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Sheila Jackson Lee's Public Statements on Issue: Higher Education

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (TX) - District 18

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08/23/2022 Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Wyden, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Extend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver Deadline
07/28/2022 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States, and Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Urging Biden Administration to Extend Student Loan Payment Pause
03/24/2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Requesting Updates on HBCU Bomb Threats Investigation
02/03/2022 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, Attorney General and Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - House Judiciary & Congressional Black Caucus Leaders Request DOJ, FBI Briefing on Bomb Threats Against HBCUs
01/26/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Schumer, Warren, Jayapal, Pressley, Omar, Porter Urge President Biden To Deliver On Promise To Cancel Student Debt
12/07/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker, Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Institutions of Higher Education
12/06/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Call on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Institutions
11/10/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - On Behalf of Student Loan Borrowers
08/25/2021 Wilson Reintroduces the Quality Higher Education Act
06/28/2021 National Science Foundation for the Future Act
05/22/2020 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
05/19/2020 Reps Speier, Neguse, and Rose Introduce Bill to Compensate Families of Essential Workers Who Have Paid the Ultimate Price
05/01/2020 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
04/27/2020 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
04/08/2020 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
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Higher Education
09/14/2018 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
05/23/2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Blast DeVos, Department of Education for Continuing to Fail Higher Ed. in Puerto Rico
03/19/2018 Letter to the Hon Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and the Hon Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Sinema Leads Bipartisan Effort to Help Prepare the Next Generation of Arizona Teachers for High-Need Classrooms
03/19/2018 Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Chairman Crowley Advocates for Additional Funding to Make College More Affordable for Low-Income Students
12/11/2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Charles Schumer, Orrin Hatch, Ron Wyden, Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin Brady, and Richard Neal - Oppose Tax Bill Provision that would Raise Taxes Substantially on Graduate Students and Hurt Our Economic Future
11/11/2017 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
07/13/2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Congressmembers Call on Education Department to Help Struggling Student Loan Borrowers
06/10/2017 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Student Loan Servicing Contract and Protections of Student Loan Borrowers
05/26/2017 Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Announces $275,500 grant awarded to Lone Star College -- North Harris under the Upward Bound Program

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