Outreach to Congress and Administration


 

May 2012

  • Testimony of Dr. Jonathan Gibralter  before the House Veterans Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity on Executive Order 13607, Establishing Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service Members, Veterans and their Spouses.(Link)
     
  •  Letter to House Leadership on the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 (Link)
     
  •  Letter to Senate Leadership on the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 (Link)
     

March 2012

  • Joint Letter to HHS on proposed student health insurance regulations.(Link)

December

  • Letter to Congressman GK Butterfield in support of H.R. 3483 The Veterans Education Equity Act of 2011(Link)

October

  • Letter to the Senate Finance Committee on charitable giving incentives. October 28, 2011 (Read)
  • Letter to Congressman Denny Rehberg (D-IA) on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (View PDF) 
    October 14,2011

August

  • Letter to Congressman Bruce Braley (D-IA) on questions related to the July 7, 2011 Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (View PDF) 
    August 18, 2011

July

  • Student Aid Alliance statement on Budget Reductions, Debt Proposals, and Student Aid (View PDF) 
    July 29, 2011
  • Letter to Senators Harkin and Enzi expressing concerns in S.1250, the "Growing Education Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act" (View PDF)
    July 19, 2011

June

  • DREAM Act Testimony to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (View PDF)
    June 28, 2011

May

  • NACUBO Statement for the Record for the House Small Business Committee Regarding the Three Percent Witholding Provision (View PDF)
    May 26, 2011
  • Higher Education Community Letter Supporting Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2011 (View PDF)
    May 25, 2011
  • Coalition for International Education Letter to Education & Workforce Committee on H.R. 1891, Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (View PDF)
    May 24, 2011
  • AASCU & APLU Letter to ED About April 8 NPRM Regarding Changes to FERPA Regulations (View PDF)
    May 23, 2011
  • Higher Education Community Letter to ED About April 8 NPRM Regarding Changes to FERPA Regulations (View PDF)
    May 23, 2011
  • AASCU Letter to ED in Response to May 5 Federal Register Notice Regarding Teacher Preparation Programs (View PDF)
    May 20, 2011
  • AASCU Letter to ED in Response to May 5 Federal Register Notice Regarding Title IV Issues (View PDF)
    May 20, 2011
  • Coalition for International Education Letter to House Appropriations Committee with FY 2012 Request (View PDF)
    May 10, 2011
  • Student Aid Alliance Letter to Congress with FY 2012 Appropriations Request (View PDF)
    May 2011

March - April

  • AASCU & APLU Joint Letter to House Education Committee leaders regarding definition of credit hour (View PDF)
    April 28, 2011
  • Testimony of President Timothy Hall of Austin Peay State University "Reviving Our Economy: The Role of Higher Education in Job Growth and Development (View PDF)
    April 21, 2011
  • Coalition Letter to Congress and Principles for Reauthorization of ESEA Regarding Student Access to Fully Prepared and Effective Teachers (View PDF)
    April 14, 2011
  • Higher Ed Community Letter to Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) Requesting One Year Extension for Implementation of Credit Hour and State Authorization Regulations (View PDF)
    March 11, 2011
  • Higher Education Community Letter to the Department of Education Regarding State Authorization Regulation (View PDF)
    March 2, 2011

January - February

  • Coalition letter to SEC Highlighting Concerns About the Proposed Definition of “Municipal Advisor” (View PDF)
    February 22, 2011
  • Higher Education Community Letter to Dept of Education Regarding Credit Hour Definition (View PDF)
    February 16, 2011
  • Testimony of President Ben Allen of Northern Iowa University to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (View PDF)
    February 5, 2011
  • Coalition Letter to President Obama Expressing Concern About “Highly Qualified Teacher” Provision in Continuing Resolution (View PDF)
    January 28, 2011
  • Letter to Security and Exchange Commission Secretary Elizabeth Murphy regarding recommendations made by the President's Working Group on Financial Markets pertaining to money market mutual funds (View PDF)
    January 21, 2011

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