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Dick Durbin's Public Statements on Issue: Higher Education

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12/22/2022 Tweet - "With the high costs of tuition, many students can't afford to purchase the expensive textbooks required for classes. Increased funding for the Open Textbook Program will provide relief for many students. Proud to have secured $12M for this program in the government funding bill."
10/31/2022 Tweet - "I've long fought to protect students from predatory for-profit colleges. @usedgov 's updated regulations strengthen borrower defense and closed school discharge so that students who were defrauded or had their school shuttered see relief. https://ed.gov/news/press-rel"
10/31/2022 Tweet - "Justice Jackson is right: Why should some families ("legacies") and backgrounds be honored at universities and not others? Affirmative action has helped generations of well-qualified students access higher education--and helps our workforce reflect the diversity of America itself."
10/04/2022 Tweet - "For-profit colleges often bury first-gen, low-income, & veteran students in debt and worthless degrees. Critics of Biden's student debt relief plan have ignored the harm of this industry. Student loan forgiveness will give these students a second chance."
07/08/2022 Tweet - "Today I visited @WesternILUniv to announce $2M in federal funding I secured for an emergency operations facility and $200K to support WIU's ongoing work to help keep grocery stores open in rural areas."
06/09/2022 Tweet - "Since 2016, I've been urging @usedgov to discharge the federal student loans of Illinoisans who were scammed out of a decent education by the predatory, for-profit Westwood College. Today, I urged @SecCardona again to finally erase the student debt of 3,600 deserving Illinoisans."
04/01/2022 Tweet - "I joined my colleagues in urging @SecCardona to carry out his commitment to change the way the Department of Education handles claims by student borrowers in bankruptcy. This will help students, and it's long overdue."
03/30/2022 Tweet - "Enjoyed speaking with @UChicago President Paul Alivisatos today about research funding. It's vital that our federal government invests in groundbreaking research, and I remain a committed federal partner in securing funding for science and innovation in IL."
03/04/2022 Tweet - "If you're a public service worker in Illinois or anywhere across the United States, make sure you take advantage of the PSLF Limited Waiver before 10/31/22. More information on how to do so can be found below."
03/03/2022 Tweet - "Attention Illinois Community Colleges: @USDOL has announced $45M to help marginalized and underrepresented populations overcome barriers to access career and technical education programs that can help connect them with good-paying jobs."
02/07/2022 Tweet - "I have long called for @usedgov to change its practice of challenging student loan bankruptcy claims in court. This is a positive step forward."
01/03/2022 Tweet: The federal government should not be in the business of propping up predatory #4profit colleges. Instead, we should be holding them accountable for all the damage they've done.
12/08/2021 Tweet - "The Pell Grant program has long been a cornerstone of America's investment in college financial aid, but it has failed to keep up with the times. Now is the time to inject new life into Pell grants and help open the doors of higher education to working families. #BuildBackBetter"
12/08/2021 Tweet - "Earlier this week, I joined @SenatorWarnock in calling on President Biden to continue waiving borrowers' interest on federal student loans for the duration of the COVID-19 national emergency. There's no reason to add to their burden at this time."
11/23/2021 Tweet - "Using fine print to force students to give up their rights to go to court is a dirty trick long used by #4profit colleges to evade accountability at the expense of students. I'm introducing the CLASS Act to ensure students can have their day in court."
11/05/2021 Tweet - "Federal COVID relief funding is helping Illinois students like those at @IllinoisCentral get through these difficult times with less student loan debt."
10/21/2021 Tweet - "With the rising cost of college, many students can't afford to buy textbooks for class. I'm pleased to see @SenateApprops set aside $14M in FY22's appropriations bill for my Open Textbook Pilot Program to make quality instructional materials more accessible to students."
08/07/2021 Tweet - "Students of all ages go to college to better their lives--not to incur insurmountable debt. This is a welcome move by the President that will help thousands of Americans build back better from this pandemic."
08/04/2021 Tweet - "Yesterday brought good news on student loan bankruptcy reform. My FRESH START Through Bankruptcy Act with @JohnCornyn is a #BipartisanBankruptcyBreakthrough and a potential life-saver for many of those struggling with the burden of student loan debt."
08/03/2021 Tweet - "This is a big moment. With this #BipartisanBankruptcyBreakthrough, we can finally give student loan borrowers a real chance to discharge their federal loans as a last resort. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to help @JohnCornyn and I get this done."
08/03/2021 Tweet - "Thanks to @KwameRaoul for making his way down to Washington for today's @JudiciaryDems hearing on student loan bankruptcy reform. Appreciate his efforts to help ensure that students in Illinois and across the U.S. are able to obtain a quality education without a mountain of debt."
08/03/2021 Tweet - "Student loan debt shouldn't follow you to your grave. My bipartisan bill w/@JohnCornyn would restore a pre-1998 law allowing student borrowers to discharge their loans in bankruptcy as a last resort. It's a long overdue #BipartisanBankruptcyBreakthrough."
08/03/2021 Tweet - "45 million Americans carry student loan debt. 8 million are over the age of 50. These loans can stay with you for life. But it doesn't have to be this way. We can give struggling borrowers relief through bankruptcy. We can give them the fresh start they need."
07/27/2021 Tweet - "Enjoyed speaking with @linakhanFTC today about a wide range of issues, from combatting predatory #4profit colleges to lowering prescription drug prices to promoting online marketplace transparency. There is important work to be done at the FTC under her leadership."
06/30/2021 Tweet - "We should always be looking for ways to open the doors of higher education to more students. That's why I want to double Pell Grant awards for working families."
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