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JAYAPAL & BROWN INTRODUCE BICAMERAL BILL TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM PREDATORY FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced the Students Not Profits Act to protect students from the predatory practices of for-profit colleges by ending taxpayer…
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Jayapal Responds to Trump’s Budget: “There’s only one way to describe the Trump Budget – Cruel”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Vice Ranking member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s latest budget proposal: “There is only one way to describe the Trump budget – cruel. It…
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Jayapal on the Department of Education Undoing Vital Protections for Student Borrowers: “A slap in the face”

SEATTLE – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement in response to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ decision to undo protections created by the Obama administration for student borrowers: “Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ decision to scrap policies protecting students…
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