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Gerry Connolly's Public Statements on Issue: Higher Education

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (VA) - District 11

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05/11/2022 Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Sen. Ossoff, Rep. Adams Lead Bicameral Push to Invest in Research & Development at HBCUs
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
03/17/2022 Connolly Statement at Oversight Committee Hearing on Support for HBCUs
06/24/2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Duckworth, Durbin call on President Biden to extend pause on student loan payments
06/23/2021 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Pressley, Warren, Schumer, Courtney Lead Call Urging Biden to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments
07/09/2020 Letter to Matthew T. Albence, Deputy Director of the US. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Chad F. Wolf, Acting Secreatry of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Pressley, Lawmakers Urge ICE and DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation
07/09/2020 Letter to Matthew Albence, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - House and Senate Democrats Urge ICE and DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation
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
03/20/2020 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
02/14/2020 All Democratic Committee Members Object to DeVos' Proposed Rule Harming Student Survivors of Sexual Assault
10/03/2019 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
10/16/2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
12/15/2017 Reps. Katko, Connolly Introduce EARNED Act
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
05/23/2017 Connolly Statement on Trump's Budget Proposal
04/26/2017 Letter to the Hon. Dietra Trent, Secretary of the Virginia Department of Education - Urges Financial Aid Flexibility in Absence of IRS Tool
07/06/2016 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
01/01/2016 Issue Position: Ensuring a World-Class Education System
10/01/2015 Issue Position: Education
09/28/2015 Letter to Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, and Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions - College Students
06/01/2015 Letter to Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education - Questions on Behalf of Former Students of Corinthian Colleges
03/24/2015 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016
06/08/2012 The GOP's Orphans
06/06/2012 Stopping the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike
05/23/2012 Working to Stop Student Loan Rates From Doubling

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