Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. August 9, 2022 Education News Headlines [Click on the link to read the article online] Republican Release Debt-Relief Alternative [Inside Higher Ed] $6 Billion Student Loan Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval [The Washington Post] Corrections […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. August 2, 2022 Education News Headlines [Click on the link to read the article online] The U.S. government underestimated the cost of the student loan program by billions [NPR] Will the student loan payment […]
July 26, 2022 Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. Education News Headlines [Click on the link to read the article online] Student Loan Servicers Told to Hold Off on Sending Billing Statements [The Wall Street Journal] Three things to know […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. July 18, 2022 CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations sent its first fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations minibus package to the House Committee on Rules. The minibus includes funding bills for: Transportation, Housing […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. June 14, 2022 CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) released its committee report for fiscal year (FY) 2023. The House Committee on Appropriations approved the […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. June 28, 2022 CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations approved its 302(b) subcommittee allocations for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations cycle. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. June 21, 2022 CONGRESS A bipartisan group of senators announced that they have agreed to a framework for firearm-related legislation that includes provisions regarding school safety and mental health. ADMINISTRATION President Biden signed an executive order […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. June 14, 2022 CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1151, a deeming resolution that establishes an overall Federal discretionary spending limit at $1.6 trillion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 for the purposes of […]
Dr. Monty Sullivan, President of Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), a coalition of community colleges, and President of Louisiana Community and Technical College System, today issued the following statement on behalf of RAMC in support of an amendment that passed on a bipartisan vote to the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (H.4521) that would allow Pell Grants […]
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, 2021 HOUSE and SENATEThe U.S. House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Friday, November 12 and President Biden signed it into law on Monday, November 15.ADMINISTRATIONThe U.S. Department of Education concluded its second and […]