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Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced the Students Not Profits Act to protect students from the predatory practices of for-profit colleges by ending taxpayer…
Issues:
116th Congress,
Civil Rights,
Criminal Justice,
Education
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03) and more than 170 House Democrats sent a letter today to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos calling on the Department to issue formal guidance prohibiting the use of…
Issues:
115th Congress,
Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Vice Ranking member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s latest budget proposal:
“There is only one way to describe the Trump budget – cruel. It…
Issues:
115th Congress,
Education,
Environment,
Health Care,
Taxes
SEATTLE – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal released the following statement in response to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ decision to undo protections created by the Obama administration for student borrowers:
“Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ decision to scrap policies protecting students…
Issues:
115th Congress,
Education
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Department of Health and Human Services will grant more than $800,000 to the University of Washington for research on vascular diseases as well as improving outcomes for amputees.
“I’m proud and grateful that HHS continues to…
Issues:
115th Congress,
Education,
Health Care,
Science & Technology
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Department of Health and Human Services will grant more than $1.5 million to Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington for research on concussions and HIV/AIDS prevention, respectively.
“I want to thank HHS for recognizing…
Issues:
115th Congress,
Education,
Health Care