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Feb. 28, 2024 Warren, Schumer, Sanders Statement Calling For Investigation Into Student Loan Mismanagement By MOHELA Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 12, 2024 Sanders, Murray, Scott, and 106 Colleagues Urge Department of Education to Address FAFSA Rollout Issues Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2023 Chairman Sanders Delivers Senate Floor Speech in Defense of Student Debt Relief Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 8, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Stands with UVM Graduate Student Workers Moving to Unionize Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 30, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Overturning Student Debt Cancellation Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make College Tuition- and Debt-Free for Working Families Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 18, 2022 Tweet - "President Biden's Student Loan Debt Relief application is now open, and it takes less than five minutes to apply. This is a MAJOR first step. Next step: Make education a fundamental right for all, not a privilege for the wealthy few. Apply today: https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 28, 2022 Tweet - "We will not allow Republicans to divide us up between those working class Americans who went to college and left deeply in debt against those who did not. All of us need to stand together for an economy that works for all, not just the 1%." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 27, 2022 Tweet - "Never Forget: 83% of the Trump tax breaks are going to the top 1%. 87% of Biden's student loan benefits are going to individuals making $75,000 or less and 0% are going to the top 1%. Yes. It's about time we stood up for working class families." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 26, 2022 Tweet - "I hear Republicans complaining about $20,000 in student debt forgiveness. Funny, I didn't hear those complaints when Trump declared bankruptcy 6 times & had $287 million in loans forgiven by big banks. The GOP l-o-v-e-s socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for the rest." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 24, 2022 NEWS: Sanders on President Biden's Student Debt Announcement Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 23, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 31, 2022 Tweet - "Cancel it. Every penny." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 27, 2022 Tweet - "The federal government bailed out the banks. Trump and the Republicans gave huge tax cuts to the wealthy. Congress is about to hand $10 billion to Jeff Bezos to go the moon. Yes, we can afford to cancel all student debt." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 22, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues Asking Department of Education for its Plans to Provide a "Fresh Start" to Student Loan Borrowers in Default Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Urging Biden Administration to Address Student Loan Debt Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 2, 2022 Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Colleagues Urge Usda to Issue Clearer Guidance That Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 13, 2022 Tweet - "How does it happen that SoFI, a student loan re-financing company, could spend $625 million to put its name on the LA Rams football stadium when 45 million Americans are drowning in $1.8 trillion in student debt? Today would be a good day for the President to cancel student debt." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 7, 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 6, 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 23, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary US Department of Education - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Act on Promised Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Help Military Service Members Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 9, 2021 NEWS: Senate Budget Chairman Sanders and Majority Leader Schumer Introduce Historic Budget Resolution Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 15, 2021 Sanders Calls Budget Deal "Most Consequential Legislation Since the Great Depression' Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 8, 2021 Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Collins, Tester Lead Bipartisan Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 11, 2021 Padilla Joins Warren, Murphy, Sanders, Colleagues to Introduce the Bicameral Student Food Security Act Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 26, 2021 Letter to Rosa DeLauro, Chairwoman of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Tom Cole, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Neguse, Armstrong Urge Protection of Cannabis Research in Appropriations Process Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 22, 2021 Padilla Joins Sanders, Jayapal to Introduce Bill to Make College Tuition-Free and Debt-Free for Working Families Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 21, 2021 NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make College Tuition-Free and Debt-Free for Working Families Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 21, 2021 Jayapal and Sanders Introduce College for All Act Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 16, 2021 Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; and Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Menendez, Booker Call for Additional Federal Help for HBCUs in COVID Emergency Relief Plan Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 12, 2021 Letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell - Sens. Coons, Warnock, Ossoff lead colleagues in push to secure additional emergency relief for HBCUs Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 1, 2021 Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader and Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Include Relief for State, Localities, and Tribal Governments in Next COVID Legislative Package Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 21, 2020 Welch Supports Passage of $900 Billion COVID Relief Compromise Sen. Peter Welch
Nov. 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Underwood Leads 91 Members in Effort Urging President Trump to Extend Critical Relief for 41 Million Student Loan Borrowers Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept, of Education - King Fights for Federal Student Loan Borrowers to Access "Critical Relief" from Coronavirus Bills Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Wyden, Merkley: The Next President Can and Should Cancel Up To $50,000 In Student Loan Debt Immediately Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin Joins Colleagues Calling For Long-Term Relief For 43 Million Student Loan Borrowers Amid COVID-19 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin, Colleagues Call for Fixes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Be Included in Relief Package Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 9, 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 9, 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, Democratic Senators Urge DeVos to Rescind Harmful Title IX Rule and Focus on Student Safety Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Wyden Pushes to Ensure College Students Have Food on the Table Amid COVID-19 Crisis Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 21, 2020 Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy And Representative Peter Welch On The Proposal To Close Or Consolidate Vermont State Colleges Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Date Title Politician
Feb. 28, 2024 Warren, Schumer, Sanders Statement Calling For Investigation Into Student Loan Mismanagement By MOHELA Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 12, 2024 Sanders, Murray, Scott, and 106 Colleagues Urge Department of Education to Address FAFSA Rollout Issues Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2023 Chairman Sanders Delivers Senate Floor Speech in Defense of Student Debt Relief Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 8, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Stands with UVM Graduate Student Workers Moving to Unionize Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 30, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Overturning Student Debt Cancellation Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make College Tuition- and Debt-Free for Working Families Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 18, 2022 Tweet - "President Biden's Student Loan Debt Relief application is now open, and it takes less than five minutes to apply. This is a MAJOR first step. Next step: Make education a fundamental right for all, not a privilege for the wealthy few. Apply today: https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 28, 2022 Tweet - "We will not allow Republicans to divide us up between those working class Americans who went to college and left deeply in debt against those who did not. All of us need to stand together for an economy that works for all, not just the 1%." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 27, 2022 Tweet - "Never Forget: 83% of the Trump tax breaks are going to the top 1%. 87% of Biden's student loan benefits are going to individuals making $75,000 or less and 0% are going to the top 1%. Yes. It's about time we stood up for working class families." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 26, 2022 Tweet - "I hear Republicans complaining about $20,000 in student debt forgiveness. Funny, I didn't hear those complaints when Trump declared bankruptcy 6 times & had $287 million in loans forgiven by big banks. The GOP l-o-v-e-s socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for the rest." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 24, 2022 NEWS: Sanders on President Biden's Student Debt Announcement Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 23, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 31, 2022 Tweet - "Cancel it. Every penny." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 27, 2022 Tweet - "The federal government bailed out the banks. Trump and the Republicans gave huge tax cuts to the wealthy. Congress is about to hand $10 billion to Jeff Bezos to go the moon. Yes, we can afford to cancel all student debt." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 22, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues Asking Department of Education for its Plans to Provide a "Fresh Start" to Student Loan Borrowers in Default Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 9, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Urging Biden Administration to Address Student Loan Debt Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 2, 2022 Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Colleagues Urge Usda to Issue Clearer Guidance That Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 13, 2022 Tweet - "How does it happen that SoFI, a student loan re-financing company, could spend $625 million to put its name on the LA Rams football stadium when 45 million Americans are drowning in $1.8 trillion in student debt? Today would be a good day for the President to cancel student debt." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 7, 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 6, 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 23, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary US Department of Education - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Act on Promised Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Help Military Service Members Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 9, 2021 NEWS: Senate Budget Chairman Sanders and Majority Leader Schumer Introduce Historic Budget Resolution Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 15, 2021 Sanders Calls Budget Deal "Most Consequential Legislation Since the Great Depression' Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 8, 2021 Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Collins, Tester Lead Bipartisan Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 11, 2021 Padilla Joins Warren, Murphy, Sanders, Colleagues to Introduce the Bicameral Student Food Security Act Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 26, 2021 Letter to Rosa DeLauro, Chairwoman of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Tom Cole, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Neguse, Armstrong Urge Protection of Cannabis Research in Appropriations Process Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 22, 2021 Padilla Joins Sanders, Jayapal to Introduce Bill to Make College Tuition-Free and Debt-Free for Working Families Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 21, 2021 NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make College Tuition-Free and Debt-Free for Working Families Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 21, 2021 Jayapal and Sanders Introduce College for All Act Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 16, 2021 Letter to Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; and Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Menendez, Booker Call for Additional Federal Help for HBCUs in COVID Emergency Relief Plan Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 12, 2021 Letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell - Sens. Coons, Warnock, Ossoff lead colleagues in push to secure additional emergency relief for HBCUs Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 1, 2021 Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader and Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Include Relief for State, Localities, and Tribal Governments in Next COVID Legislative Package Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 21, 2020 Welch Supports Passage of $900 Billion COVID Relief Compromise Sen.Peter Welch
Nov. 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Underwood Leads 91 Members in Effort Urging President Trump to Extend Critical Relief for 41 Million Student Loan Borrowers Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept, of Education - King Fights for Federal Student Loan Borrowers to Access "Critical Relief" from Coronavirus Bills Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 17, 2020 Wyden, Merkley: The Next President Can and Should Cancel Up To $50,000 In Student Loan Debt Immediately Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 11, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Durbin Joins Colleagues Calling For Long-Term Relief For 43 Million Student Loan Borrowers Amid COVID-19 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 24, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin, Colleagues Call for Fixes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Be Included in Relief Package Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 9, 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 9, 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 3, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Murray, Democratic Senators Urge DeVos to Rescind Harmful Title IX Rule and Focus on Student Safety Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 23, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Wyden Pushes to Ensure College Students Have Food on the Table Amid COVID-19 Crisis Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 21, 2020 Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy And Representative Peter Welch On The Proposal To Close Or Consolidate Vermont State Colleges Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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