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RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – MARCH 19, 2025
Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. March 19, 2025 CONGRESS By a 217 to 213 vote, the House passed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Continuing Resolution (CR) that would fund the government through September 30. The Senate subsequently passed this measure by a 54 […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – MARCH 12, 2025
Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. March 12, 2025 CONGRESS On Tuesday, March 11, the House voted 217-213 to pass continuing resolution (CR) H.R. 1968. The Senate has until midnight on March 14 to pass the bill or incur a shutdown. On […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – MARCH 5, 2025
Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. March 5, 2025 CONGRESS On March 3, the U.S. Senate voted 51-45 to confirm Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) voted 14 […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. February 26, 2025 CONGRESS On February 25, the Senate voted 51 to 47 along party lines to enable the Senate to go into executive session to confirm Secretary-Designate Linda McMahon’s nomination. The vote is expected to […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. February 19, 2025 CONGRESS On February 20, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Linda McMahon to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education. The Senate confirmed Robert […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up from Wednesday. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. February 12, 2025 CONGRESS U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced that there may be a fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget resolution markup in the U.S. House Committee on the Budget next week. The U.S. […]
RAMC LETTER TO SENATORS KAINE, COLLINS, SMITH AND MARSHALL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR THE JOBS ACT
In a recent letter to Senators Kaine, Collins, Smith and Marshall, 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 support for S. 383, the bipartisan Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act. The JOBS Act […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Below is RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. February 5, 2025 CONGRESS Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) announced the membership for Senate Appropriations subcommittees in the 119th Congress. The Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies […]