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April 22, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John B. King, Secretary of U.S. Department of Education - Call to Hold College Accreditors Accountable, Protect Taxpayers
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 10, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Students Debt Relief from Schools Engaged in Deceptive and Predatory Practices
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 9, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Protect Students From Deceptive Loans
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 11, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Ted Mitchell, Under Secretary of the Department of Education - Deny Federal Funding to Colleges That Use Forced Arbitration Clauses
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 9, 2016
Sen. Whitehouse Statement on President's Budget
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 3, 2016
Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
Sen. Jack Reed
Jan. 21, 2016
Reed, Senate Democrats Aim to Reduce Student Debt and Put Country on Path Toward Debt-Free College with 2016 Legislative Package, #InTheRed Campaign
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Jan. 16, 2016
Reed & Whitehouse Hear from Rhode Island Students and Graduates about How to Make College More Affordable
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Jan. 16, 2016
Reed & Whitehouse Hear from Rhode Island Students and Graduates about How to Make College More Affordable
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 12, 2016
Sen. Whitehouse Reaction to State of the Union Address
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 19, 2015
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Jack Reed
Nov. 10, 2015
Reed, Durbin, Blumenthal, Warren: Congress Should End Loophole that Encourages For-Profit Colleges to Target
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 9, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education and Joseph A. Smith, Special Master, U.S. Department of Education - Grant Students Immediate Relief Following Federal Judge's Ruling that Corinthian Colleges Broke the Law
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader - Save Perkins Loan Program
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Reed & 53 Senate Colleagues Urge Senate Leadership to Reauthorize Perkins Student Loan Program
Sen. Jack Reed
Oct. 22, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, and John Koskinen, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner - Urge Obama Administration to Take Immediate Action to Stop For-Profit Education Companies from Defrauding Taxpayers
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 14, 2015
RIC Wins Major Federal Grant to Help Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Break Through Barriers to Higher Education
Sen. Jack Reed
Oct. 3, 2015
Reed Urges Congress to Renew Federal Student Loan Program
Sen. Jack Reed
Sept. 30, 2015
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Jack Reed
Sept. 22, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Ashton Carter, Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense and the Hon. Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education - Redouble Efforts to Protect Military Consumers
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 18, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, and Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education - Renewing Efforts to Ensure That Service Members Get Complete, Accurate, and Timely Information About Their Various Benefits
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 15, 2015
Reed Applauds White House Plan to Simplify Federal Student Aid Process
Sen. Jack Reed
July 16, 2015
CCRI to Receive Major Federal Grant to Help Disadvantaged Students Succeed in College
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 16, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education - Proposed Changes to Student Loan Program Could Harm Borrowers
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
June 16, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of the US Department of Education - Reforming the Pay as You Earn Program
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
June 4, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education - Simplify Financial Aid Process
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 20, 2015
Reed Headlines U.S. Senate Hearing Exploring Risk-Sharing by Institutions of Higher Education
Sen. Jack Reed
May 20, 2015
Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Exploring Institutional Risk-sharing
Sen. Jack Reed
May 8, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Provide Support to Students Affected by the Closure of Corinthian Colleges
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
May 1, 2015
Reed Leading Effort to Protect Student Borrowers
Sen. Jack Reed
April 29, 2015
Delegation Announces $375,000 in NASA Grant Funding for Brown University
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 27, 2015
Letter to John Remondi, President and CEO Navient - Efforts To Assist Struggling Borrowers
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 27, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Efforts To Assist Struggling Borrowers
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 27, 2015
Statement on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Jack Reed
April 27, 2015
Letter to Michael Dunlap, Executive Chairman of the Nelnet Education Planning and Financing Board - Efforts To Assist Struggling Borrowers
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 27, 2015
Letter to Richard George, President and CEO of the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates - Efforts To Assist Struggling Borrowers
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 27, 2015
Letter to James Preston, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency - Efforts To Assist Struggling Borrowers
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 26, 2015
Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, and Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education - Pell Grant Funding
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 25, 2015
Senators Introduce Budget Amendment to Let Students Refinance Crushing Student Loan Debt
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 24, 2015
Reed, Durbin, Warren: Bill Would Put Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights into Law
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 18, 2015
Warren, Reed, Courtney Introduce Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act to Tackle Student Debt
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
University of Rhode Island Receives $510,978 in USDA Grants
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 13, 2015
Founders League & Social Enterprise Greenhouse Win $200,000 from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 20, 2015
Sen. Whitehouse Reaction to State of the Union Address
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 12, 2015
Reed, Raimondo Visit the College Planning Center to Help Kickoff College Goal RI
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 9, 2014
Senate Panel Examines Role of Law Enforcement in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 10, 2014
The Block Island Times - Sen. Reed on Energy, Wages, Terrorism...
Sen. Jack Reed
Sept. 28, 2014
Reed: RI Wins New $2.5 Million Grant to Help Support Job-Driven Training Programs
Sen. Jack Reed
Sept. 4, 2014
Reed and Whitehouse Hear from Rhode Islanders about Student Debt Crisis
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 4, 2014
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, and Jack Lew, Secretary of the Treasury - Developing a Comprehensive Guide of Higher Education Tax Credits for High School Students and Families
Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Date
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Politician
April 22, 2016
Letter to the Honorable John B. King, Secretary of U.S. Department of Education - Call to Hold College Accreditors Accountable, Protect Taxpayers
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 10, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Students Debt Relief from Schools Engaged in Deceptive and Predatory Practices
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 9, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Protect Students From Deceptive Loans
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 11, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Ted Mitchell, Under Secretary of the Department of Education - Deny Federal Funding to Colleges That Use Forced Arbitration Clauses
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 9, 2016
Sen. Whitehouse Statement on President's Budget
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 3, 2016
Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
Sen.Jack Reed
Jan. 21, 2016
Reed, Senate Democrats Aim to Reduce Student Debt and Put Country on Path Toward Debt-Free College with 2016 Legislative Package, #InTheRed Campaign
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Jan. 16, 2016
Reed & Whitehouse Hear from Rhode Island Students and Graduates about How to Make College More Affordable
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Jan. 16, 2016
Reed & Whitehouse Hear from Rhode Island Students and Graduates about How to Make College More Affordable
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 12, 2016
Sen. Whitehouse Reaction to State of the Union Address
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 19, 2015
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Jack Reed
Nov. 10, 2015
Reed, Durbin, Blumenthal, Warren: Congress Should End Loophole that Encourages For-Profit Colleges to Target
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Nov. 9, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education and Joseph A. Smith, Special Master, U.S. Department of Education - Grant Students Immediate Relief Following Federal Judge's Ruling that Corinthian Colleges Broke the Law
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader - Save Perkins Loan Program
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 29, 2015
Reed & 53 Senate Colleagues Urge Senate Leadership to Reauthorize Perkins Student Loan Program
Sen.Jack Reed
Oct. 22, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, and John Koskinen, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner - Urge Obama Administration to Take Immediate Action to Stop For-Profit Education Companies from Defrauding Taxpayers
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 14, 2015
RIC Wins Major Federal Grant to Help Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Break Through Barriers to Higher Education
Sen.Jack Reed
Oct. 3, 2015
Reed Urges Congress to Renew Federal Student Loan Program
Sen.Jack Reed
Sept. 30, 2015
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Jack Reed
Sept. 22, 2015
Letter to the Hon. Ashton Carter, Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense and the Hon. Arne Duncan, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education - Redouble Efforts to Protect Military Consumers
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 18, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, and Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education - Renewing Efforts to Ensure That Service Members Get Complete, Accurate, and Timely Information About Their Various Benefits
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 15, 2015
Reed Applauds White House Plan to Simplify Federal Student Aid Process
Sen.Jack Reed
July 16, 2015
CCRI to Receive Major Federal Grant to Help Disadvantaged Students Succeed in College
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 16, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education - Proposed Changes to Student Loan Program Could Harm Borrowers
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
June 16, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of the US Department of Education - Reforming the Pay as You Earn Program
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
June 4, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education - Simplify Financial Aid Process
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 20, 2015
Reed Headlines U.S. Senate Hearing Exploring Risk-Sharing by Institutions of Higher Education
Sen.Jack Reed
May 20, 2015
Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Exploring Institutional Risk-sharing
Sen.Jack Reed
May 8, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Provide Support to Students Affected by the Closure of Corinthian Colleges
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
May 1, 2015
Reed Leading Effort to Protect Student Borrowers
Sen.Jack Reed
April 29, 2015
Delegation Announces $375,000 in NASA Grant Funding for Brown University
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 27, 2015
Letter to John Remondi, President and CEO Navient - Efforts To Assist Struggling Borrowers
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 27, 2015
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Efforts To Assist Struggling Borrowers
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 27, 2015
Statement on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Jack Reed
April 27, 2015
Letter to Michael Dunlap, Executive Chairman of the Nelnet Education Planning and Financing Board - Efforts To Assist Struggling Borrowers
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 27, 2015
Letter to Richard George, President and CEO of the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates - Efforts To Assist Struggling Borrowers
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 27, 2015
Letter to James Preston, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency - Efforts To Assist Struggling Borrowers
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 26, 2015
Letter to Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, and Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education - Pell Grant Funding
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 25, 2015
Senators Introduce Budget Amendment to Let Students Refinance Crushing Student Loan Debt
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 24, 2015
Reed, Durbin, Warren: Bill Would Put Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights into Law
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 18, 2015
Warren, Reed, Courtney Introduce Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act to Tackle Student Debt
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
University of Rhode Island Receives $510,978 in USDA Grants
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Feb. 13, 2015
Founders League & Social Enterprise Greenhouse Win $200,000 from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 20, 2015
Sen. Whitehouse Reaction to State of the Union Address
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 12, 2015
Reed, Raimondo Visit the College Planning Center to Help Kickoff College Goal RI
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 9, 2014
Senate Panel Examines Role of Law Enforcement in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 10, 2014
The Block Island Times - Sen. Reed on Energy, Wages, Terrorism...
Sen.Jack Reed
Sept. 28, 2014
Reed: RI Wins New $2.5 Million Grant to Help Support Job-Driven Training Programs
Sen.Jack Reed
Sept. 4, 2014
Reed and Whitehouse Hear from Rhode Islanders about Student Debt Crisis
Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 4, 2014
Letter to Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, and Jack Lew, Secretary of the Treasury - Developing a Comprehensive Guide of Higher Education Tax Credits for High School Students and Families
Sen.Jack Reed, ...
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