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Nov. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, Dr. A Wayne Johnson, COO of Federal Student Aid - Provide Full Relief for Students Who Were Cheated Out of their Education and Savings
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Discharge Federal Student Loans of Defrauded Students
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 2, 2017
Senators Call for ACTION to Expand Opportunities for National Service
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Murray Keeps Up Pressure on VA Secretary Shulkin to Uphold Protections Against For-Profit College Corruption Following Decision to Back Down From Blanket Ethics Waiver
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 31, 2017
Murphy, Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Student Borrowers, Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 31, 2017
Durbin, Cohen, Colleagues: Congress Should End Loophole That Encourages For-Profit Colleges To Target Veterans And Service Members
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Decision to Revoke Sexual Assault Guidance Makes It Harder for Victims and Survivors to Seek Justice
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 18, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Suspension of Rule to Protect Students from Extensive Debt They Cannot Repay
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senators Urge Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to Uphold Protections for Sexual Assault Survivors, Invest in Civil Rights Office
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Act on Student Loan Debt Relief Scams
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 15, 2017
Reed Seeks to Educate RI Veterans About the New Forever GI Bill & How to Access Benefits
Sen. Jack Reed
Aug. 4, 2017
Reed Helps Pass $3 Billion Expansion of G.I. Bill Education Benefits
Sen. Jack Reed
July 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Delay in Potential Employment Information Disclosures for Career Training Programs
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
June 29, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Stand Up For Students And Families, Reverse Delay Of Protections For Defrauded Students
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
June 10, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Student Loan Servicing Contract and Protections of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 5, 2017
Reed, Whitehouse Host Conversation on Future of College Affordability & Importance of Preserving Pell Grants
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 25, 2017
Whitehouse, Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Help Students Burdened by Debt
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Support of the Federal Pell Grant Program
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 18, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby and Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Funding for National Sea Grant College Program
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 17, 2017
Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Strengthen Pell Grant and Make College More Affordable
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 16, 2017
Whitehouse Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Equip Students and Families With Better Data for Making College Choices College Transparency Act Would Improve Reporting of Student Outcomes
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
May 15, 2017
Hatch, Warren, Cassidy, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan College Transparency Act to Improve Reporting of Student Outcomes
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. John Koskinen, Commissioner of Internal Revenue - Clarify Rules That Would Allow More Lenders to Refinance Student Loans
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - National Sea Grant College Program
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Internal Revenue Service Data Retrieval Tool
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 24, 2017
Sens. Peters, Cassidy, Boozman, Franken and Reps. Polis & Reed Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Make College More Affordable & Accesable
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Elisabeth DeVos, Secretary of Education - Call on U.S. Department of Education to Explain Delay of Gainful Employment Rule
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 23, 2017
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Guard Against Potential Conflicts of Interest
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 8, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Expand Pell Grant to Make College More Affordable
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 6, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Expand Pell Grant To Make College More Affordable
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Trump - Expand Pell Grant to Make College More Affordable
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 16, 2016
Reed Statement on Report of Abusive Practices in On-Campus Student Banking
Sen. Jack Reed
Nov. 29, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Reed, Hearing on Voluntary Education Programs
Sen. Jack Reed
Sept. 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John King, Secretary, Department of Education - Regarding the Closure of ITT Tech and Associated Student Debt Relief Measures
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Aug. 16, 2016
Delegation Announces $781,718 Grant to Help CCRI Aid Students
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John B. King Jr., Secretary of Education - More to Do to Further Strengthen Education Dept. Rule For Debt Relief in Higher Education
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 1, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education - More to Do to Further Strengthen Education Dept. Rule For Debt Relief in Higher Education
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 20, 2016
RI Delegation Announces Funding to Support College-Bound Students
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
July 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John B. King Jr., Secretary of Education - Reform Student Loan Servicing to Better Protect Borrowers
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 14, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, The Honorable Edith Ramirez, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, The Honorable Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and The Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Act to Protect Students & Veterans From Fraudulent Institutions Like Trump University
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Wyden, Senate Dems: VA Must Do More to Prevent and Correct Abuse of Veterans in Higher Education
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
July 1, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John B. King, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, and The Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice - Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable for Underreporting Sexual Violence on Campus
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 30, 2016
Senators Introduce Legislation to Restore Educational Opportunity for Incarcerated Americans
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education - Close For-Profit College Loophole Impacting Servicemembers, Veterans and Taxpayers
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 14, 2016
Reed, Whitehouse Applaud Proposed Student Borrower Defense Regulations
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 6, 2016
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Supports Introduction of Student Tax Relief Act
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 26, 2016
Senators Introduce Student Tax Relief Act
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 29, 2016
Reed, Whitehouse Urge Department of Education to Give Protection and Relief to Student Borrowers Who Fall Victim to Unlawful and Unfair Practices in Higher Education
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
April 26, 2016
To Combat Campus Sexual Assault, Republican Leaders And Sexual Assault Survivors Join Senators Gillibrand And McCaskill To Renew Push For Senate To Pass Campus Accountability and Safety Act
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Nov. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, Dr. A Wayne Johnson, COO of Federal Student Aid - Provide Full Relief for Students Who Were Cheated Out of their Education and Savings
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Discharge Federal Student Loans of Defrauded Students
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 2, 2017
Senators Call for ACTION to Expand Opportunities for National Service
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Murray Keeps Up Pressure on VA Secretary Shulkin to Uphold Protections Against For-Profit College Corruption Following Decision to Back Down From Blanket Ethics Waiver
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 31, 2017
Murphy, Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Student Borrowers, Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 31, 2017
Durbin, Cohen, Colleagues: Congress Should End Loophole That Encourages For-Profit Colleges To Target Veterans And Service Members
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Decision to Revoke Sexual Assault Guidance Makes It Harder for Victims and Survivors to Seek Justice
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 18, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Suspension of Rule to Protect Students from Extensive Debt They Cannot Repay
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senators Urge Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to Uphold Protections for Sexual Assault Survivors, Invest in Civil Rights Office
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 8, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Act on Student Loan Debt Relief Scams
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 15, 2017
Reed Seeks to Educate RI Veterans About the New Forever GI Bill & How to Access Benefits
Sen.Jack Reed
Aug. 4, 2017
Reed Helps Pass $3 Billion Expansion of G.I. Bill Education Benefits
Sen.Jack Reed
July 26, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Delay in Potential Employment Information Disclosures for Career Training Programs
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
June 29, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Stand Up For Students And Families, Reverse Delay Of Protections For Defrauded Students
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
June 10, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Student Loan Servicing Contract and Protections of Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 5, 2017
Reed, Whitehouse Host Conversation on Future of College Affordability & Importance of Preserving Pell Grants
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 25, 2017
Whitehouse, Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Help Students Burdened by Debt
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Support of the Federal Pell Grant Program
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 18, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby and Jeanne Shaheen, Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Funding for National Sea Grant College Program
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 17, 2017
Reed & Whitehouse Seek to Strengthen Pell Grant and Make College More Affordable
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 16, 2017
Whitehouse Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Equip Students and Families With Better Data for Making College Choices College Transparency Act Would Improve Reporting of Student Outcomes
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
May 15, 2017
Hatch, Warren, Cassidy, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan College Transparency Act to Improve Reporting of Student Outcomes
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. John Koskinen, Commissioner of Internal Revenue - Clarify Rules That Would Allow More Lenders to Refinance Student Loans
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - National Sea Grant College Program
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Internal Revenue Service Data Retrieval Tool
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 24, 2017
Sens. Peters, Cassidy, Boozman, Franken and Reps. Polis & Reed Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Make College More Affordable & Accesable
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Elisabeth DeVos, Secretary of Education - Call on U.S. Department of Education to Explain Delay of Gainful Employment Rule
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 23, 2017
Letter to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Guard Against Potential Conflicts of Interest
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 8, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Expand Pell Grant to Make College More Affordable
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 6, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Expand Pell Grant To Make College More Affordable
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Trump - Expand Pell Grant to Make College More Affordable
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 16, 2016
Reed Statement on Report of Abusive Practices in On-Campus Student Banking
Sen.Jack Reed
Nov. 29, 2016
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Reed, Hearing on Voluntary Education Programs
Sen.Jack Reed
Sept. 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John King, Secretary, Department of Education - Regarding the Closure of ITT Tech and Associated Student Debt Relief Measures
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Aug. 16, 2016
Delegation Announces $781,718 Grant to Help CCRI Aid Students
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John B. King Jr., Secretary of Education - More to Do to Further Strengthen Education Dept. Rule For Debt Relief in Higher Education
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Aug. 1, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education - More to Do to Further Strengthen Education Dept. Rule For Debt Relief in Higher Education
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 20, 2016
RI Delegation Announces Funding to Support College-Bound Students
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
July 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John B. King Jr., Secretary of Education - Reform Student Loan Servicing to Better Protect Borrowers
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 14, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, The Honorable Edith Ramirez, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, The Honorable Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and The Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Act to Protect Students & Veterans From Fraudulent Institutions Like Trump University
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Wyden, Senate Dems: VA Must Do More to Prevent and Correct Abuse of Veterans in Higher Education
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
July 1, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John B. King, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, and The Honorable Loretta Lynch, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice - Hold Colleges & Universities Accountable for Underreporting Sexual Violence on Campus
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 30, 2016
Senators Introduce Legislation to Restore Educational Opportunity for Incarcerated Americans
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education - Close For-Profit College Loophole Impacting Servicemembers, Veterans and Taxpayers
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 14, 2016
Reed, Whitehouse Applaud Proposed Student Borrower Defense Regulations
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 6, 2016
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Supports Introduction of Student Tax Relief Act
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 26, 2016
Senators Introduce Student Tax Relief Act
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 29, 2016
Reed, Whitehouse Urge Department of Education to Give Protection and Relief to Student Borrowers Who Fall Victim to Unlawful and Unfair Practices in Higher Education
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
April 26, 2016
To Combat Campus Sexual Assault, Republican Leaders And Sexual Assault Survivors Join Senators Gillibrand And McCaskill To Renew Push For Senate To Pass Campus Accountability and Safety Act
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
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