Bipartisan Coalition of Members Ask Secretary Duncan to Drop Gainful Employment Regulation
May 27, 2014
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Dear Secretary Duncan: Given the significant investment of taxpayer resources in postsecondary education, the federal government has an obligation to monitor higher education institutions that participate in federal student aid programs. While we share the goal of promoting accountability and integ...
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Committee Leaders Seek Clarity on Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Requirements
May 23, 2014
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Dear Attorney General Holder: In recent months, some federal student loan servicers have been scrutinized by the departments of Justice (DOJ) and Defense (DOD), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for allegedly violating the Service...
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Members Urge Appropriations Committee to Prohibit Gainful Employment Regulation
May 22, 2014
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Dear Chairmen Rogers and Kingston and Ranking Members Lowey and DeLauro: As you develop the fiscal year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, we urge you to include in the base bill a bipartisan provision that prohibits the Department of Education from promulga...
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Committee Leaders Request Details about Obama Administration’s Higher Education Executive Actions
Feb 12, 2014
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Dear Mr. President: On January 16, 2014 the White House convened a summit with more than 100 college and university leaders and 40 non-profit organizations to discuss opportunities to expand access to higher education for low-income students. We share the goal of strengthening federal policy to ens...
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Committee Urges Secretary Duncan to Select a Fair Rulemaking Panel on Higher Education
Jan 7, 2014
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Dear Secretary Duncan: On November 20, 2013, the Department of Education published a Federal Register notice announcing the formation of a new negotiated rulemaking panel to examine six issues related to higher education. As the deadline approaches for announcing the list of negotiators, we urge yo...
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Letter to Secretary Duncan on Streamlining Servicemembers' Student Loan Interest Rate Benefits
Oct 23, 2013
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Dear Secretary Duncan: In preparation for the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce has been collecting feedback from the higher education community, students, and their families on ways to strengthen the nation’s postsecondary educ...
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Leaders Request Information on Regulatory Process from Agencies Within Committee's Jurisdiction
Sep 12, 2013
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Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN), Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Su...
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