Instead, they’re forced to deal with uncertainty and chaos created by an administration that has systematically weakened the federal student aid system.

Student loan debt now exceeds $1.7 trillion. Borrowers need clear guidance and certainty.

Treasury has no expertise serving students or institutions of higher education or monitoring servicers for accuracy.

The sweeping changes to the federal student loan system originating from that law are compounding the issues that have risen from the dismantling of the Education Department.

“will actually contribute to the creation of miles of bureaucratic red tape, inconsistent education policy and enforcement across the federal government and a significant waste of the taxpayers’ money.”

“it’s difficult to articulate how impractical these proposals are, to say nothing of the pain and suffering they’ll inflict on students, educators and their communities, if they were to become law.”

I’m disappointed the majority again ignores parents’ concerns, favoring divisive culture wars for political gain.

The creation of vague enforcement standards and punitive mandates without clear guidance could make it more difficult for legitimate students to access aid in order to attend college.

Codifying this new system without assessing its effectiveness just doesn’t make any sense.

Preventing federal student aid fraud and protecting taxpayer dollars is always a good idea, but the bill’s creation of vague enforcement standards and punitive mandates without clear guidance could make it more difficult for legitimate…

The bill bars any discussion of transgender people or topics in the classroom.

This bill bars any discussion of transgender people or topics in the classroom.

For years, my Republican colleagues have sanctimoniously spoken about the need to reduce the deficit but continuously vote for spending bills that add trillions of dollars to the Federal deficit. The CBO estimates that last year's big…

Other than to say that that assumes that the Federal regulations that they come up with will be better than what they have already come up with. This could be worse, could be better. The problem is, if you don't actually comply, you could…

the assumption is that regulations that these Secretaries will get together and provide will be better than what is already there. We don't know what they are going to come up with. We do know, however, that if the State, if the local…

This bill is far better today because of the bipartisan work that went into it. Together, we have improved safety standards, strengthened financial protections, and added important safeguards for fighters. These changes will help ensure…

let's talk about that Clinton budget. Clinton's budget passed when the deficit was $290 billion. The Republicans fought it tooth and nail, and didn't deliver a single vote on that budget. When it finally got down to about $10 billion, the…

for the women in your life whose stories you don't even know, for the women across the country whose lives you may not even understand--the choices and the environments that they live in--and for the women in America who have gone through…

they describe the Pregnant Students' Rights Act as: ``a thinly veiled anti-abortion law which would not address key barriers to pregnant students' educational attainment, but would instead further shame and stigmatize people for their…

as we stand here, workers' rights are under attack, and working families are struggling to decide between paying rent and paying for groceries. Instead of lowering costs, this week, the Republicans are considering proposals that will…

Dear Members of Congress: The undersigned organizations dedicated to worker rights and building a just and inclusive economy write in opposition to H.R. 2988, Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act; H.R. 2270, Empowering…

this is an open invitation for employers, particularly those involving restaurants and hotels, to lower their employees' wages by combining traditionally tipped occupations with nontipped occupations. For example, they will be able to put…

Mr. Speaker, I was just looking over the internet and found a Reddit discussion board and found one entry that said: ``I am bothered by unpaid 2-day training, which is going to be 9 hours each day.'' This kind of crosses the line, and they…

this bill does nothing to solve, as I said, the elder or childcare crisis in this country. It does not create affordable care, and it does not guarantee a single new benefit for working families. What it does do is reduce overtime pay for…