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Sheldon Whitehouse's Public Statements on Issue: Higher Education

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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
06/02/2022 Whitehouse Introduces Zero-percent Student Loan Refinancing Act
04/08/2022 Whitehouse Helps Secure Largest Pell Grant Increase Since 2009 and Pushes for Doubling of Maximum Grant Award
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
03/31/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt
03/17/2022 Whitehouse, Padilla Introduce Bill to Grant Student Loan Forgiveness to Frontline Health Workers
02/11/2022 Letter to Hon. Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Durbine, Senators Urge CFPB to Investigate Private Student Lenders' Compliance With Bankruptcy Law
02/10/2022 Letter to Hon. Robin Chopra, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Durbin, Brown, Senators Urge CFPB To Investigate Private Student Lenders' Compliance With Bankruptcy Law
12/16/2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cardin, Van Hollen and Garamendi Urge U.S. Secretary of Education to Include Peace Corps Volunteers in new Student Loan Relief
12/10/2021 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Van Hollen, Warnock, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend Waiver on Student Loan Interest for Duration of COVID-19 National Emergency
12/06/2021 Letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Student Loan Interest Waiver Extension
07/22/2021 Whitehouse Introduces The Tax-Free Pell Grant Act To Make Higher Education More Affordable
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
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
03/18/2021 Cassidy, Warren, Scott, Whitehouse Reintroduce College Transparency Act
02/01/2021 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
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
08/11/2020 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
07/24/2020 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
07/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Senators Hassan, Warren, Durbin, and Brown Lead Colleagues in Opposing COVID-19 Bailout for Predatory For-Profit Colleges
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
06/11/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Senators Shaheen and Hassan Urge Senate Leadership to Provide Much-Needed Relief for Higher Education Institutions in Upcoming COVID-19 Legislation
06/03/2020 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
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