Washington Update, September 15, 2023 Dear Colleagues: As expected, it was another busy week in our nation’s capital-with agenda items ranging from appropriations to artificial intelligence. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) held a forum on AI for members of the upper chamber with [...]
Washington Update, September 8, 2023 Dear Colleagues: The Senate returned on Tuesday from August recess and all eyes quickly turned to appropriations. Members in the House return this coming Tuesday and there will already be a full agenda of action to both enact a necessary [...]
Washington Update, July 28, 2023 Dear Colleagues: By the time this update makes it to your inbox, Congress will be on their way out of DC for August recess. The Senate leaves town having approved all 12 of their FY2024 appropriations bills on a bipartisan [...]
Washington Update, July 21, 2023 Dear Colleagues: There is a flurry of activity on Capitol Hill as Members race towards the August recess. This week, Democrats in the House pushed back on the House Labor-HHS- Education Appropriations Subcommittee’s proposed draconian cuts to education funding. Your [...]
Washington Update, July 17, 2023 Dear Colleagues: On Thursday, House Republicans released their FY2024 Labor HHS Education Appropriations bill. The bill provides $67.4 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Education- a 15% cut. However, when taking into account the additional $10 billion of [...]
Washington Update, June 23, 2023 Dear Colleagues: It was another busy week in Washington as Members of Congress and their staff hustled to move some items across their respective finish lines before the two week 4th of July recess. House Republicans failed to overturn President [...]
Washington Update, June 16, 2023 Dear Colleagues: Following the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which raises the debt ceiling and limits federal funding for the next two years, Members of Congress, their staff, and education advocates alike have shifted their focus towards an FY [...]
Washington Update, June 9, 2023 Dear Colleagues: To say it was a busy recess for members of Congress and their staff would certainly be an understatement. Just days before America was slated to reach the debt limit, President Biden signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility [...]
Washington Update, May 19, 2022 Dear Colleagues: Conversations surrounding the debt limit continue to dominate the DC news cycle this week. High stakes talks surrounding an agreement between the GOP and White House paused on Friday after Republican negotiators walked out of the room– ultimately [...]
Washington Update, May 12, 2023 Dear Colleagues: This week, in recognition of National Teacher Appreciation Day and National Teacher Appreciation Week the Biden- Harris Administration acknowledged the hard work and critical importance of our nation’s educators. President Biden issued a proclamation, saying in part: “In schools across [...]
