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 […]
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. 5 – “Parents Bill of Rights” on a 213-208 vote. Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) of the House Committee on Appropriations and Subcommittee on Labor, […]
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 House Committee on Education and the Workforce passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act and H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. Both bills […]
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, this week issued the following comments on behalf of RAMC expressing concern for the updated requirements and responsibilities for third-party servicers (TPS) and institutions set forth in a recent Dear […]
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, issued the following statement on behalf of RAMC in support of the bipartisan Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2023, that would allow students enrolled at public […]
Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), a coalition of community colleges, sent the following letter to Under Secretary James Kvaal, requesting additional funding for expanding Pell Grants to cover short-term courses as part of the FY 2024 President’s budget submission to Congress. In the letter, RAMC Board President and President of Louisiana Community and Technical College System […]