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Paul Tonko's Public Statements on Issue: Higher Education

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic, Working Families for U.S. House (NY) - District 20

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04/18/2022 Tonko Announces $350K Award to HVCC to Support EV Development
03/31/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt
03/16/2022 Tonko Announces Nearly $150 Million for NY-20 Colleges and Universities Under American Rescue Plan
03/30/2021 Tonko Announces $1.3M in Science Grants for Rensselaer
03/05/2021 Tonko Announces $2.5 Million Research Grants Awarded to Rensselaer
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
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
01/27/2020 Tonko Announces $758K in Science Grants to Albany
08/21/2019 Chairman Takano statement on president Trump action eliminating student loan debt for disabled veterans
11/29/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Call on Sec. DeVos to Rescind Title IX Proposed Rules
11/02/2018 Letter to The Honorable Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Address Student Veteran GI Bill Benefit Delays
10/16/2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Release More Information About Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
03/19/2018 Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Chairman Crowley Advocates for Additional Funding to Make College More Affordable for Low-Income Students
11/11/2017 Letter to the Hon. Lamar Alexander, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - Take Up The Thompson-Krishnamoorthi Act
10/11/2017 Representatives Tim Ryan (D-OH), Tom Reed (R-NY) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) Introduce Legislation to Develop Tomorrow's Engineering and Technical Workforce
06/10/2017 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of US Department of Education - Student Loan Servicing Contract and Protections of Student Loan Borrowers
11/02/2016 Letter to House Committee Leaders - Protect Pell Grant Funding
09/26/2016 Scott, Nadler and 68 Members of Congress Applaud NLRB's Columbia University Decision
09/06/2016 Student Loan Debt
07/06/2016 Letter to the Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations, the Honorable Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations - Pell Grant Protections
09/29/2015 Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko Announce $3 Million in Fed Funding for Job Training Programs at Schenectady County Community College & Across the Capitol Region
09/29/2015 Grant Will Enable SCCC to Form Partnership of Colleges, Including Fulton-Montgomery Community College and SUNY Adirondack, To Train 2,200 Students Over The Next Five Years
07/14/2015 Make it America
05/01/2015 Larsen Leads Bill to Improve Student Access to STEM Education, Jobs

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