In a recent letter to U.S. House Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. Scott, Dr. Monty Sullivan, President of Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), a coalition of community colleges, and president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, expressed RAMC’s appreciation for Rep. Scott’s leadership on the Jobs to Compete Act and RAMC’s […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen sent Congress a follow-up letter to her May 1 letter on the U.S. debt limit. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) published new regulatory proposals […]
Dr. Monty Sullivan, President of Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), a coalition of community colleges, and president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, thanked Chairwoman Foxx and Rep. Stefanik for the introduction of and leadership on the Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning (PELL) Act. Dr. Sullivan emphasized the importance of short-term PELL legislation […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Glenna Wright-Gallo to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on a 52-44 vote. ADMINISTRATION […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen sent a letter to Congress stating that the U.S. could default on its debt limit obligations as early as June 1, 2023. POLITICO is reporting that […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, House Republicans’ legislative proposal for raising the U.S. debt limit and addressing other matters such as implementing ten years of […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 734, the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act” on a party-line vote of 219-203. U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy unveiled the Limit, […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules is set to consider a rule for H.R. 734 – Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 for April 17, 2023 – to prepare […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on foreign gift reporting for institutions of higher education. […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced the introduction of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval that would terminate the Biden Administration’s pause on Federal […]