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June 11, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Senators Shaheen and Hassan Urge Senate Leadership to Provide Much-Needed Relief for Higher Education Institutions in Upcoming COVID-19 Legislation
Sen. Gary Peters, ...
June 5, 2020
Blackburn, Rosen Introduce Bill to Train Our Next Generation of STEM Leaders
Sen. Gary Peters, ...
June 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, Democratic Senators Urge DeVos to Rescind Harmful Title IX Rule and Focus on Student Safety
Sen. Gary Peters, ...
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
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, ...
May 19, 2020
Reps Speier, Neguse, and Rose Introduce Bill to Compensate Families of Essential Workers Who Have Paid the Ultimate Price
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, ...
May 13, 2020
Reps. Castro, Eshoo, Matsui, Butterfield, Fudge, Blunt Rochester, Adams and Sen. Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Support Broadband Connectivity for College Students in Need
Sen. Gary Peters, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Committee Democrats Call on Secretary DeVos to Fix Borrower Defense Application Process
Rep. Haley Stevens, ...
May 1, 2020
Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Rep. Wild Calls for Legislative Action on Student Mental Health Needs During COVID-19
Rep. Debbie Dingell, ...
April 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Swalwell Leads 72 Members in Sending Letter to Sec. DeVos Urging Quick Release of Emergency Grants to All Students, including DACA Recipients
Rep. Debbie Dingell, ...
April 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Merkley, DeFazio, Bonamici Rebuke Administration for Unlawful Wage Garnishment
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, ...
April 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Reps. Panetta, Levin Call on Department of Education for Clarity on Higher Education Funding in CARES Act
Rep. Debbie Dingell, ...
April 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Reps. Axne, Foster to Education Secretary DeVos: Don't Hold Coronavirus Aid Against College Students
Rep. Debbie Dingell, ...
April 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Elisabeth DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education, and the Hon. Kenneth Marcus, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the Dept. of Education - Reps Kuster, Speier, Pressley and Slotkin Lead 46 Members in Letter Demanding Sec DeVos Halt Plans to Gut Title IX Protections Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, ...
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. Rashida Tlaib, ...
March 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Pressley and Omar Lead Colleagues in Urging House Leadership to Include Student Debt Cancellation in Upcoming Coronavirus Relief Package
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, ...
March 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Cicilline Leading Effort to Help Student Loan Borrowers
Rep. Debbie Dingell, ...
March 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Congressman Panetta Calls on Education Secretary Devos to Protect Students from Financial Impacts of COVID-19
Rep. Haley Stevens, ...
March 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Colleagues Push DeVos To Issue Clear Guidance On Coronavirus For Schools And Families Following Widespread School Closures
Sen. Gary Peters, ...
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. Gary Peters, ...
Feb. 14, 2020
All Democratic Committee Members Object to DeVos' Proposed Rule Harming Student Survivors of Sexual Assault
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, ...
Feb. 10, 2020
Reps. Blumenauer, Cole, Schrier, Moolenaar, Himes, and Stefanik Introduce Bill to Promote Civics Education
Rep. John Moolenaar, ...
Feb. 7, 2020
Peters to Examine Federal Support for Post-High School Education & Skills Training
Sen. Gary Peters
Jan. 29, 2020
Stevens Launches Women in STEM Caucus
Rep. Haley Stevens
Jan. 27, 2020
Stevens Announces Service Academy Nominations
Rep. Haley Stevens
Jan. 16, 2020
Dingell Stands with Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges
Rep. Debbie Dingell
Jan. 16, 2020
Providing for Congressional Disapproval of Rule Submitted By Department of Education Relating to ``Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability''
Rep. Debbie Dingell
Jan. 16, 2020
Rep. Stevens Votes to Protect Defrauded Students
Rep. Haley Stevens
Jan. 16, 2020
Providing for Congressional Disapproval of Rule Submitted By Department of Education Relating to ``Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability''
Rep. Tim Walberg
Dec. 10, 2019
Slotkin, Pressley, Speier, Kuster Introduce Bill to Prevent Secretary DeVos From Rolling Back Title IX Survivor Protections
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, ...
Dec. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Modly, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Congressman Kildee, senator Durbin fight for Navy veteran to receive benefits denied by bureaucratic failures
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, ...
Nov. 12, 2019
Gi Bill Planning Act of 2019
Rep. Jack Bergman
Nov. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Senator Warren Joins Senate Colleagues in New Push to Renew Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education
Sen. Gary Peters, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Rep. Stevens Student Loan Relief Bills Clear Key Hurdle
Rep. Haley Stevens
Oct. 30, 2019
Day 1 of Democrats' Markup of Partisan College #unAffordability Act
Rep. Tim Walberg, ...
Oct. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan - Michigan Representatives to Whitmer: Reconsider veto of tuition assistance for students in need
Rep. Jack Bergman, ...
Oct. 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senator Murray Calls On Education Secretary DeVos to Stop Plan That Would Weaken Sexual Assault Protections, Start Listening to Students' Concerns
Sen. Gary Peters, ...
Oct. 3, 2019
Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Porter and Chairman Connolly Seek Answers on Trump Administration's 99% Denial Rate for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Applications
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, ...
Sept. 20, 2019
Reps. Pressley, Shalala, and Tlaib introduce the Protecting Student Aid Act of 2019
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Stevens, Mucarsel-Powell Introduce Legislation to Help Student Loan Borrowers Restore Credit After Default
Rep. Haley Stevens, ...
Aug. 7, 2019
Bergman, Rice Introduce GI Bill Planning Act
Rep. Jack Bergman, ...
June 26, 2019
Slotkin, Murray Lead Colleagues in Honoring Anniversary of Title IX
Sen. Elissa Slotkin
May 28, 2019
Reps. Smucker, Stevens Introduce Legislation To Crack Down on Student Debt Relief Scammers
Rep. Haley Stevens, ...
May 22, 2019
Reps. Stevens, Smucker Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Student Debt Relief Scammers
Rep. Haley Stevens, ...
May 1, 2019
Student Debt Crisis
Rep. Rashida Tlaib
April 30, 2019
Peters, Slotkin, Cornyn, Stabenow, Upton, Mitchell Call on Congress to Pass Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Hold Universities Accountable for Sexual Abuse
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, ...
April 5, 2019
Casey, Dingell, Hassan Continue Fight Against Campus Sexual Assault
Rep. Debbie Dingell, ...
March 12, 2019
Rosen, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Building Blocks of STEM Act
Rep. Haley Stevens, ...
March 8, 2019
Peters, Cassidy, Boozman Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Higher Education More Accessible & Affordable
Sen. Gary Peters, ...
Feb. 1, 2019
Dingell Reaction to Education Department Investigation into MSU Campus Safety
Rep. Debbie Dingell
Jan. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Help Provide Student Loan Relief for Federal Workers
Sen. Elissa Slotkin
Date
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June 11, 2020
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Senators Shaheen and Hassan Urge Senate Leadership to Provide Much-Needed Relief for Higher Education Institutions in Upcoming COVID-19 Legislation
Sen.Gary Peters, ...
June 5, 2020
Blackburn, Rosen Introduce Bill to Train Our Next Generation of STEM Leaders
Sen.Gary Peters, ...
June 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, Democratic Senators Urge DeVos to Rescind Harmful Title IX Rule and Focus on Student Safety
Sen.Gary Peters, ...
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
Sen.Elissa Slotkin, ...
May 19, 2020
Reps Speier, Neguse, and Rose Introduce Bill to Compensate Families of Essential Workers Who Have Paid the Ultimate Price
Rep.Rashida Tlaib, ...
May 13, 2020
Reps. Castro, Eshoo, Matsui, Butterfield, Fudge, Blunt Rochester, Adams and Sen. Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Support Broadband Connectivity for College Students in Need
Sen.Gary Peters, ...
May 4, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Committee Democrats Call on Secretary DeVos to Fix Borrower Defense Application Process
Rep.Haley Stevens, ...
May 1, 2020
Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Rep. Wild Calls for Legislative Action on Student Mental Health Needs During COVID-19
Rep.Debbie Dingell, ...
April 27, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Swalwell Leads 72 Members in Sending Letter to Sec. DeVos Urging Quick Release of Emergency Grants to All Students, including DACA Recipients
Rep.Debbie Dingell, ...
April 16, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Merkley, DeFazio, Bonamici Rebuke Administration for Unlawful Wage Garnishment
Rep.Rashida Tlaib, ...
April 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Reps. Panetta, Levin Call on Department of Education for Clarity on Higher Education Funding in CARES Act
Rep.Debbie Dingell, ...
April 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Reps. Axne, Foster to Education Secretary DeVos: Don't Hold Coronavirus Aid Against College Students
Rep.Debbie Dingell, ...
April 2, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Elisabeth DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education, and the Hon. Kenneth Marcus, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights for the Dept. of Education - Reps Kuster, Speier, Pressley and Slotkin Lead 46 Members in Letter Demanding Sec DeVos Halt Plans to Gut Title IX Protections Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Rep.Rashida Tlaib, ...
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.Rashida Tlaib, ...
March 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Pressley and Omar Lead Colleagues in Urging House Leadership to Include Student Debt Cancellation in Upcoming Coronavirus Relief Package
Rep.Rashida Tlaib, ...
March 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Cicilline Leading Effort to Help Student Loan Borrowers
Rep.Debbie Dingell, ...
March 18, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Congressman Panetta Calls on Education Secretary Devos to Protect Students from Financial Impacts of COVID-19
Rep.Haley Stevens, ...
March 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - Durbin, Colleagues Push DeVos To Issue Clear Guidance On Coronavirus For Schools And Families Following Widespread School Closures
Sen.Gary Peters, ...
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.Gary Peters, ...
Feb. 14, 2020
All Democratic Committee Members Object to DeVos' Proposed Rule Harming Student Survivors of Sexual Assault
Rep.Rashida Tlaib, ...
Feb. 10, 2020
Reps. Blumenauer, Cole, Schrier, Moolenaar, Himes, and Stefanik Introduce Bill to Promote Civics Education
Rep.John Moolenaar, ...
Feb. 7, 2020
Peters to Examine Federal Support for Post-High School Education & Skills Training
Sen.Gary Peters
Jan. 29, 2020
Stevens Launches Women in STEM Caucus
Rep.Haley Stevens
Jan. 27, 2020
Stevens Announces Service Academy Nominations
Rep.Haley Stevens
Jan. 16, 2020
Dingell Stands with Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges
Rep.Debbie Dingell
Jan. 16, 2020
Providing for Congressional Disapproval of Rule Submitted By Department of Education Relating to ``Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability''
Rep.Debbie Dingell
Jan. 16, 2020
Rep. Stevens Votes to Protect Defrauded Students
Rep.Haley Stevens
Jan. 16, 2020
Providing for Congressional Disapproval of Rule Submitted By Department of Education Relating to ``Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability''
Rep.Tim Walberg
Dec. 10, 2019
Slotkin, Pressley, Speier, Kuster Introduce Bill to Prevent Secretary DeVos From Rolling Back Title IX Survivor Protections
Sen.Elissa Slotkin, ...
Dec. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Thomas Modly, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Congressman Kildee, senator Durbin fight for Navy veteran to receive benefits denied by bureaucratic failures
Rep.Rashida Tlaib, ...
Nov. 12, 2019
Gi Bill Planning Act of 2019
Rep.Jack Bergman
Nov. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the United States Senate - Senator Warren Joins Senate Colleagues in New Push to Renew Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education
Sen.Gary Peters, ...
Oct. 31, 2019
Rep. Stevens Student Loan Relief Bills Clear Key Hurdle
Rep.Haley Stevens
Oct. 30, 2019
Day 1 of Democrats' Markup of Partisan College #unAffordability Act
Rep.Tim Walberg, ...
Oct. 8, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan - Michigan Representatives to Whitmer: Reconsider veto of tuition assistance for students in need
Rep.Jack Bergman, ...
Oct. 7, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senator Murray Calls On Education Secretary DeVos to Stop Plan That Would Weaken Sexual Assault Protections, Start Listening to Students' Concerns
Sen.Gary Peters, ...
Oct. 3, 2019
Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Rep. Porter and Chairman Connolly Seek Answers on Trump Administration's 99% Denial Rate for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Applications
Rep.Rashida Tlaib, ...
Sept. 20, 2019
Reps. Pressley, Shalala, and Tlaib introduce the Protecting Student Aid Act of 2019
Rep.Rashida Tlaib, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Stevens, Mucarsel-Powell Introduce Legislation to Help Student Loan Borrowers Restore Credit After Default
Rep.Haley Stevens, ...
Aug. 7, 2019
Bergman, Rice Introduce GI Bill Planning Act
Rep.Jack Bergman, ...
June 26, 2019
Slotkin, Murray Lead Colleagues in Honoring Anniversary of Title IX
Sen.Elissa Slotkin
May 28, 2019
Reps. Smucker, Stevens Introduce Legislation To Crack Down on Student Debt Relief Scammers
Rep.Haley Stevens, ...
May 22, 2019
Reps. Stevens, Smucker Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Student Debt Relief Scammers
Rep.Haley Stevens, ...
May 1, 2019
Student Debt Crisis
Rep.Rashida Tlaib
April 30, 2019
Peters, Slotkin, Cornyn, Stabenow, Upton, Mitchell Call on Congress to Pass Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Hold Universities Accountable for Sexual Abuse
Sen.Elissa Slotkin, ...
April 5, 2019
Casey, Dingell, Hassan Continue Fight Against Campus Sexual Assault
Rep.Debbie Dingell, ...
March 12, 2019
Rosen, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Building Blocks of STEM Act
Rep.Haley Stevens, ...
March 8, 2019
Peters, Cassidy, Boozman Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Higher Education More Accessible & Affordable
Sen.Gary Peters, ...
Feb. 1, 2019
Dingell Reaction to Education Department Investigation into MSU Campus Safety
Rep.Debbie Dingell
Jan. 15, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Help Provide Student Loan Relief for Federal Workers
Sen.Elissa Slotkin
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