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Senator Murray Hails Major Victory for Defrauded Washington State Students

July 12, 2021 GNCadm1n Comments Off

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Education Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced today the approval of over 1,800 borrower defense to repayment (borrower defense) […]

ICYMI: Senator Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers

July 9, 2021 GNCadm1n Comments Off

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led 22 of her Senate colleagues in urging Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to expand student debt […]

Senator Murray Statement on Wildfire State of Emergency in Washington State

July 9, 2021 GNCadm1n Comments Off

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on Governor Jay Inslee declaring a wildfire state of emergency. “Devastating wildfires and record-setting droughts […]

Cantwell, DelBene, Housing Advocates, Local Officials in Seattle Push to Include Affordable Housing in Infrastructure Package

July 9, 2021 GNCadm1n Comments Off

SEATTLE, WA – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) joined Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers, Executive Director of the Chief Seattle Club Derrick […]

Wyden, Colleagues Submit Public Comment on Rulemaking to Department of Education, Urge Accountability of For-profit Colleges

July 9, 2021 GNCadm1n Comments Off

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he joined 11 colleagues in sending a public comment to the U.S. Department of Education regarding its upcoming accountability rulemaking related to improving program integrity, oversight accountability, and consumer protection for institutions […]