Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. February 16, 2021 HOUSE and SENATE The House Education and Labor Committee released the text of its reconciliation bill in response to the Budget Resolution passed the prior week and subsequently approved it on a 27-21 party line […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. February 9, 2021 HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate passed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget resolution, which provided reconciliation instructions for Committees to produce legislation to enact budget proposals. The Senate Health, Education, Labor […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. February 2, 2021 HOUSE and SENATE Last week, House Education and Labor Republicans announced new GOP Members that would join the Committee. The list of members can be found here. The House Appropriations Democrats announced […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. January 26, 2021 HOUSE and SENATE Senators Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) were sworn into the Senate on Wednesday providing Democrats, due to the swearing in of Vice President Harris, to […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. January 19, 2021 HOUSE and SENATE The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump by a vote of 232-197. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a memorandum explaining that the protections against discrimination based on […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), a coalition of community colleges, applauded Congressional leaders for allocating additional federal funding support for their institutions and students, thanks to a critical change in the funding formula included in the December COVID relief package. Funds were distributed by the Department of Education today. Previous federal funding […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. January 12, 2021 HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate certified President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 Presidential election. Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff have been declared the winners of the two Georgia Senate […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. December 22, 2020 RAMC’s Washington Wrap Up will not run on December 29 and January 5. It will return on January 12, 2021. HOUSE and SENATE Yesterday, December 21, Congressional leaders released the Consolidated Appropriations […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. December 15, 2020 HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate passed a measure to extend the current Continuing Resolution to this Friday, December 18. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on “The 2020 Census: The Bureau […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), a coalition of community colleges, today submitted a memo to President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team offering insight into ways the new administration can better support and strengthen the nation’s community colleges. RAMC Board President and Chancellor of Dallas College Joe May said, “Community colleges are absolutely essential […]