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Bennie Thompson's Public Statements on Issue: Higher Education

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (MS) - District 2

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03/31/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt
01/26/2022 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
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
05/12/2021 Congressman Bennie Thompson Announces more than $400 Million for Local Colleges, Universities, and Students
12/04/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives - Congressmen Krishnamoorthi And Mitchell Lead Coalition Of More Than 70 Members Requesting College Transparency Act's Inclusion In Omnibus Spending Bill
11/20/2020 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
07/07/2020 Thompson, Rice Statement on the Trump Administration's Cruel New Policy Forcing International Students to Leave the U.S.
04/27/2020 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
03/24/2020 Letter to John Remondi, CEO of Navient Corporation, Michael Dunlap, CEO of Nelnet, Inc., James Steeley, President and CEO of FedLoan/Pennsylvania higher Education Assistance Agency, Raymond Bayer, Executive Director and CEO of Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, Jeffrey Sloan, CEO of Global Payments, Inc., David Feitz, Executive Director of Cornorstone Education Loan Services/Utah Higher Education Assitance Authority, William Hollin, President and CEO of EdFinancial Services, James Farha, President of Oklahoma Student Loan Authority and Christiana Thornton, President and CEO of Granite State Management and Resources - Foster, Kaptur Lead Letter Urging Student Loan Servicers to Provide Relief for All Borrowers During COVID-19 Crisis
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
03/05/2019 Chairman Thompson & Rep. Luetkemeyer Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Partnerships between HBCUs and Homeland Security
10/16/2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
06/14/2017 Congressman Thompson Announces $299,995 Awarded to Jackson State University
05/02/2016 Letter to Senator Dan Coats, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, and Representative Carolyn Maloney, Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee - Request for Joint Economic Committee Study on Economic Impact of HBCUS
02/10/2015 Press Release: Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Announces Hinds County Academy Nominations For Second Congressional District
04/22/2014 Thompson Disappointed By Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action
04/11/2013 Re-Introduction of the Coast Guard Academy Opportunity Act
11/04/2011 Thompson Offers Amendment to Increase Geographic Diversity at the US Coast Guard Academy
11/04/2011 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011
02/25/2008 Thompson Applauds Historic Participation of Minority Serving Institutions in Centers of Excellence
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