Borrowers of Color Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 14, 2018 Tweet - "I'm pressing @usedgov for answers and to restart work to create basis for relief for additional Corinthian students and students defrauded by other #4profit schools." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 14, 2018 Durbin, Murray: Inspector General Reveals New Details About Failure Of DeVos, Trump Admin To Provide Debt Relief To Defrauded Student Borrowers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff T.H. Pon, Director, Office of Personnel Management - Opposition to Pension Cuts for 2.6 Million Workers Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 13, 2018 Tweet - "Glad the court sided with the interests of consumers in keeping the CFPB's payday lending rule in place, and against Mr. Mulvaney's efforts to help predatory lenders continue to trap financially vulnerable Americans in never-ending debt cycles." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 11, 2018 Tweet - "Sec DeVos' own staff found deadbeat #4profit accreditor ACICS failed to meet requirements for federal recognition, she reinstated them anyway. She continues to side with corporate and #4profit interests over students and taxpayers." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 6, 2018 Tweet - "Taking a softer stance on payday lenders is like chumming the water for sharks. Easing restrictions on lenders that prey on our society's most vulnerable will only cause further financial hardship on American families. Mr. Mulvaney should know better." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2018 Tweet - "In her latest move, Sec. DeVos has dismantled the Enforcement Unit that was set-up in 2016 to prevent future fraud by for-profit colleges. She did this all while tens of thousands of students continue to wait for the federal student loan discharges to which they are entitled." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2018 Schneider Statement on Passage of Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Rep.Brad Schneider
May 18, 2018 Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Preserve Public Access to CFPB Consumer Complaint Database Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 18, 2018 Letter to Ms. Leandra English, Acting Director, CFPB, and Mr. Mick Mulvaney, Director, OMB - Help Committees Call on Mulvaney to Protect Student Loan Borrowers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 10, 2018 Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Turn Over Meeting Records After "Pay to Play' Comments Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 9, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump Administration Decision To Shutter CFPB Office Designed To Protect Student Loan Borrowers Sen.Dick Durbin
May 9, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration's message to families ripped off by student loan fraud: "stop whining.' Dismantling a student loan watchdog office at the CFPB -- which has returned three quarters of a billion dollars to students who had been ripped off -- is cold." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 13, 2018 Foster Legislation to Amend Volcker Rule Passes House Rep.Bill Foster
April 13, 2018 Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act Rep.Bill Foster
March 27, 2018 Letter to Leandra English, Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Mick Mulvaney, Director, OMB - Senators Warn CFPB Against Repeal Of Rule Cracking Down On Predatory Payday Lending Schemes Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 22, 2018 Foster Amendment to Make Volcker Rule More Efficient Passes Committee Vote Rep.Bill Foster
March 22, 2018 Tweet - "Unfortunately, for too many students these days, the payoff of a college education isn't being realized. They find themselves in default with their credit scores ruined and holding massive amounts of debt. This trend has got to stop." Sen.Dick Durbin
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