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July 14, 2020
Following Senator Collins' Advocacy, Administration Reverses Unfair International Student Visa Policy
Sen. Susan Collins
July 14, 2020
Following Senator Collins' Advocacy, Administration Reverses Unfair International Student Visa Policy
Sen. Susan Collins
July 10, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security and Matthew Albence, Acting Director of ICE - Pingree, 136 Lawmakers Rebuke Trump Admin Decision to Leave International Students Without Visas During Remote Learning, Global Pandemic
Rep. Chellie Pingree
July 9, 2020
Senator Collins Calls for Immediate Reversal of Student Visa Rule That Will Cause Long-Lasting Harm to U.S. Colleges and Universities
Sen. Susan Collins
July 8, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - King Urges Administration to Reverse Course, Allow International Students To Remain in America to Learn
Sen. Angus King
June 30, 2020
Senator Collins Announces More Than $3.2 Million for UMaine to Expand 3D Printing Research to Protect American Soldiers
Sen. Susan Collins
May 22, 2020
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
May 1, 2020
Senator Collins Announces Nearly $3 Million in Additional Funding for Maine Colleges and Universities
Sen. Susan Collins
April 13, 2020
Senator Collins Announces Maine Colleges and Universities to Receive More Than $41 Million
Sen. Susan Collins
April 2, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Merkley, Colleagues Continue Fight to Ensure All Students Can Continue Education Online During Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen. Angus King, ...
April 1, 2020
Pingree, 86 House Members Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure College Students, Young Adults with Disabilities Receive COVID-19 Relief Rebates
Rep. Chellie Pingree
March 24, 2020
Letter to John Remondi, CEO of Navient Corporation, Michael Dunlap, CEO of Nelnet, Inc., James Steeley, President and CEO of FedLoan/Pennsylvania higher Education Assistance Agency, Raymond Bayer, Executive Director and CEO of Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, Jeffrey Sloan, CEO of Global Payments, Inc., David Feitz, Executive Director of Cornorstone Education Loan Services/Utah Higher Education Assitance Authority, William Hollin, President and CEO of EdFinancial Services, James Farha, President of Oklahoma Student Loan Authority and Christiana Thornton, President and CEO of Granite State Management and Resources - Foster, Kaptur Lead Letter Urging Student Loan Servicers to Provide Relief for All Borrowers During COVID-19 Crisis
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
March 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - At McConnell's Request, Department of Education Maintains Funding for Rural, Low-Income Schools
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Jan. 8, 2020
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution
Sen. Susan Collins
Jan. 8, 2020
Bipartisan Bill to Help Rural Students and Communities Succeed Introduced by Collins, Hassan
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Dec. 19, 2019
Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema Secure $7 Million For Competitive Grants Supporting Open Textbooks In Year-End Funding Bill
Sen. Angus King, ...
Dec. 13, 2019
Collins, Reed Introduce Legislation to Help Make Higher Education More Affordable & Accessible
Sen. Susan Collins
Dec. 13, 2019
Golden Nominates 12 Mainers for Service Academies
Rep. Jared Golden
Dec. 12, 2019
Reed, Collins Intro PASS Act to Help Make Higher Education More Affordable & Accessible
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Dec. 10, 2019
Senators Collins and King Announce Maine Nominees to the United States Military Service Academies
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Dec. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sandra Bruce, Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Education - Amid NPR Investigation, Collins, King Join Push for Department of Education to Investigate Permanent Disability Loan Forgiveness Program
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Nov. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Senators Collins, Hassan Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling on Secretary DeVos to Immediately Implement Fix to FAFSA Form
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Oct. 9, 2019
Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veteran Affairs, Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security - Senators Collins, King Join Bipartisan Call for Immediate Discharge of Outstanding Federal Student Loans for Permanently Disabled Americans
Sen. Angus King, ...
Aug. 27, 2019
Senator Collins Meets with UMaine Presque Isle Upward Bound Students in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Susan Collins
Aug. 22, 2019
After Advocacy from King and Collins, Two Maine Projects Receive Funding for Mass Timber Construction
Sen. Angus King, ...
July 26, 2019
Senators Collins, King Welcome Assistant Secretary Simmons to the University of Maine
Sen. Angus King, ...
June 14, 2019
Senators Baldwin, Collins Introduce Bill to Strengthen Trio Programs That Assist First-Generation, Low-Income Students Seeking A College Education
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
June 12, 2019
Senators Collins, Baldwin Introduce Bill to Strengthen TRIO Programs That Assist First-Generation, Low-Income Students Seeking a College Education
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
June 12, 2019
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Susan Collins
June 10, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bill Providing Tax Relief to College Scholarship Recipients
Sen. Angus King, ...
April 11, 2019
King, Portman, Coons Introduce Domenic's Law to Provide Relief to Parents of Disabled Children
Sen. Angus King, ...
April 4, 2019
Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema, Neguse Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable
Sen. Angus King, ...
March 29, 2019
Senator Collins, Members of Maine Educational Opportunity Association Discuss Significant Growth of TRIO Programs Throughout the State
Sen. Susan Collins
Nov. 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Call on Sec. DeVos to Rescind Title IX Proposed Rules
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
Oct. 16, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
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. Chellie Pingree, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges
Sen. Angus King, ...
July 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling on DeVos to Allow the Use of FAFSA Income Data to Help Determine TRIO Eligibility
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
June 19, 2018
Letter to Secretary Betsy DeVos - Rubio, Banks Raise Concerns of Chinese Espionage Through University Partnerships with Huawei
Sen. Angus King, ...
April 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Properly Implement New Program
Sen. Angus King, ...
April 18, 2018
Following Push from King, Collins, Department of Education Agrees To Discharge Outstanding Federal Student Loans for Permanently Disabled Veterans
Sen. Angus King, ...
April 17, 2018
Trump Admin Responds to Sens. Portman, Coons & King, Agrees to Discharge Outstanding Federal Student Loans for Permanently Disabled Veterans
Sen. Angus King, ...
April 10, 2018
Collins, King Statement on Selection of New UMaine President
Sen. Susan Collins
Feb. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of VA, and Ms. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security - Immediately Discharge Outstanding Loans for Families Suffering from Child's Death or Permanent Disability
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Feb. 15, 2018
Letter to Secretary DeVos, Secretary Shulkin, and Acting Commissioner Berryhill - Discharge Outstanding Federal Student Loans for Totally and Permanently Disabled Americans
Sen. Susan Collins, ...
Jan. 25, 2018
Senator Collins Commends UMPI Competency-Based Education Program
Sen. Susan Collins
Dec. 20, 2017
Portman, King, Coons Introduce Domenic's Law to Provide Relief to Parents of Disabled Children
Sen. Angus King, ...
Nov. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Take Up The Thompson-Krishnamoorthi Act
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
Oct. 16, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Serrano, Velázquez, Plaskett, González-Colón Send Letter Urging DeVos to Provide More Assistance for Student Loan Borrowers in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Affected by Hurricanes
Rep. Chellie Pingree, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Senate Committee on Health, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen. Angus King, ...
Date
Title
Politician
July 14, 2020
Following Senator Collins' Advocacy, Administration Reverses Unfair International Student Visa Policy
Sen.Susan Collins
July 14, 2020
Following Senator Collins' Advocacy, Administration Reverses Unfair International Student Visa Policy
Sen.Susan Collins
July 10, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security and Matthew Albence, Acting Director of ICE - Pingree, 136 Lawmakers Rebuke Trump Admin Decision to Leave International Students Without Visas During Remote Learning, Global Pandemic
Rep.Chellie Pingree
July 9, 2020
Senator Collins Calls for Immediate Reversal of Student Visa Rule That Will Cause Long-Lasting Harm to U.S. Colleges and Universities
Sen.Susan Collins
July 8, 2020
Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - King Urges Administration to Reverse Course, Allow International Students To Remain in America to Learn
Sen.Angus King
June 30, 2020
Senator Collins Announces More Than $3.2 Million for UMaine to Expand 3D Printing Research to Protect American Soldiers
Sen.Susan Collins
May 22, 2020
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
May 1, 2020
Senator Collins Announces Nearly $3 Million in Additional Funding for Maine Colleges and Universities
Sen.Susan Collins
April 13, 2020
Senator Collins Announces Maine Colleges and Universities to Receive More Than $41 Million
Sen.Susan Collins
April 2, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Merkley, Colleagues Continue Fight to Ensure All Students Can Continue Education Online During Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen.Angus King, ...
April 1, 2020
Pingree, 86 House Members Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure College Students, Young Adults with Disabilities Receive COVID-19 Relief Rebates
Rep.Chellie Pingree
March 24, 2020
Letter to John Remondi, CEO of Navient Corporation, Michael Dunlap, CEO of Nelnet, Inc., James Steeley, President and CEO of FedLoan/Pennsylvania higher Education Assistance Agency, Raymond Bayer, Executive Director and CEO of Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, Jeffrey Sloan, CEO of Global Payments, Inc., David Feitz, Executive Director of Cornorstone Education Loan Services/Utah Higher Education Assitance Authority, William Hollin, President and CEO of EdFinancial Services, James Farha, President of Oklahoma Student Loan Authority and Christiana Thornton, President and CEO of Granite State Management and Resources - Foster, Kaptur Lead Letter Urging Student Loan Servicers to Provide Relief for All Borrowers During COVID-19 Crisis
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
March 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - At McConnell's Request, Department of Education Maintains Funding for Rural, Low-Income Schools
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Jan. 8, 2020
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution
Sen.Susan Collins
Jan. 8, 2020
Bipartisan Bill to Help Rural Students and Communities Succeed Introduced by Collins, Hassan
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Dec. 19, 2019
Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema Secure $7 Million For Competitive Grants Supporting Open Textbooks In Year-End Funding Bill
Sen.Angus King, ...
Dec. 13, 2019
Collins, Reed Introduce Legislation to Help Make Higher Education More Affordable & Accessible
Sen.Susan Collins
Dec. 13, 2019
Golden Nominates 12 Mainers for Service Academies
Rep.Jared Golden
Dec. 12, 2019
Reed, Collins Intro PASS Act to Help Make Higher Education More Affordable & Accessible
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Dec. 10, 2019
Senators Collins and King Announce Maine Nominees to the United States Military Service Academies
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Dec. 5, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Sandra Bruce, Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Education - Amid NPR Investigation, Collins, King Join Push for Department of Education to Investigate Permanent Disability Loan Forgiveness Program
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Nov. 18, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Senators Collins, Hassan Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling on Secretary DeVos to Immediately Implement Fix to FAFSA Form
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Oct. 9, 2019
Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veteran Affairs, Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security - Senators Collins, King Join Bipartisan Call for Immediate Discharge of Outstanding Federal Student Loans for Permanently Disabled Americans
Sen.Angus King, ...
Aug. 27, 2019
Senator Collins Meets with UMaine Presque Isle Upward Bound Students in Washington, D.C.
Sen.Susan Collins
Aug. 22, 2019
After Advocacy from King and Collins, Two Maine Projects Receive Funding for Mass Timber Construction
Sen.Angus King, ...
July 26, 2019
Senators Collins, King Welcome Assistant Secretary Simmons to the University of Maine
Sen.Angus King, ...
June 14, 2019
Senators Baldwin, Collins Introduce Bill to Strengthen Trio Programs That Assist First-Generation, Low-Income Students Seeking A College Education
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
June 12, 2019
Senators Collins, Baldwin Introduce Bill to Strengthen TRIO Programs That Assist First-Generation, Low-Income Students Seeking a College Education
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
June 12, 2019
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Susan Collins
June 10, 2019
Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bill Providing Tax Relief to College Scholarship Recipients
Sen.Angus King, ...
April 11, 2019
King, Portman, Coons Introduce Domenic's Law to Provide Relief to Parents of Disabled Children
Sen.Angus King, ...
April 4, 2019
Durbin, King, Smith, Sinema, Neguse Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable
Sen.Angus King, ...
March 29, 2019
Senator Collins, Members of Maine Educational Opportunity Association Discuss Significant Growth of TRIO Programs Throughout the State
Sen.Susan Collins
Nov. 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Call on Sec. DeVos to Rescind Title IX Proposed Rules
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
Oct. 16, 2018
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
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.Chellie Pingree, ...
Aug. 30, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges
Sen.Angus King, ...
July 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling on DeVos to Allow the Use of FAFSA Income Data to Help Determine TRIO Eligibility
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
June 19, 2018
Letter to Secretary Betsy DeVos - Rubio, Banks Raise Concerns of Chinese Espionage Through University Partnerships with Huawei
Sen.Angus King, ...
April 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Properly Implement New Program
Sen.Angus King, ...
April 18, 2018
Following Push from King, Collins, Department of Education Agrees To Discharge Outstanding Federal Student Loans for Permanently Disabled Veterans
Sen.Angus King, ...
April 17, 2018
Trump Admin Responds to Sens. Portman, Coons & King, Agrees to Discharge Outstanding Federal Student Loans for Permanently Disabled Veterans
Sen.Angus King, ...
April 10, 2018
Collins, King Statement on Selection of New UMaine President
Sen.Susan Collins
Feb. 28, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of VA, and Ms. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security - Immediately Discharge Outstanding Loans for Families Suffering from Child's Death or Permanent Disability
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Feb. 15, 2018
Letter to Secretary DeVos, Secretary Shulkin, and Acting Commissioner Berryhill - Discharge Outstanding Federal Student Loans for Totally and Permanently Disabled Americans
Sen.Susan Collins, ...
Jan. 25, 2018
Senator Collins Commends UMPI Competency-Based Education Program
Sen.Susan Collins
Dec. 20, 2017
Portman, King, Coons Introduce Domenic's Law to Provide Relief to Parents of Disabled Children
Sen.Angus King, ...
Nov. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Take Up The Thompson-Krishnamoorthi Act
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
Oct. 16, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Serrano, Velázquez, Plaskett, González-Colón Send Letter Urging DeVos to Provide More Assistance for Student Loan Borrowers in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Affected by Hurricanes
Rep.Chellie Pingree, ...
Oct. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Senate Committee on Health, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health - Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen.Angus King, ...
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