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 […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. December 8, 2020 HOUSE and SENATE The House Democratic Caucus selected Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) as Chair for the full House Appropriations Committee. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on “5G Wireless: Capabilities and Challenges for […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. December 1, 2020 HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate held pro forma sessions last week and did not conduct legislative business. Both chambers will reconvene for legislative business on […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. November 23, 2020 HOUSE and SENATE House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), as well as the other top House Democratic and Republican leadership team members, were re-elected to their roles for the 117th Congress. […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. November 17, 2020 ELECTION On Saturday November 7, major media outlets projected Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris the winners of Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral college votes. By winning Pennsylvania, Biden and Harris are now […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. November 10, 2020 ELECTION Election results are still being finalized for various States, including the battleground State of Georgia. At the time of this writing CNN has projected Vice President Biden the winner of 290 electoral college points […]