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Feb. 28, 2024 Warren, Schumer, Sanders Statement Calling For Investigation Into Student Loan Mismanagement By MOHELA Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 12, 2024 Sanders, Murray, Scott, and 106 Colleagues Urge Department of Education to Address FAFSA Rollout Issues Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2023 Chairman Sanders Delivers Senate Floor Speech in Defense of Student Debt Relief Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2023 Chairman Sanders Delivers Senate Floor Speech in Defense of Student Debt Relief Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 8, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Stands with UVM Graduate Student Workers Moving to Unionize Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 30, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Overturning Student Debt Cancellation Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make College Tuition- and Debt-Free for Working Families Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 11, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, Heinrich, McGovern, Moore and Colleagues in House and Senate Seek to Permanently End Child Hunger in Schools Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 14, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Holds Roundtable Discussion with Student Finalists of State of the Union Essay Contest Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 13, 2023 PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Hosts Town Hall on Teacher Pay Crisis in America Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 1, 2023 Letter to Gilbert Cisneros, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senators Warren, Hirono, Sanders, and Wyden Question DoD over Reports of Students Forced into JROTC Enrollment Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 11, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Hear From Students, Educators in Colchester and Essex Junction Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 18, 2022 Tweet - "President Biden's Student Loan Debt Relief application is now open, and it takes less than five minutes to apply. This is a MAJOR first step. Next step: Make education a fundamental right for all, not a privilege for the wealthy few. Apply today: https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application" Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 28, 2022 Tweet - "We will not allow Republicans to divide us up between those working class Americans who went to college and left deeply in debt against those who did not. All of us need to stand together for an economy that works for all, not just the 1%." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 27, 2022 Tweet - "Never Forget: 83% of the Trump tax breaks are going to the top 1%. 87% of Biden's student loan benefits are going to individuals making $75,000 or less and 0% are going to the top 1%. Yes. It's about time we stood up for working class families." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 26, 2022 Tweet - "I hear Republicans complaining about $20,000 in student debt forgiveness. Funny, I didn't hear those complaints when Trump declared bankruptcy 6 times & had $287 million in loans forgiven by big banks. The GOP l-o-v-e-s socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for the rest." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 24, 2022 NEWS: Sanders on President Biden's Student Debt Announcement Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 23, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 21, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Securing Additional Funding to Protect Student Internet Access Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 20, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 31, 2022 Tweet - "Cancel it. Every penny." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 27, 2022 Tweet - "The federal government bailed out the banks. Trump and the Republicans gave huge tax cuts to the wealthy. Congress is about to hand $10 billion to Jeff Bezos to go the moon. Yes, we can afford to cancel all student debt." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 22, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues Asking Department of Education for its Plans to Provide a "Fresh Start" to Student Loan Borrowers in Default Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 14, 2022 Sanders Announces Winners of 12th Annual State of the Union Essay Contest for Vermont Students Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 9, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Urging Biden Administration to Address Student Loan Debt Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 8, 2022 Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Calls For Senate To Extend USDA School Meal Programs; Calls For McConnell To Drop "Callous Opposition' Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 3, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Feinstein, Heinrich, Colleagues Urge Extension of USDA Support for School Meal Programs as Schools Transition Back to Normal Operations Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 2, 2022 Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Colleagues Urge Usda to Issue Clearer Guidance That Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 1, 2022 Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture - Senators Warnock, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 13, 2022 Tweet - "How does it happen that SoFI, a student loan re-financing company, could spend $625 million to put its name on the LA Rams football stadium when 45 million Americans are drowning in $1.8 trillion in student debt? Today would be a good day for the President to cancel student debt." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker, Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Institutions of Higher Education Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 6, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Call on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Institutions Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 23, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary US Department of Education - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Act on Promised Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Help Military Service Members Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education; and Suzanne Goldberg, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of Department of Education - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley, and Moore Lead 55 Members in Urging Department of Education to Issue Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Title IX in October Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 9, 2021 NEWS: Senate Budget Chairman Sanders and Majority Leader Schumer Introduce Historic Budget Resolution Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 22, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Visit Vermont Summer Program on Friday Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 15, 2021 Sanders Calls Budget Deal "Most Consequential Legislation Since the Great Depression' Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 14, 2021 Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education; and the Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Senators Collins, Hassan Lead Call to Support Students in Rural Communities Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 8, 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 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 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 26, 2021 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2021 Wyden, Welch Introduce Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 11, 2021 Padilla Joins Warren, Murphy, Sanders, Colleagues to Introduce the Bicameral Student Food Security Act Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 7, 2021 Moore, Sanders, Omar, and Gillibrand Seek to Expand and Make Permanent Universal School Meals Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 7, 2021 NEWS: Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, and Moore Seek to Expand and Make Permanent Universal School Meals Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 29, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and Ken Calvert, Ranking Member - Emmer Encourages Funding for STEM Education Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Date Title Politician
Feb. 28, 2024 Warren, Schumer, Sanders Statement Calling For Investigation Into Student Loan Mismanagement By MOHELA Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 12, 2024 Sanders, Murray, Scott, and 106 Colleagues Urge Department of Education to Address FAFSA Rollout Issues Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2023 Chairman Sanders Delivers Senate Floor Speech in Defense of Student Debt Relief Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 15, 2023 Chairman Sanders Delivers Senate Floor Speech in Defense of Student Debt Relief Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 8, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Stands with UVM Graduate Student Workers Moving to Unionize Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 30, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Supreme Court Overturning Student Debt Cancellation Sen.Bernie Sanders
June 14, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Jayapal and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Make College Tuition- and Debt-Free for Working Families Sen.Bernie Sanders
May 11, 2023 NEWS: Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, Heinrich, McGovern, Moore and Colleagues in House and Senate Seek to Permanently End Child Hunger in Schools Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 14, 2023 NEWS: Sanders Holds Roundtable Discussion with Student Finalists of State of the Union Essay Contest Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 13, 2023 PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Hosts Town Hall on Teacher Pay Crisis in America Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 1, 2023 Letter to Gilbert Cisneros, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senators Warren, Hirono, Sanders, and Wyden Question DoD over Reports of Students Forced into JROTC Enrollment Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 11, 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Hear From Students, Educators in Colchester and Essex Junction Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 18, 2022 Tweet - "President Biden's Student Loan Debt Relief application is now open, and it takes less than five minutes to apply. This is a MAJOR first step. Next step: Make education a fundamental right for all, not a privilege for the wealthy few. Apply today: https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application" Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 28, 2022 Tweet - "We will not allow Republicans to divide us up between those working class Americans who went to college and left deeply in debt against those who did not. All of us need to stand together for an economy that works for all, not just the 1%." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 27, 2022 Tweet - "Never Forget: 83% of the Trump tax breaks are going to the top 1%. 87% of Biden's student loan benefits are going to individuals making $75,000 or less and 0% are going to the top 1%. Yes. It's about time we stood up for working class families." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 26, 2022 Tweet - "I hear Republicans complaining about $20,000 in student debt forgiveness. Funny, I didn't hear those complaints when Trump declared bankruptcy 6 times & had $287 million in loans forgiven by big banks. The GOP l-o-v-e-s socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for the rest." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 24, 2022 NEWS: Sanders on President Biden's Student Debt Announcement Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 23, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 21, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, and Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House - Securing Additional Funding to Protect Student Internet Access Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 20, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 31, 2022 Tweet - "Cancel it. Every penny." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 27, 2022 Tweet - "The federal government bailed out the banks. Trump and the Republicans gave huge tax cuts to the wealthy. Congress is about to hand $10 billion to Jeff Bezos to go the moon. Yes, we can afford to cancel all student debt." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 22, 2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Baldwin Joins Colleagues Asking Department of Education for its Plans to Provide a "Fresh Start" to Student Loan Borrowers in Default Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 31, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Extend the Payment Pause and Cancel Student Debt Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 14, 2022 Sanders Announces Winners of 12th Annual State of the Union Essay Contest for Vermont Students Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 9, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Urging Biden Administration to Address Student Loan Debt Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 8, 2022 Letter to Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Gillibrand Calls For Senate To Extend USDA School Meal Programs; Calls For McConnell To Drop "Callous Opposition' Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 3, 2022 Letter to Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Feinstein, Heinrich, Colleagues Urge Extension of USDA Support for School Meal Programs as Schools Transition Back to Normal Operations Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 2, 2022 Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Colleagues Urge Usda to Issue Clearer Guidance That Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 1, 2022 Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture - Senators Warnock, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 13, 2022 Tweet - "How does it happen that SoFI, a student loan re-financing company, could spend $625 million to put its name on the LA Rams football stadium when 45 million Americans are drowning in $1.8 trillion in student debt? Today would be a good day for the President to cancel student debt." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Dec. 7, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Booker, Krishnamoorthi Lead Colleagues in Calling on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Institutions of Higher Education Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 6, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Warner, Kaine & Colleagues Call on U.S. Department of Education to Facilitate Student Civic Engagement in Higher Education Institutions Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 23, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary US Department of Education - Public Service Loan Forgiveness Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 17, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Act on Promised Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Help Military Service Members Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 13, 2021 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education; and Suzanne Goldberg, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of Department of Education - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley, and Moore Lead 55 Members in Urging Department of Education to Issue Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Title IX in October Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 9, 2021 NEWS: Senate Budget Chairman Sanders and Majority Leader Schumer Introduce Historic Budget Resolution Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 22, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Visit Vermont Summer Program on Friday Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 15, 2021 Sanders Calls Budget Deal "Most Consequential Legislation Since the Great Depression' Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 14, 2021 Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education; and the Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Senators Collins, Hassan Lead Call to Support Students in Rural Communities Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 8, 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 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 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 26, 2021 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Reps. Courtney and Thompson Lead Bipartisan Effort to Ensure Schools Retain Freedom to Provide Variety of Healthy Milk Options Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2021 Wyden, Welch Introduce Legislation to Improve Child Nutrition Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 11, 2021 Padilla Joins Warren, Murphy, Sanders, Colleagues to Introduce the Bicameral Student Food Security Act Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 7, 2021 Moore, Sanders, Omar, and Gillibrand Seek to Expand and Make Permanent Universal School Meals Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 7, 2021 NEWS: Sanders, Omar, Gillibrand, and Moore Seek to Expand and Make Permanent Universal School Meals Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 29, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Betty McCollum, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and Ken Calvert, Ranking Member - Emmer Encourages Funding for STEM Education Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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