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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
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 12, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and Ms. Candice Jackson - Clarify Confusing Sexual Assault Guidance for Schools
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Call for Congressional Action to Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 7, 2017
Sanders Statement on DeVos Title IX Announcement
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Congressmembers Call on Education Department to Help Struggling Student Loan Borrowers
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 23, 2017
Welch, Katko Introduce Legislation to Help College Graduates Better Manage Student Loan Debt
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Peter Welch, ...
June 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Tom Cole and the Hon. Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Norcross, Ed & Workforce Dems Lead Fight to Preserve Subsidized Stafford Loans
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 12, 2017
Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Enacting First-in-the-Nation Excelsior Scholarship Program to Provide Tuition-Free College to Middle-Class Families
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2017
Jayapal and Sanders Introduce College for All Act
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - National Sea Grant College Program
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2017
College for All Act Introduced
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Internal Revenue Service Data Retrieval Tool
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 14, 2017
Letter to President Trump - Calls on Trump Administration to Increase Support for Pell Grants to Make Post-Secondary Education More Affordable
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Request for Hearing on Education Department Nominees
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Education - Calling On Administration to Help Student Loan Borrowers Keep Payments Affordable
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 3, 2017
Sanders, Cuomo Push for Tuition-Free Public Higher Ed
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 2, 2016
Letter to House Committee Leaders - Protect Pell Grant Funding
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 3, 2016
WCAX - Welch Touts Simpler Federal College Financial Aid Application
Sen. Peter Welch
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 25, 2016
Speech by Bernie Sanders at the 2016 Democratic Party Convention
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 15, 2016
Democratic Senators Urge Federal Regulators to Act to Protect Students & Veterans From Fraudulent Institutions Like Trump University
Sen. Bernie Sanders
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 6, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations - Pell Grant Protections
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 6, 2016
A Revolutionary Step Forward for Higher Education
Sen. Bernie Sanders
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 30, 2016
Senators Introduce Legislation to Restore Educational Opportunity for Incarcerated Americans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 24, 2016
Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case
Sen. Bernie Sanders
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 16, 2016
Read Bernie Sanders' Speech to Supporters
Sen. Bernie Sanders
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 17, 2016
Sanders, Murray Introduce Bill to Strengthen Protections for Service Members
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 13, 2016
Full Rush Transcript Senator Bernie Sanders //CNN TV One Democratic Presidential Town Hall
Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 10, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Students Debt Relief from Schools Engaged in Deceptive and Predatory Practices
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 9, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Protect Students From Deceptive Loans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 9, 2016
Transcript: The Post-Univision Democratic Debate, Annotated
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 7, 2016
Transcript of the Fox News Democratic Presidential Town Hall
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 4, 2016
Transcript: MSNBC Democratic Candidates Debate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 26, 2016
Minnesota Feels the Bern
Sen. Bernie Sanders
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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
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 12, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and Ms. Candice Jackson - Clarify Confusing Sexual Assault Guidance for Schools
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 11, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Call for Congressional Action to Renew Career and Technical Education Programs
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Peter Welch, ...
Sept. 15, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reserve Rollback of Student Loan Borrower Protections
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 7, 2017
Sanders Statement on DeVos Title IX Announcement
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Congressmembers Call on Education Department to Help Struggling Student Loan Borrowers
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 23, 2017
Welch, Katko Introduce Legislation to Help College Graduates Better Manage Student Loan Debt
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Peter Welch, ...
June 6, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Tom Cole and the Hon. Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Norcross, Ed & Workforce Dems Lead Fight to Preserve Subsidized Stafford Loans
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 12, 2017
Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Enacting First-in-the-Nation Excelsior Scholarship Program to Provide Tuition-Free College to Middle-Class Families
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2017
Jayapal and Sanders Introduce College for All Act
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - National Sea Grant College Program
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2017
College for All Act Introduced
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 24, 2017
Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Internal Revenue Service Data Retrieval Tool
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 14, 2017
Letter to President Trump - Calls on Trump Administration to Increase Support for Pell Grants to Make Post-Secondary Education More Affordable
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Request for Hearing on Education Department Nominees
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 7, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Education - Calling On Administration to Help Student Loan Borrowers Keep Payments Affordable
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 3, 2017
Sanders, Cuomo Push for Tuition-Free Public Higher Ed
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 2, 2016
Letter to House Committee Leaders - Protect Pell Grant Funding
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 3, 2016
WCAX - Welch Touts Simpler Federal College Financial Aid Application
Sen.Peter Welch
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 25, 2016
Speech by Bernie Sanders at the 2016 Democratic Party Convention
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 15, 2016
Democratic Senators Urge Federal Regulators to Act to Protect Students & Veterans From Fraudulent Institutions Like Trump University
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 6, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations - Pell Grant Protections
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 6, 2016
A Revolutionary Step Forward for Higher Education
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 30, 2016
Senators Introduce Legislation to Restore Educational Opportunity for Incarcerated Americans
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 24, 2016
Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 16, 2016
Read Bernie Sanders' Speech to Supporters
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 17, 2016
Sanders, Murray Introduce Bill to Strengthen Protections for Service Members
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 13, 2016
Full Rush Transcript Senator Bernie Sanders //CNN TV One Democratic Presidential Town Hall
Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 10, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Students Debt Relief from Schools Engaged in Deceptive and Predatory Practices
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 9, 2016
Letter to President Barack Obama - Protect Students From Deceptive Loans
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 9, 2016
Transcript: The Post-Univision Democratic Debate, Annotated
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 7, 2016
Transcript of the Fox News Democratic Presidential Town Hall
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 4, 2016
Transcript: MSNBC Democratic Candidates Debate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 26, 2016
Minnesota Feels the Bern
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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