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WASHINGTON – The Democrat-controlled House voted Thursday to overturn regulations introduced by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that critics said make it more difficult to get student loan forgiveness if a college suddenly closes.
The move to overturn DeVos' rules is unlikely to pass the GOP-controlled Senate. The White House suggested Trump is likely to veto the bill if it does.
Washington, D.C. – House Committee on Education and Labor member U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) joined her committee colleagues yesterday in passing through committee the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019 (H.R. 5191)—a bipartisan proposal to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act of 1974 and empower states to strengthen and expand services for young people living through homelessness.
Washington, D.C. - House Education and Labor Committee member U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) and 27 of her Committee colleagues sent a letter today, led by Chairman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Va.-03), to Assistant Secretary of Labor Preston Rutledge, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), regarding the Department's enforcement of federal mental health parity law.
The U.S. House is expected to vote next week on a resolution that would overturn a federal rule that critics say guts protections for defrauded student loan borrowers.
The resolution — led by Nevada Democratic Rep. Susie Lee — expresses congressional disapproval of the so-called borrower defense rule, which was revised by President Donald Trump's education secretary, Betsy DeVos.
Las Vegas, Nev. – Yesterday, the Student Veterans of American (SVA) awarded U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) the Sonny Montgomery Student Veteran Champion Award at the 2020 SVA National Convention for her work standing up for student veterans during her first year in Congress. As a longtime education advocate and member of the House Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Education and Labor, Rep. Lee has prioritized passing legislation and advancing policy to benefit student veterans.
Las Vegas, Nev. – U.S. Rep. Susie Lee (Nev.-03) marked the end of her first year in Congress by releasing a report of her legislative and casework accomplishments in 2019.