Month: June 2024

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Wyden, Merkley Press Navient to Cancel Loans of Borrowers Scammed by Fraudulent, For-Profit Colleges and Servicer Misconduct

June 6, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wyden, Merkley Press Navient to Cancel Loans of Borrowers Scammed by Fraudulent, For-Profit Colleges and Servicer Misconduct

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined seven colleagues in urging student loan servicer Navient to cancel decades-old private student loans pushed onto borrowers attending fraudulent, for-profit […]

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Wyden, Jacobs Introduce Bill to Hold Student Loan Servicers Accountable for Negligence and Wrongdoing

June 6, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wyden, Jacobs Introduce Bill to Hold Student Loan Servicers Accountable for Negligence and Wrongdoing

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., this week introduced legislation in the Senate and House that would hold student loan servicers accountable for negligence and wrongdoing.  The […]

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Senator Murray Calls on Republicans to Answer “Very Simple Question,” Support Access to Birth Control in Floor Speech Ahead of Senate Vote on Right to Contraception Act

June 6, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Senator Murray Calls on Republicans to Answer “Very Simple Question,” Support Access to Birth Control in Floor Speech Ahead of Senate Vote on Right to Contraception Act

Right to Contraception Act is supported by 8 in 10 voters according to new polling; 9 in 10 voters believe birth control should be legal ICYMI: Murray presses Republican witness on access to basic forms […]

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At Veterans’ Affairs Committee Hearing, Murray Speaks to Personal Sacrifices Made by Veteran Caregivers, Asks About VA Support, Mental Health, and Helping Heroes Act

June 6, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on At Veterans’ Affairs Committee Hearing, Murray Speaks to Personal Sacrifices Made by Veteran Caregivers, Asks About VA Support, Mental Health, and Helping Heroes Act

Murray, former Chair of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, oversaw implementation of the Caregivers Program, led passage of its expansion, and has been a longtime advocate for improving support for veteran caregivers including leading the Helping […]