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Angus King, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Higher Education

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On The Ballot: Running, Independent for U.S. Senate (ME) - Jr

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03/31/2022 Letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Call on Department of Education, DOJ to Follow Through on Pledge to Improve Handling of Student Debt Bankruptcy Claims
12/03/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary US Department of Education - UMaine Farmington GEAR UP Grant
08/05/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - King Seeking Debt Relief for Permanently Disabled Americans With Student Loans in Bipartisan Effort
07/08/2021 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
12/04/2020 Letter to Honorable Joshua Gordon, Director of National Institute of Mental Health - Rosen Urges Study of Pandemic's Impact on Youth Mental Health
10/21/2020 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
07/08/2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - King Urges Administration to Reverse Course, Allow International Students To Remain in America to Learn
04/02/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Merkley, Colleagues Continue Fight to Ensure All Students Can Continue Education Online During Coronavirus Pandemic
03/04/2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Education Department - At McConnell's Request, Department of Education Maintains Funding for Rural, Low-Income Schools
12/05/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sandra Bruce, Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Education - Amid NPR Investigation, Collins, King Join Push for Department of Education to Investigate Permanent Disability Loan Forgiveness Program
10/09/2019 Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veteran Affairs, Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security - Senators Collins, King Join Bipartisan Call for Immediate Discharge of Outstanding Federal Student Loans for Permanently Disabled Americans
08/30/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges
07/26/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling on DeVos to Allow the Use of FAFSA Income Data to Help Determine TRIO Eligibility
06/19/2018 Letter to Secretary Betsy DeVos - Rubio, Banks Raise Concerns of Chinese Espionage Through University Partnerships with Huawei
04/18/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Properly Implement New Program
02/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of VA, and Ms. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security - Immediately Discharge Outstanding Loans for Families Suffering from Child's Death or Permanent Disability
02/15/2018 Letter to Secretary DeVos, Secretary Shulkin, and Acting Commissioner Berryhill - Discharge Outstanding Federal Student Loans for Totally and Permanently Disabled Americans
10/13/2017 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
10/11/2017 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
05/18/2017 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
04/03/2017 Letter to President Donald Trump - National Sea Grant College Program
02/08/2017 Letter to President Donald Trump - Expand Pell Grant to Make College More Affordable
02/06/2017 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Expand Pell Grant To Make College More Affordable
02/05/2017 Letter to the Hon. Trump - Expand Pell Grant to Make College More Affordable
11/14/2016 Letter to the Honorable Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Honorable John B. King Jr., Secretary of the Department of Education - Call to Streamline the Disability Verification Process to Ensure that Permanently Disabled Veterans are Discharged of Their Federal Student Loan Debt

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